Feds praise St. Louis County youth jobs initiative

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Some of the summer jobs, the county said in a statement, have led to full-time employment. As a result of the federal government's recognition, county human ...

Lois Kazakoff: A look at the Bay Area jobs future

San Francisco Chronicle
"The goal is to bring back well-paid blue-collar jobs," said Dorothy Chen, director of the Workforce Investment Board in Alameda County. ...

Microsoft to provide free training for unemployed Marylanders ...

By Stan Moore
Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning. 6000 Vouchers – Microsoft E-Learning: to include Microsoft Worker (Windows XP, Office 2003 or Windows Vista & Office 2007); 1500 Vouchers – Microsoft E-Learning: IT Professional ...

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Beverly Perdue, developed by North Carolina community colleges and funded by federal stimulus dollars through the Division of Workforce Development in the N.C. Department of Commerce. The objective of JobsNOW is to quickly train workers ...

Mississippi Geospatial Cluster Continues Growth as Need for ...

By GISLounge.com
Additional factors include the commitment of private industry to doing business from a Mississippi zip code and the multitude of statewide programs that support geospatial research and workforce development efforts. ...

City, ISU continue to fund WeLead

West Liberty Index
Although Lathrop said WeLead is still in the early feasibility stages of working with the West Liberty School District and Iowa Workforce Development, ...

Celebrating Workforce Development

WTOK
Meridian Community College hosted an open house and ribboncutting for its Workforce Development Center Wednesday. Officials say the training offered here ...

Federal Stimulus Money Used To Reeducate Unemployed

NewsChannel5.com
The Department of Labor and Workforce Development hope the funds will serve to also re-energize the local economy. For more than a year, Torji Smith has ...

Grants help youths learn job skills

Poughkeepsie Journal
The Dutchess County Workforce Investment Board worked with several community agencies to administer these programs. Workforce Investment Boards distribute ...

Federal money buys about 700 ND jobs so far

Forbes
North Dakota's Department of Commerce reported that $25.3 million in federal weatherization assistance money can be credited with 30 jobs. ...