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Choosing a career shouldn’t be rocket science – unless a student is studying to be a rocket scientist. For everyone else, though, Workforce Wednesday may be a solution to choosing the right career path. Louisiana Tech University’s College of Education, in a joint effort with Louisiana Delta Community College’s (LDCC)  Office of Career Services, is offering an impactful series in March for Louisiana GEARUP. The program, Workforce Wednesday, is designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. “The goal of these s...

LARC Beads N More Store Struggles Without Parades LARC Beads N More Store Struggles Without Parades and last updated 2021-02-10 08:17:17-05 For decades, LARC’s Beads and More store in Lafayette has been Acadiana's headquarters for recycled Mardi Gras beads sold for a cause. This year, the store's shelves have remained stocked, like always, but without parades, there is an unfortunate difference. Bead sales are slim because there is no need without parades. "Since there's no parades we're not having a whole lot of bead sales. also with no parades theres not going to be a lot of bead sal...

Economic development ranking system ‘cuts both ways’ The 2021 County Development Tiers map shows persistent poverty—and prosperity—in the usual regions. NCDOC map. Each year around this time, North Carolina takes a look at the economic prosperity, or lack thereof, in every one of its 100 counties. That analysis reveals the haves and the have nots, but it’s about much more than just bragging rights.  Millions of dollars of state funding tied to economic prosperity, or more appropriately, economic distress, is disbursed in a highly competitive arena where winners and los...

Businesses face higher unemployment taxes due to pandemic The R.I. Department of Labor and Training said a significant decrease in unemployment insurance funds will lead to higher taxes for employers in 2021. PROVIDENCE - Due to the pandemic, Rhode Island’s unemployment insurance trust fund has “decreased significantly,” which will lead to employers having to dip into their coffers to pay more in taxes, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. DLT spokesperson Margaux Fontaine on Friday could not immediately say how much the average increase… Register to ke...

Relations training, cultural training so they can do a good job. we still have some work to do. >> now, we are also looking at the fact that you've got to deal with climate change, which also has a disparate impact on communities. even in a good economy, double unemployed, blacks to whites. >> absolutely right. when we talk about economic development, we talk about job development, wages, those issues negatively impact black communities more so than any other community. so it's all about leveling the playing field. look how many cities we've unfortunately heard about this year, last year, with...