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Ava, Missouri

Penmac Staffing in Ava, Missouri

Ava’s Penmac Staffing branch, the only staffing agency in the area, enjoys the privilege to work with local businesses and job seekers to help with employment services and needs. For companies, Penmac works to recruit and hire employees on their behalf, and is also able to manage HR services such as benefits administration, unemployment insurance, and worker’s compensation. For job seekers, Penmac can help candidates find and apply for work. Ava’s Penmac branch hires for many positions, but frequently needs employees for industrial positions, such as machine and line operators and other general labor jobs. The Penmac location in Ava, MO opened in 1992, and continues to grow as part of the community.

Business in Ava, Missouri

Ava, MO is a growing industrial area. Its business community includes many locally owned companies as well as a few area-franchised ones. Home to many festivals throughout the year, one of Ava’s primary industries is retail, with residents and visitors going into town to celebrations like Treasure Days, the Douglas County Fair, Glade Top Trail, and Missouri Fox Trotters events. Many other residents work in construction, health care, and manufacturing industries.

About Ava, Missouri

Ava, MO, a small, rural community in the Ozarks, serves as the seat of Douglas County. Known by locals as the “Treasure of the Ozarks,” Ava has approximately 13,500 residents, which gives it the friendly atmosphere of a small town. Located in the Ozark Mountains, residents enjoy forests, streams, and other natural attractions. Ava, MO is the seat of Douglas County, and approximately 900 square miles. A great place to raise a family, the Ava school district was recognized by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) for five consecutive years (2005-2010) with the Distinction in Performance Award. Go Ava Bears! Ava is a great place to live, play, and work.

Debra Berry

Branch Manager, Ava

Branch Manager Debra Berry is native to Ava, MO, and likes helping job seekers find employment that allows for them to provide for themselves and their families. In 1995, Berry went to her local Penmac to apply for a temporary position as an associate. The then manager was so impressed with Berry that Penmac hired her directly the following day. Berry became branch manager in 2000, and continues to lead the Ava branch today. She says she loves working for Ava's Penmac because it allows her the opportunity to give back to a community that believes in helping its neighbors.