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Rochester and DMC projects are subject to the state's workforce goals for women and minorities. It has been challenging for local contractors to meet the goal for women -- 7 percent in 2021-- especially on highway and heavy construction projects, because of a lack of trained workers. Classes begin June 1 and run from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily through June 25. The class will be held at Workforce Development, Inc. at the Heintz Center of the Rochester Community and Technical College in Rochester. Participants will go to the Laborer’s Training Center in Lino Lakes, Minn., one day during the se...

Proposed expansion in Austin would add manufacturing component Written By: Post Bulletin Editorial Board | 8:00 am, May 4, 2021 × When Jawaher Binhamoodah first came to the United States in 2014, she had to work two jobs to make ends meet, all while trying to learn a new language. "I didn't know where to start," she told reporter Matt Stolle. "I didn't know anything. Binhamoodah left Somalia and Yemen for a better life in the United States. Now, thanks to the Bridges to Healthcare program, she has found it as a registered nurse at Mayo Clinic. A collaboration between the Hawthorne ...

The workforce program helps educates academically challenged students, gets them on an employment path. 10:53 am, Apr. 20, 2021 × Jawaher Binhamoodah graduated from a program that takes underperforming students to puts them on track to successful jobs in health care and now works for Mayo Clinic. April 15, 2021. (Ken Klotzbach / kklotzbach@postbulletin.com) Looking where she stands today, it's hard not to marvel how far Jawaher Binhamoodah has come. Today, the 32-year-old Rochester resident is a newly minted registered nurse at Mayo Clinic, financially stable and, for the first t...

While unemployment is improving during the pandemic, there's still a workforce shortage If you've recently left the workforce and are struggling to make ends meet, you're not alone. Posted: Mar 11, 2021 9:21 AM Posted By: Madelyne Watkins ROCHESTER, Minn. - The House passed President Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package, but there are some things you need to be aware of. This time last year before the pandemic really hit, Olmsted County had a 2.7 unemployment rate. Then it shot up to almost 10% by June. Now a year later, Olmsted County is sitting at about 3.8%. That's all according to the...

welcomia/Getty Images DIESEL SKILLS NEEDED: One of the in-demand jobs in Minnesota is in diesel engines, according to the state Department of Employment and Economic Development. Workforce development boards share the need for workers in ag-related careers. A picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, a graphic proves just as valuable. Farmer Glen Groth, of Ridgeway, Minn., chairs the Winona County Workforce Development board. He initially joined the organization a couple years ago after being asked to serve as an agricultural representative — a first for the...