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Jobs seekers can nab $1,000 federal bonus in New Mexico Morgan Lee SANTA FE - Federal relief funds will be used to offer back-to-work bonuses of up to $1,000 for New Mexico residents who find a job in the coming weeks and stop receiving unemployment insurance benefits, state labor officials announced Friday. The program from Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is aimed at encouraging a return to work before federal unemployment supplements expire in early September. The new suppor...

More than 40 local businesses looking for new employees at Restaurant & Food Industry Job Fair The businesses will look to fill around 300 jobs By: Patrick Johnstone and last updated 2021-07-06 19:20:26-04 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — More than 40 businesses in the local restaurant and hotel industry will attend the Restaurant & Food Industry Job Fair at the Omni Hotel Wednesday, which is hosted by Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend. “If you’re looking for a job i...

Central Texas restaurants struggle to find workers and last updated 2021-07-06 23:33:52-04 Last year places like restaurants had to close their doors but now that they are open again, they are having trouble finding workers. Restaurants just like Jimmy’s Egg in Killeen, are struggling to get people to come work for them making the employees here work twice as hard just to keep the customers happy and sometimes, it’s not enough. This time last year restaurants were mostly take out onl...

SANTA FE - Two key members of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grishams Cabinet are stepping down. Health Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins, who has served in the governors administration for eight months, and John Salazar, who has served as Cabinet secretary of the New Mexico Department of Information Technology for just over a year, are both leaving at the end of July. Collins is returning to academic life, and Salazar is resigning to help care for his family. The two resignations come less than three...

Ready for new careers, new industries and new opportunities Tracey Bryan © Courtesy Photo Tracey Bryan Getting back to “normal” for our community post-COVID means there’s likely a “new normal” for many who are thinking about their careers in a new way, along with businesses seeking to bring on workers in a new way. For those job seekers and businesses, there’s a new initiative called Ready New Mexico (Ready.NM.gov) that can point the way for those ready to get bac...

Jobs seekers can nab $1,000 federal bonus in New Mexico Sign In MORGAN LEE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she will use federal funds to replenish the states depleted unemployment insurance trust at a news conference on Friday, June 11, 2021, at the state Capitol building in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexicos Workforce Solutions Department that oversees unemployment claims is embarking on reforms aimed at improving efficiency and ser...

KOB Web Staff Created: July 02, 2021 11:50 AM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — State officials have announced a new incentive to get New Mexicans back to work. A support program will provide payments to New Mexicans receiving unemployment benefits who return to work in the coming weeks. Some workers will be eligible for up to $1,000. The program will begin the week of July 4 and run through August 28. State officials said unemployment claimants who secure a job over the next four week...

SANTA FE - Two key members of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grishams Cabinet are stepping down. Health Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins, who has served in the governors administration for eight months, and John Salazar, who has served as Cabinet secretary of the New Mexico Department of Information Technology for just over a year, are both leaving at the end of July. Collins is returning to academic life, and Salazar is resigning to help care for his family. The two resignations come less than three...

Downtown goes to the dogs, this week in Abilene In celebration of the dog days of summer, the Center for Contemporary Arts will conduct the annual "DogWalk" edition of ArtWalk from 5-8 p.m. Thursday in downtown Abilene. Leashed dogs will be welcome to join in for costume and trick contests, paw print painting and more, or to cool off in a swimming pool. For information, go to center-arts.com or call 325-677-8389. Dachshund races Rescue the Animals SPCA will present the annual Dachshund Races...

Hiring up nationally in June, San Antonio region ‘not quite there yet’ Workforce Solutions Alamo reports 20,000 jobless claims monthly Tags:  Workforce Alamo Solutions says hiring is up and down in San Antonio area SAN ANTONIO – The nation’s biggest hiring surge in months, with 850,000 jobs filled, was welcomed news for Adrian Lopez, CEO of Workforce Solutions Alamo. “That actually is in line with where we’re headed for this particular region,” Lopez said. He said about half of ...