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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Participants in the discussion organized by the Minnesota Ambulance Association spoke on reimbursement, tax burdens and staffing
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Mayor Ed Murray taps experienced public-relations manager that has good relationships with local advocates to be Seattle’s first homelessness czar.
A California court rules lawmakers can change pension calculations before retirement, says entitlement to most optimal calculation is not a right.
A financial analyst crunches wages, tax rates, costs of living and more to determine the 10 best states and 10 worst states to make a living.
Wilson, Ark., a former company town, is looking for a chief executive officer that can take its vision of rural innovation into the future.
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A tech sector data analytics company runs the numbers and comes up with an unexpected top 10 list of the best cities for recent tech grads.
Berkeley, Calif.'s, construction wage theft ordinance could protect laborers and level the playing field for by-the-book businesses.
Labor advocates, laborers and academics are creating a wage theft app that will collect daily work data and crack down on employers committing wage theft.
One New Zealand town has a surplus of jobs and an affordable housing campaign creating an international stir.
By streamlining systems, work orders and other facilities admin tasks are easier and faster to manage and, they don’t get lost.
Governor Chris Christie proposes $250M in cuts to state employee healthcare, including teachers, to pay public worker pensions.
Mayor Marty Walsh, a former labor leader, worked with both parties to reach a deal and avoid a one-day nurses’ strike at Boston’s Brigham & Women’s Hospital.
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