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Choosing a career shouldn’t be rocket science – unless a student is studying to be a rocket scientist. For everyone else, though, Workforce Wednesday may be a solution to choosing the right career path. Louisiana Tech University’s College of Education, in a joint effort with Louisiana Delta Community College’s (LDCC)  Office of Career Services, is offering an impactful series in March for Louisiana GEARUP. The program, Workforce Wednesday, is designed to increase the number of low-inco...

LARC Beads N More Store Struggles Without Parades LARC Beads N More Store Struggles Without Parades and last updated 2021-02-10 08:17:17-05 For decades, LARC’s Beads and More store in Lafayette has been Acadianas headquarters for recycled Mardi Gras beads sold for a cause. This year, the stores shelves have remained stocked, like always, but without parades, there is an unfortunate difference. Bead sales are slim because there is no need without parades. "Since theres no parades were not...

Economic development ranking system ‘cuts both ways’ The 2021 County Development Tiers map shows persistent poverty—and prosperity—in the usual regions. NCDOC map. Each year around this time, North Carolina takes a look at the economic prosperity, or lack thereof, in every one of its 100 counties. That analysis reveals the haves and the have nots, but it’s about much more than just bragging rights.  Millions of dollars of state funding tied to economic prosperity, or mor...

Businesses face higher unemployment taxes due to pandemic The R.I. Department of Labor and Training said a significant decrease in unemployment insurance funds will lead to higher taxes for employers in 2021. PROVIDENCE - Due to the pandemic, Rhode Island’s unemployment insurance trust fund has “decreased significantly,” which will lead to employers having to dip into their coffers to pay more in taxes, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. DLT spokesperson ...

Relations training, cultural training so they can do a good job. we still have some work to do. >> now, we are also looking at the fact that youve got to deal with climate change, which also has a disparate impact on communities. even in a good economy, double unemployed, blacks to whites. >> absolutely right. when we talk about economic development, we talk about job development, wages, those issues negatively impact black communities more so than any other community. so its all about leveling ...

President take credit for the drop in african-american jobless rates, he should also take the blame when it goes up. >> every racial demographic fluctuates. its still low and its going to get lower simply because he has a number of initiatives that stimulate job creation and job development. >> all right. i want to have you respond to what happened this morning when the president responded to a tweet by black conservative radio host wayne dupree. he tweeted this, this is what it is all about, it...

Between himself and roy moore, but he did so in a way where he said, do you think roy moore will be able to help recruit jobs and industry to the state of alabama. alabamans are not that different from the rest of the country. they care about the same type of issues and i think that job development really helped flip people in the birmingham suburbs and in huntsville suburbs especially. >> yes or no, can he get re-elected in 2020 if he runs for a full term? >> it is going to be really tough. 700...

Weapons. they have the missiles. theyve tested the weapons and missiles. theyve said theyre never going to give it up. so if we sum it all up. the envoys visit probably more ability lessening tension in the region. china is the main allie. the main provider of food and oil. and its an actual diplomatic move in the absence of anything else. weve had rhetoric and stepped up name calling in repeat weeks. so this could see the narrative shift somewhat towards something that looks like engagement. >>...

>> president trump said this morning at the prayer breakfast that people shouldnt worry about the tough talk. hes just standing up and fighting for the united states. >> well, theres been a lot of tough talk. weve had 16 memos and executive orders full of tough talk, and weve had one thing after another and got hundreds and thousands of americans out on the streets protesting. and i think this nation needs to settle down. i hope this president will go out of his way to say, look, i represent all...

Bep theres virtually nothing i could think of that the presidents done to make it more likely for entrepreneurs to start businesses in america, for a business to decide to expand, for a foreign company to come here and invest money in the united states. hes made it more difficult. we have the highest tax rate for companies in the world, that doesnt bring people here, our regulatory burden gets worse and worse. we tilt the playing field in favor of organized labor. these things dont encourage job...