Cincinnati leaders participate in Skills Summit

Workforce and business leaders from Cincinnati headed to Washington, DC for the National Skills Coalition's annual Skills Summit for a day of meetings on Capitol Hill with Congressional offices to emphasize the importance of federal investment in skills training to help get America back to work and help employers access skilled workers.

Members of the Ohio delegation meet with Senator Sherrod Brown. From left to right: Julia Abell of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Ross Meyer of Partners for a Competitive Workforce, Senator Sherrod Brown, Liza Smitherman of Jostin Construction, Sherry Kelley Marshall of the Southwest Ohio Region Workforce Investment Board, and Kerrie Carte of WSOS Community Action.

During the Summit, the National Skills Coalition honored PCW with the "Taking Care of Business" Award for its efforts to engage business leaders in advocacy.

From left to right: Eric Seleznow of NSC, Ross Meyer of PCW, and Andrea Glispie of NSC. 

PCW featured as best practice by Manufacturing Institute

The Cincinnati region's efforts to develop skilled workers for the advanced manufacturing industry was featured as a best practice by the Manufacturing Institute, an affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers.  Click here to read more.

Cincinnati Enquirer: Roundtable trying to fill IT gaps, jobs

The Cincinnati Enquirer ran a feature story about the new collaborative effort of the CIO Roundtable, PCW, and the Cincinnati USA Partnership to grow the IT economy and develop the pipeline of tech talent.  Click here to read the article.

HCC featured in NBC News Story

The Health Careers Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati was featured in a story by NBC News titled, "Impatient employers step in to educate prospective workers." Click here for the article.

PCW Interview in Cincy Careers

Cincinnati's regional workforce efforts were featured in Cincy Careers 2013, a special publication of Cincy Magazine.  Click here for the article.