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Business Engagement CollaborativePosted On: 7/18/2017Are you a workforce or economic development professional, educator, or business leaders from around the country interested in contributing to the success of businesses?
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Business Engagement CollaborativePosted On: 1/19/2017This confidential survey is part of a national research study funded by Business U, Inc. to determine the current methods that the workforce development system stakeholders and system partners (comprised of workforce development, economic development, education, and business-facing organizations) are using to meet the requirements and expectations for business engagement as articulated through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
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Business Engagement CollaborativePosted On: 9/15/2016SEPT. 6, 2016 — The Business Dynamics Statistics provide annual statistics on establishments, firm startups, and job creation and loss from 1976 to 2014 by firm size, firm age, industrial sector, state and metropolitan statistical area. These statistics provide snapshots of current and historical U.S. entrepreneurial activity, plus geographic and industry detail about where jobs are being created and lost in the U.S. economy.
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Business Engagement CollaborativePosted On: 8/29/2016
From NBC News, Yakima, WA HELENA, Mont. – Governor Steve Bullock today announced that he has activated the Department of Labor and Industry’s Rapid Response Unit to provide resources, training and information to Montanans impacted by the recent closure of the Yellowstone River. The Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission last week closed the river to all recreational activity between Gardiner and Laurel due to the contagious spread of a microscopic parasite killing thousands of fish.
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Business Engagement CollaborativePosted On: 8/2/2016
Governor Hassan Announces Grants for Eight New Hampshire Companies to Train 446 Workers –Building on her efforts to strengthen New Hampshire’s workforce and support innovative, job-creating businesses, Governor Maggie Hassan announced that eight Granite State companies have received job training grants to help train 446 workers. The grants for July total $162,889, and the companies contributed matching funds to bring the total amount for training workers in new skills to $339,437.
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Business Engagement CollaborativePosted On: 7/5/2016
As many of you have likely heard, the WIOA regulations were posted to the Employment & Training Administration’s website on June 30. We’ll be posting quite a bit of content in this blog over the coming weeks and months, and we hope you will share your reactions, questions, and experiences with the new requirements with regard to Rapid Response, business engagement, and layoff aversion in the discussions.
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Business Engagement CollaborativePosted On: 5/24/2016
Commerce Department Release Data Providing U.S. Firms in 19 Industry Sectors with Assessment of Top Export Opportunities
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Business Engagement CollaborativePosted On: 4/27/2016
Register now for USDOL-ETA's 2nd Annual week-long Sector Strategies Virtual Institute, scheduled for the week of May 16-20th!
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Business Engagement CollaborativePosted On: 2/25/2016
HP announces that as many as 3,000 workers will lose their jobs at the company in 2016, accelerating the previously announced 3-year timetable that would have seen 1,200 layoffs in 2016.
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Business Engagement CollaborativePosted On: 4/9/2015
This TEGL includes our definition for layoff aversion: to prevent, or minimize the duration of, unemployment. Understanding this definition and its implications is critical in developing comprehensive layoff aversion systems.
