A report from Fresno Business Journal: A $ 20-million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor will serve to bring 12 Valley community colleges closer to their educational goals. The Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant will be used to expand and strengthen career training programs that can be taken in two [...]
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A report from Wall Street Journal: By LAURA SAUNDERS It’s no secret that millions of Americans are looking for work, from recent graduates to downsized late-career employees who aren’t ready to retire. Far fewer are aware of how Uncle Sam’s tax code can be used to blunt the cost of a job search—especially one that [...]
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A report from California Progress Report:Printer-friendly versionSend to friend By Angie WeiCalifornia Labor Federation Over 2.1 million workers are currently unemployed in California. That’s not counting the underemployed, the part-timers who would like to be working full-time, the temporary workers, and those who are so discouraged that they’ve given up on work. One-third of the [...]
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A report from South Source: Job searching can be a stressful experience, as most candidates find themselves competing with many different people for an open position. Members of the Baby Boomer generation have to deal with the added pressure of measuring up to younger contenders, who usually have more updated skill sets and can offer [...]
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A report from Las Vegas Review – Journal: Posted: Sep. 22, 2011 | 2:03 a.m. Economic growth should come from developing the local work force at existing companies, rather than trying to attract out-of-state companies to Nevada, a UNLV economics professor said in a 42-page white paper sent to the governor’s office. The distinction is [...]
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A report from CanadianBusiness.com: BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Programs that prepare Louisiana inmates for post-prison careers are undergoing funding cuts because of the state’s budget problems. In four years, The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/p3VyOH ) dollars have dwindled more than 20 percent for programs that train inmates in welding, carpentry, cooking, mechanics and other fields. [...]
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A report from Penfield Post: Want to learn a new career in less than six months? Attend an information session to learn about the BOCES 2 Center for Workforce Development full time career training for adults. The information session will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Ogden Farmers’ Library, 269 [...]
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A report from Patch.com: The following events and progams are slated for the Strongsville Library in October. Registration is required for most events. Call 440-238-5530 to register or for more information. All events sponsored by Friends of Strongsville Branch Library. Customers may also visit the Cuyahoga County Public Library website to register and to see more library event [...]
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A report from Log Cabin Democrat: The Arkansas “Workforce Alliance for the Growth in the Economy,” W.A.G.E., job training program has now opened a satellite office at the Conway Adult Education Center located at 1925 Lee Ave. Class hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The WAGE training is completely free to [...]
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A report from Daily Caller: At the risk of sounding like I’m writing a letter to Penthouse Forum, I’d like to start this missive by stating that I never thought I’d find myself using these pages to defend a liberal member of the Obama administration, but that is what I intend to do. Jason Furman [...]
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