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Utah's Department of Workforce Services (DWS) is partnering with Utah's 11 colleges and universities to host Utah's Statewide Virtual Career Fair on Thursday, June 3, with 250 employers offering over 5,000 open positions for attendees.

David Lawrence Jr. reappointed to FAMU Board of Trustees Gov. Ron DeSantis last week announced the appointment of David Lawrence Jr. to the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees.  Lawrence Jr., of Coral Gables, is Chair of The Children’s Movement of Florida. Previously, he was publisher of The Miami Herald, publisher and executive director of the Detroit Free Press and editor of the Charlotte Observer. Lawrence Jr., who has served on the FAMU Board of Trustees since 2015, is Director Eme...

Fri, 05/21/2021 - 10:44am -- tim Vermont Business Magazine According to household data released by the Vermont Department of Labor today, the seasonally-adjusted statewide unemployment rate for April was 2.9 percent. This reflects no change from the prior month’s revised estimate. The comparable United States rate in April was 6.1 percent, which was an increase of one-tenth of one percentage point from the revised March estimate. Vermont has the fifth lowest rate in the nation, one-tenth behi...

Utah launches campaign to improve education and career options The Utah Department of Workforce Services has launched a new campaign aimed at improving education opportunities and career opportunities for workers. Posted at 12:36 PM, May 17, 2021 and last updated 2021-05-17 14:42:52-04 SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Workforce Services has launched a new campaign aimed at improving education and career opportunities for workers. DWS campaign includes a revamped website to make it ...

BLUE BELL — Montgomery County Community College announced the appointment of Kyle Longacre, of Harleysville, as the new Dean of Workforce and Economic Development following a competitive national search. In this position, Longacre will provide strategic leadership of MCCC’s Workforce Development initiatives and will build and maintain relationships with local employers, government and non-profit agencies and economic development organizations. As a member of the academic leadership...

Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. FROM SUPPLIER OF STAFFING SERVICES IN A SMALL TOWN, TO NATIONWIDE PROVIDER OF TOTAL WORKFORCE ... Hamilton-RykerFebruary 16, 2021 GMT Martin, TN, Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Wednesday February 17th, Hamilton-Ryker begins celebrating 50 years of success. What started as a small professional recruiting office managed by two friends in 1971, has become a multimillion-dollar provider of workforce...

TCC, FDOC program helps offenders transition with job certification Tynes, Brian and last updated 2021-01-29 20:48:24-05 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Some Florida offenders will be attending college for free. Tallahassee Community College is partnering with FDOC to help 24 transitioning offenders will receive the skills needed to support a smooth transition back into the workforce while earning the nationally recognized industry credential, the commercial driver’s license (CDL). Tallaha...

Chattanooga State’s O’Hagan Selected For LTN 2021 Monday, January 25, 2021 - by Betty Proctor, Chattanooga State Patrick O’Hagan, Chattanooga State’s interim director of the Kimball Site and program manager for contract training in the Economic & Workforce Development Division, was selected as a member of the Leadership Tennessee NEXT Class III (LTN).  As one of 29 up-and-coming chosen professionals for the third cohort of Leadership Tennessee NEXT, Mr. O’Hagan will grow his p...

Columbia Chamber of Commerce to launch Workforce Development Division in 2021 COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Chamber of Commerce is launching the Workforce Development Division to retain talent in Columbia and to build a workforce for tomorrow. “We have heard from our business community, the City, and the County, that this is a need. The goal is not to duplicate what is being done already in workforce development, but to collaborate and capitalize on what is being accomplished,” says Cha...

A new Workforce Development Division is meant to "retain talent in Columbia while helping to build a strong workforce for tomorrow," according to a news release from the Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Mary Kate Hafner, the director of communications and marketing for the chamber, said that the divisions goals are to develop partnerships to further workforce development, collaborate with the business community in mid-Missouri and develop programming. The steering committee for the division is c...