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.
The facility hosts horse stables, a K-9 unit center, a driving course, a six-story rescue tower and a mock city to simulate real-world crisis scenarios for training
Community paramedicine programs across Maine were dealt a major setback after federal grants were abruptly terminated, leaving departments without crucial funding to provide proactive care
In 2024, Seattle PD rolled out a package of incentives, including a $50,000 bonus for lateral recruits; the department has brought on 60 new officers in 2025
WorkForce Essentials received almost a $1 million grant to help implement a mechatronics program that trains students and soldiers about electronics and engineering systems in a modern manufacturing plant
Many city employees in New York City will earn at least $15 an hour by the end of 2018
HUD will award the Housing Authority of the City of Sacramento $2,700,000 in grant funding for the Jobs Plus Pilot program as part of a $100 million investment in locally-based programs aimed to increase earnings and advance employment outcomes for residents of public housing through work readiness programs, employer linkages, job placement, and financial literacy
New policy will provide national benchmark of six weeks at 100 percent salary for maternity, paternity, adoption, or foster care leave – or up to 12 weeks fully paid when combined with existing leave
Nebraska residents earning the minimum wage will get a raise to $9 an hour when the new year begins, and farmers, businesses and zoos will get new tax breaks
The Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet says the state has received a $4.4 million federal grant to give education and workforce training to people with disabilities
Specifically targeted to women in underserved communities, WE NYC services will connect at least 5,000 women to free, tailored business services over the next three years
Now the city has become the first in the nation to allow drivers of ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft to unionize over pay and working conditions
The eight communities which will each receive $250,000 in grant funding for the implementation of new training programs to address the skills needs of the local workforce within the community or region
The launch of the TechHire initiative includes a campaign to work with communities to get more Americans rapidly trained for well-paying technology jobs
The city’s fire department received $2.4 million through the grant program which is provided to fire departments in need of personnel funding
The DOC will use the grant funds to prioritize adult offenders aged 25 and younger who are medium to high risk of reoffending
Public transportation is designed to do more than improve traffic flow. It also provides social and economic benefits
The grants will allow the LWDBs to provide enhanced career services and work-based training to dislocated workers and support regional planning
Portland’s popularity has had a surprising effect: Those who helped make it cool can’t afford to live here anymore
People in Oklahoma are following a familiar ritual: returning to jobs or plans they had before the oil boom arrived about six years ago or making new ones
