It celebrated two milestones Thursday with dual ribbon-cuttings. The new website offers us several different offerings we did not have before and greatly enhances things we did have before, Job Point President and CEO Steven A. Smith said.
This includes available classes, upcoming and past events, newsletters and other happenings at the facility. There are only three directors in the country that are on that board and there are over 90 YouthBuild programs, he said. It just shows the capabilities we have here in Columbia.
Other testimonials about Job Point are posted to the updated website. Of course, we couldn t do an update without multiple ways for you to donate (to Job Point), Smith said, eliciting laughs from the audience.
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Veterans United Home Loans Ranks for the Sixth Consecutive Year on Fortune’s List of 100 Best Companies to Work For
April 12, 2021 GMT
COLUMBIA, Mo. (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 12, 2021
Veterans United Home Loans, the nation’s largest VA purchase lender, was named to Fortune Magazine’s list of 100 Best Companies to Work For® in 2021. This is the sixth consecutive year the full-service lender has been included on the list. The annual list was compiled by the international publication and global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work®. Veterans United also recently ranked No.11 on Fortune’s Top Large Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance.
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Veterans United Foundation Celebrates 10 Years of Enhancing Lives
March 17, 2021 GMT
COLUMBIA, Mo. (BUSINESS WIRE) Mar 17, 2021
Veterans United Foundation is celebrating its 10 th anniversary in 2021 and the impact that Veterans United Home Loans employees have provided to communities across the country. Foundation staff is excited to preview big plans in store for the upcoming year, as sizeable donations will be awarded to military-based and community-centered charitable organizations in the Columbia area and throughout the United States.
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The Foundation was created in 2011 and is funded by more than 4,600 Veterans United Home Loans employees, Veterans United and its affiliated companies. Since its inception, more than $87 million has been donated to the Foundation, and officials expect the total to reach $100 million by the end of this calendar year. More than 90 percen
Misconceptions About PTSD Hurt Job-Seeking Veterans, Former Top Enlisted Adviser Says
Sergeant Major of the Army A. Daniel Dailey gives remarks as a guest speaker at the National infantry Museum’s Inouye Parade Field. (Photos by Patrick A. Albright)
If anyone knows about the needs of military members and veterans, it s the senior enlisted people at the top. When Daniel Dailey served as sergeant major of the Army, the branch s top enlisted soldier, his focus was on preparing his troops for life after the service.
One of the ways he did that was by pushing the Army s tuition assistance policy toward certification in skilled trades, which helps translate the skills soldiers learn in the service for civilian jobs. But getting the job is just one aspect of transitioning to civilian life.
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National Survey Shows Veterans are Optimistic About Homebuying in 2021
January 26, 2021 GMT
COLUMBIA, Mo. (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 26, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic forced nearly half of Veterans to change their homebuying plans in 2020, but most Veterans are optimistic about buying in 2021 and plan to purchase within the next five years, according to a new national survey from Veterans United Home Loans.
Nearly two-thirds of Veterans believe the next 12 months will be a good time to buy a home, and about 1-in-3 plan to buy this year. A whopping 58 percent of Veterans – that’s 11.3 million people – plan to buy a home in the next five years, according to the survey of 900 Veterans, which was conducted by global research firm Kantar on behalf of Veterans United, the country’s largest VA purchase lender.