State auditors are criticizing the Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training Program, saying it has failed its job-creation goals. The program has used $38.5 million in incentives to lure firms to Iowa and to create jobs. The auditors say that many recipient companies either shut down, declared bankruptcy, or failed to meet their job creation goals, which [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, May 3, 2009
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is spending $10 million in federal stimulus cash on programs to place 1,000 at-risk youth, aged 16 to 24, into green jobs over the next 20 months. Another $10 million from public-private partnerships will help fund job training grants. Workforce Investment Boards and community colleges in California can now apply for grants of [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 9, 2009
Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, Iowa will lay off 10 full-time and 33 part-time faculty members. Remaining staff not covered by a collective bargaining agreement will suffer a pay freeze and involuntary furloughs. The school blames state budget cuts. The state’s community colleges could face $22 million in state cuts next year. The Hawkeye Institute of Technology opened [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, March 22, 2009
The Golden LEAF Foundation, the North Carolina foundation turning cigarette industry money into jobs, said Friday it has $3.5 million for non-profits that develop short-term programs giving workers new skills. Foundation president Dan Gerlach said there are jobs in sheet metal fabrication and weatherization. The need for worker retraining has meant 15,000 new students flooding into community [...]
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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