Friday, February 17, 2012

Pete Strange Op-Ed: “Skills gap is keeping workers jobless"

Pete Strange, Chairman of Messer Inc. and member of the PCW Council, authored an excellent op-ed in today’s Business Courier, titled “Skills gap is keeping workers jobless.” The op-ed calls for Congress to invest in workforce, and highlights our work. Click here for the op-ed.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

SWORWIB and Health Careers Collaborative featured in U.S. GAO Report

The Southwest Ohio Region WIB and the Health Careers Collaborative was featured by the U.S. Government Accountability Office as one of 14 national best practices in collaborations between workforce boards and employers. Click here for the full report (see page 42 of the PDF for the Cincinnati case study).

Friday, February 10, 2012

Cincinnati Featured in Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Article

The National Fund for Workforce Solutions, which supports the work of PCW, was featured in an article in the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's quarterly journal "Cascade." Cincinnati was one of two sites highlighted in the article. Click here for the article.