Friday, January 15, 2010

$2.5M COMES TO CENTRAL TEXAS REGION TO STABILIZE ECONOMY AND HELP LAIDOFF WORKERS

Cameron Herald
Funding for the REV-UP project was awarded to Workforce Solutions of Central Texas. The funding for services was awarded to the Texas Workforce Commission ...

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment Board gets $4 million in stimulus money to ...

The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com
By Tom Zanki A local employment agency is getting $4 million in federal stimulus money to aid the needy through green jobs. The government says the program, ...

Boley Centers receives $2.3 million to promote green jobs

MSN Money
Other Florida grants are $2.9 million to the Citrus Levy Marion Regional Workforce Development Board and $2.2 million to Florida State College in ...

Making Dreams a Reality through Hire-A-Youth

SDNN: San Diego News Network (blog)
Read on for this success story from the Hire-A-Youth summer jobs program, which is funded by the San Diego Workforce Partnership. ...

Governor Schwarzenegger Announces California Jobs Initiative To Create 100000 ...

Gov Monitor
As chairman of the board of the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce we are really excited about the Governor's plan to infuse money into job training and to ...

Massachusetts Invests $8 Million For State Wide Re-employment Programs

Gov Monitor
“This money is critical during this challenging time in the job market,” said Senator Thomas McGee, Senate Chair of the Labor and Workforce Development ...

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Lincoln, Pryor and Berry Announce $2.9 Million in Green Jobs Training Grants ...

BigNews.biz (press release)
The Eastern Arkansas Workforce Investment Board and Mid‐South Community College will use the funding to train participants through their renewable energy ...

$3.8 million to help in training for green jobs

Roanoke Times
... Virginia Western Community College, the New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Investment Board and the Western Virginia Workforce Development Board. ...

IT Certifications Get a Renewed Focus for Unemployed

eWeek (blog)
At least 50 percent of a Workforce Investment Board has to be made up of private business, so there is a balance between public and private entities. ...

Brockton, Taunton, Quincy and Plymouth among areas getting federal stimulus ...

The Patriot Ledger
In addition to Brockton's grant, the Bristol Area Workforce Investment Board, which covers Fall River, Taunton and Attleboro, will receive $326087 and the ...