County’s Leon Works Expo to Connect Hundreds of Students with In-Demand Career Opportunities
Leon Works Expo Helps Bridge Skilled Workforce Gap of the Future
WHO: | Leon County Government, Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality |
WHAT: | Leon Works Expo |
WHEN: | Friday, April 17, from 9 a.m. to noon; Media availability at 11 a.m. |
WHERE: | Donald L.Tucker Civic Center, 505 West Pensacola Street |
Leon County Government and the Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality invite members of the media to attend the 11th Annual Leon Works Expo on Friday, April 17. This engaging career readiness event will bring together hundreds of high school students from the Big Bend region, including Leon and Liberty County. The Expo will begin at 9 a.m. with the closing ceremony starting at 11:30 a.m. Media partners are encouraged to attend at 11 a.m.
Students will connect with professionals, explore hands-on demonstrations, and learn about skilled career opportunities available in our growing local job market. More than 50 public and private sector employers will share positive experiences about their fields and provide students hands-on, interactive learning opportunities.
Exhibitors at the Leon Works Expo include:
Organizations like Capital City Bank, Coca-Cola Bottling Company United Inc., CWR Contracting Inc., Roto-Rooter, and Ward International Trucks.
Academic institutions such as Florida State University, Tallahassee State College, and Lively Technical College.
Government agencies including Leon County Government, City of Tallahassee, Tallahassee Fire Department, and Florida Department of Transportation.
Visuals for the 2026 Leon Works Expo include:
High school students interacting with exhibitors.
Students participating in breakout sessions hosted by CareerSource Capital
Region.
Vehicle displays, including a helicopter, ambulance, fire truck, bucket truck, EV and search-and-rescue vehicles, and patrol cars.
An operational jet engine, an interactive masonry and materials demonstration, wildlife specimens, and welding and pipefitting trailers
Elected officials and local business leaders speaking to students at the Leon Works Expo closing program.
To view photos from the 2025 Leon Works Expo, visit https://www.leonphotos.org/p585706137.
Since 2015, Leon County’s Leon Works Expo has connected thousands of high school students in the Big Bend region to more than 500 academic institutions, private businesses, non-profit agencies, and public sector partners.
For more information, contact Mathieu Cavell, Leon County Community and Media Relations, at (850) 606-5300 / CMR@LeonCountyFL.gov.
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