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SANTA FE – With its passage of cannabis legalization Wednesday, New Mexico now faces the task of building an entire system of regulations and licensing for a new industry — one based on a substance that is still illegal under federal law.  Legalizing cannabis (commonly known as marijuana) for adult use has been a key legislative goal of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who has said she will sign the bill that emerged from this weeks special session. When she does, New Mexico will become the ...

TSTC Precision Machining Technology program training students to fill area jobs Daily Light report RED OAK — Texas State Technical College’s Precision Machining Technology program teaches students the skills they need to walk into any company that hires precision machinists and begin work. “If it’s man-made, we (machinists) made some or all of it in the process of its production,” said Darren Block, statewide lead instructor for TSTC’s Precision Machining Technology program. Texas h...

Copyright © 2021 Roswell Daily Record Aviation services company wants to hire more mechanics, technicians An aviation services company has received additional state job training money for its Roswell operations to hire up to 20 more people in the next 12 months, as the company’s general manager says that CAVU continues to experience growth in its local customer base. The funding decision was made by the New Mexico Job Training Incentive program board during its Friday meeting. Roswell-Chaves...

ABC13 hosts virtual job fair in the Memorial area featuring nearly 100 jobs KTRK Replay Video UP NEXT This week, ABC13+ is highlighting the Memorial area, and we have a way for job seekers to land a job in that community. ABC13 partnered with Workforce Solutions on Thursday to host a virtual job fair featuring nearly 100 jobs in the Memorial area. Its a timely event after the states latest jobs report showed the Houston areas unemployment rate continue to climb in the wrong dir...

Created: March 16, 2021 10:01 PM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — More New Mexico businesses are getting the green light to reopen, but now they may be hit even harder by the Department of Workforce Solutions.  When the pandemic hit, many businesses were forced to layoff employees. “To put that all back on employers on their rate would be very detrimental after a full year of many of them being closed down or only operating partially,” said Carla Sonntag, president of the New Mexico Busin...

COVID-19 highlights health, economic disparities in communities of color Community Impact Newspaper Share: HOUSTON, Texas -- Before COVID-19, Katrina Barlow was prepared to retire at 55, was driving her dream car, had recovered from cancer and was able to support her disabled mother. After a year of living through the pandemic, Barlow is spending her savings on keeping her small business in Pearland, Salons on the Lake, afloat. "I have had my business for 16 years. I paid taxes; I did everythin...

Roth Staffing Named One of the Best Staffing Firms to Work For Share Article Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) ranked Roth Staffing as a top company to work for based on direct feedback from company coworkers. Close to 250 firms sought participation in the Best Staffing Firms to Work For program this year. This is Roth Staffing’s eleventh consecutive year on the list. ORANGE, Calif. (PRWEB) March 16, 2021 Staffing Industry Analyst...

Courses begin at San Augustine County Career and Education Center Courses started Monday, online, for the San Augustine County Career and Education Center. The San Augustine County Career and Education Center is now offering courses online. (Source: San Augustine County Career and Education Center) By Jeremy Thomas | March 15, 2021 at 11:50 AM CDT - Updated March 16 at 2:57 AM SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Years in the making, the San Augustine County Career and Education Center i...

Carlos Phillips, president and CEO, Greenville Chamber For more than 130 years, the Greenville Chamber set bold visions for Greenville’s future and rallied the community to meet these challenges. In 2009, business leaders formed Accelerate, the Greenville Chamber’s private sector fueled economic development initiative, as the conduit through which much of today’s transformative, economic development work is done. This summer, Accelerate unveiled its new direction in its pursuit of “Grow...

Mar. 11—A revised public health order last month that loosened COVID-19-related business restrictions in the state has not yet lowered initial claims for unemployment benefits, according to the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions. The state saw 3,631 initial claims for standard benefits for the week ending March 6 and 1,397 claims for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance for the ...