Workforce Development
Workforce Development is a key priority for local and state government agencies focused on enhancing their communities’ skills, employability, and productivity. By investing in training programs, education, and job placement services, governments can help create a robust labor force that meets the demands of evolving industries. This directory offers articles on workforce development and related topics, like economic development, which examines strategies for fostering job creation and attracting business investments to stimulate regional growth.
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West Haven officials and the University of New Haven unveiled new free tuition for West Haven’s firefighters, police officers and dispatchers
Albuquerque’s replicable dignity of work program curtails panhandling and helps end the root causes of chronic homelessness.
Tesla plans to ramp up production of its Model 3 sedan beginning this summer, but workers at its sole car-producing factory in Fremont, Calif., want better pay and more say about conditions.
This California bill assures the right for EMS workers to rest and eat, protections against on-duty assault and access to mental health care.
Your Grateful Nation guides vets transitioning to new careers to explore their options, translate skills and seek networking and mentoring opportunities.
Louisville Metro has been working toward racial equity -- of both native and foreign-born people -- as the key to resilience and success.
Cities face huge employee benefit liabilities, so some Connecticut towns are changing retiree healthcare benefits.
The District of Columbia has launched a pilot to overcome employment obstacles by training offender entrepreneurs to small business self-sufficiency.
When New Britain, Conn., Mayor Erin Stewart took office, she reduced public employee healthcare costs. The current HSAs are saving the city $6 million.
Coal communities got $26 million in new POWER grants to create jobs, provide jobs training, incubate and evolve businesses and improve healthcare.
Houston’s mayor and fire pension board are negotiating language in a pension reform deal that could prevent the city’s bankruptcy.
The Republican National Committee elects Ronna Romney McDaniel, former party chair in Michigan, as the second woman to lead the GOP.
A new staffing industry report details 2015 work performed on a short-term basis, showing a rise of the Gig Economy.
Providing inmates with green energy training for future employment has earned the Virginia Department of Corrections an energy efficiency leadership award.
CalPERS voted to lower its expected pension investment returns pressuring the California Supreme Court’s pending review of the California Rule.
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Tesla’s SolarCity will hire 1,500 workers out of a state-owned plant in Buffalo and will employ 2,000 across New York state.
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