I’m a language-learning junkie, so I love Iowa’s decision to provide grant funding to employers implementing language learning programs in the workplace. $5 million in funding was announced by the governor for this...
I love a good pilot program, so the Knoxville Chamber’s eKnox Digital Literacy program is right up my alley. To be fair, they reference #Chattanooga’s Digital Equity initiatives as inspiration, so...
Why Maryland? Because it’s going to take a bunch of experiments and a bunch of small victories to move the needle on workforce challenges, and they have some good examples in the pipeline. First, almost a year ago...
The topic is arts as economic development, which is you know me you might guess I have a soft spot for. I think it’s important for a couple of key reasons. First, artists are adventurous – they will be...
Talent recruitment programs targeted at bring people “home” have been going on for a while, and for a while Michigan communities have been capitalizing on the holiday seasons to encourage people to come back home...
It’s accepted as gospel truth that employers consider veterans to be a valuable component of any community’s local workforce. So, in addition to marketing that workforce to employers, many places are not actively...