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Industry, educators begin discussions on future workforce needs
PORTAGE | Representatives of educational facilities, industry and workforce development sat down together Thursday morning to discuss how the three could work together to provide the necessary skills for the jobs of the present and the future.
Center of Workforce Innovations seeking donors for adult ed programs
Tax credits are available for people interested in making contributions to the Center of Workforce Innovations to help defray the costs of providing local adult education services.
Region WorkOne sites closing
Four WorkOne express service centers will close in the next few months as the regional operator of the state's workforce development system braces itself for program funding reductions.
Indiana's jobless rate remains at 9 percent
INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana's unemployment rate remained steady at 9 percent in November, lagging behind the U.S. rate of 8.6 percent.
WorkOne to assist veterans with green training
Northwest Indiana workforce advocates are encouraging veterans to work with the local workforce development system to engage in free training to help land a green job.
Guilty plea in Portage office shooting
VALPARAISO | Edgar Tillery pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to opening fire with a shotgun March 5 outside the Indiana Department of Workforce Development office in Portage.
Calls continue to restore unemployment extensions
Two years ago, Lansing resident Barbara McKinney lost her job working as a receptionist for the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. Ever since, McKinney's attempts to find a job have been met with resistance as she and her husband have been hit with health problems and hospitalizations.
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