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The latest news announcements from Workforce Alliance, including events, programs and monthly employment news.
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Workforce Alliance Paying for Summer Internships for Area Employers – Employers Urged to Enroll Now |
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Beginning in June, 500 eligible young people, 17–21 years of age, will be ready for summer employment as Workforce Alliance Summer Youth Employment and Training interns. Workforce Alliance fully funds the six-week paid-work youth experience, up to 30 hours per week, for each qualified job opening.
“This is a great win-win summer work experience because business partners throughout Palm Beach County will be helping young people gain valuable work experience, knowledge, skills, and character-building personal and professional growth,” said Doris Harrell, Youth Client Services manager of Workforce Alliance, the nonprofit organization chartered by the state of Florida to lead workforce development in Palm Beach County.
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Mon 02/13/2012 @ 11:15 |
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Palm Beach County Commission Passes Resolution Opposing Legislation to Reduce Local Control over Workforce Alliance, Regional Workforce Boards |
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The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners has unanimously passed a resolution against proposed state legislation that would significantly affect the operation, responsiveness and local control of Workforce Alliance and Florida’s other regional workforce organizations.
This proposed legislation (HB 7023 and SB 1398) would remove the ability of local officials to choose and retain area board members who have a good understanding of Palm Beach County and its workforce issues, and would place that authority into the hands of the Governor.
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Mon 02/06/2012 @ 05:03 |
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Palm Beach County Unemployment Rate Lowest in more than 2-1/2 Years; Drops for Fifth Consecutive Month |
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Palm Beach County’s unemployment rate for December 2011 was 9.7 percent – down 0.4 percentage points from the November 2011 rate of 10.1 percent – and a 1.9 percentage point decrease from the December 2010 rate of 11.6 percent. This is the county’s lowest unemployment rate since April 2009, when it was 9.3 percent, and the fifth consecutive monthly decline, according to information provided today by Workforce Alliance and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. The county’s unemployment rate for December 2011 was the same as the state – 9.7 percent – and the national rate was 8.3 percent (not seasonally adjusted).
“This is a significant milestone as Palm Beach County’s unemployment rate has not been in the single digits since May 2009,” said Steve Craig, president and chief executive officer of Workforce Alliance.
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Mon 02/06/2012 @ 05:03 |
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Palm Beach County Unemployment Rate Lowest in 2-1/2 Years |
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Palm Beach County’s unemployment rate for November 2011 was 10.1 percent – down 0.2 percentage points from the October 2011 rate of 10.3 percent – and a 2.2 percentage point decrease from the November 2010 rate of 12.3 percent. This is the county’s lowest unemployment rate since May 2009 (9.9 percent) and the fourth consecutive monthly decline, according to information provided today by Workforce Alliance and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. The state unemployment rate for November 2011 was 9.8 percent and the national rate was 8.2 percent (not seasonally adjusted).
“This encouraging news certainly brightens the holiday season, and there’s more --the number of job openings has increased 13.8 percent in the county compared to this same time last year,” said Steve Craig, president and chief executive officer of Workforce Alliance.
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Fri 12/16/2011 @ 11:14 |
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Robert “Steve” Craig Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Workforce Alliance |
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Robert “Steve” Craig has been appointed by the board of directors of Workforce Alliance as president and chief executive officer of the nonprofit organization chartered by the state of Florida to lead workforce development in Palm Beach County.
The appointment was announced following today’s board of directors meeting by Chairman of the Board Steven Parrish, principal, Steven M. Parrish, P.A., who said, “Workforce Alliance has an established track record as one of the top-performing workforce organizations in the state and, as interim CEO, Steve Craig has been instrumental in leading the organization towards even higher standards of performance excellence. With Steve’s appointment, the board is confident that Workforce Alliance will continue to set the bar even higher to better meet the job search and training needs of job seekers as well as the employment, human resource and employee training needs of Palm Beach County businesses.”
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Thu 12/15/2011 @ 12:51 |
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