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The waterfront industries, like most these days, are facing a workforce shortage. On Thursday, business and education leaders met to discussed ways to move forward and get more people interested in the port.
Fox21Online July 2, 2021 DULUTH, Minn.– Duluth Workforce Development is finding a way to help out, to hopefully prevent more local businesses from having to close its doors due to labor shortages. Workforce Development put together a guide with strategies both current and long term, to suggest ways employers can recruit new employees, and find a way to fully-staff their businesses again. This comes as employers have been struggling to find staff which is causing them to run into problems keeping up with demand. “We want to be a resource and so we want to make sure that we are utilizing th...
WDIO Created: April 27, 2021 10:53 PM A drive/walk through job fair in the Amsoil Arena parking lot on Tuesday afternoon kicked off Hospitality Hiring Week. Over 40 employers were on hand, and well over 100 job opportunities were available for area hotels and restaurants. Attendees were able to get information about the jobs without leaving their cars. WDIO-TV For anyone who may be hesitant to apply for jobs right now, City of Duluth Director of Workforce Development Elena Foshay says it's a great time to do so. "Right now, we're in this crazy situation where there's more j...
Fox21Online City of Duluth Offering Third Round of Free IT Support Classes Anyone 18 and older, living in St. Louis County with a computer connected to the internet can register. February 16, 2021 DULUTH, Minn.- Northlanders looking to start jobs in the IT field can now take a free class in Duluth to refine their skills and get them started. Duluth Workforce Development is once again partnering with SOAR Career Solutions to hold its third set of online IT Support Specialist Classes. Anyone 18 and older, living in St. Louis County with a computer connected to the internet can register. They’...
Jimmy Lovrien wants to hear from you! Tips? Thoughts? Story ideas? Send them his way, jlovrien@duluthnews.com. 8:00 am, Dec. 30, 2020 × As the hellscape that has been 2020 winds down, we're all hoping for a more stable, healthy 2021. If next year is expected to bring changes to your business, I'd love to hear about them. Drop me an email or give me a call. In the meantime, here's some business tidbits to get you through the end of the year: Industries in need of workers, classes offered Believe it or not, there are some industries hiring right now. Information technology, nursing a...