Almost $9 million American Rescue Plan Act funds will go toward Train Up, a free job training program for Baltimoreans.
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Read More »March 9, 2022 Comments Off on Baltimore allocates millions to job training program
Almost $9 million American Rescue Plan Act funds will go toward Train Up, a free job training program for Baltimoreans.
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Read More »January 25, 2022 Comments Off on PGCC program aims to accelerate access to professional credentials
Bank of America is contributing $100,000 to Prince George’s Community College to support an initiative that allows county residents to quickly acquire credentials for in-demand, livable-wage careers through short-term programs called “micro-pathways.” PGCC began developing their micro-pathways as a ...
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Read More »December 8, 2015 Comments Off on Md. legislators propose $40 million clean energy jobs bill
ANNAPOLIS — Lawmakers in the House of Delegates and Senate are proposing a $40 million plan to train workers for careers in clean energy as they seek to expand mandates on the amount of renewable energy used in the state. ...
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Read More »September 29, 2014 Comments Off on U.S. awards $450M to link job training to industry
The Obama administration is awarding nearly a half-billion dollars to community colleges that are partnering with employers on job training.
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Read More »April 8, 2014 Comments Off on Program holds out hope of a ‘better life’
Brenda Goeller attended her graduation Tuesday. In a new dress and new shoes, she was recognized for completing a dental assistant program at the Community College of Baltimore County.
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Read More »March 21, 2013 Comments Off on Survey: Low-wage workers missing out on training
WASHINGTON — As they struggle to get ahead, many low-wage workers are not taking advantage of job training or educational programs that could help them make the leap to better-paying jobs. They are often skeptical about whether such programs are ...
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Read More »August 17, 2012 Comments Off on Md. adds 800 jobs in July, but unemployment rate ticks up to 7%
Maryland’s unemployment rate has ticked up half a percentage point since a January low, despite the state adding jobs for the first time in six months and the downward revision of a grim June jobs report.
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Read More »May 9, 2012 Comments Off on Unilever ice cream plant in Hagerstown to close
HAGERSTOWN — The Unilever ice cream plant in Hagerstown will close at the end of July, leaving about 390 employees without jobs. Company spokesman Jeff Graubard says the employees were told in 2009 about plans to close the plant. Graubard ...
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Read More »April 27, 2012 Comments Off on Warrick joins Goodwill Industries’ board
Ashley Warrick, an audit manager in Reznick Group’s Baltimore office, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc. Warrick has been with Reznick Group in Baltimore for six years. A division of Goodwill ...
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Read More »May 11, 2011 Comments Off on Senate Dems want job training program renewed
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Wednesday stressed that congressional action on long-pending free trade agreements must be linked to renewal of a federal program that helps American workers who lose their jobs because of foreign competition. Republicans, meanwhile, expressed impatience ...
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