Category: Economic Development
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2013 MADE in Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition Begins
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: Today, the Missouri Valley Community Action Agency (MVCAA) is pleased to announce the fourth MADE in Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition. The 2013 competition encourages new and aspiring business through a competitive, educational and technical business development process. Grants are awarded to competition winners for startup costs or operating capital.
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Hi-Desert Medical Center Meets Staffing Needs with Help from The Workforce Investment Board
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: Leveraging the Workforce Investment Board of San Bernardino County’s On-the-Job Training program, the Hi-Desert Medical Center has recently added 6 full-time registered nurses and saved $25,000 in hiring and training costs.
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iFOS is Seeking External Application Reviewers for CDFI Fund and NMTC Programs for Fiscal Year 2013
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: iFOS (Intelligent Fiscal Optimal Solutions) Managing Consultants, LLC is seeking applicants to serve as field reviewers in evaluating grant applications submitted to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) for the fiscal year (FY) 2013 funding rounds.
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Safety First, Then Jobs for Northwest Pipe
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: Employees of Northwest Pipe, a leading manufacturer of welded steel pipe, have completed the San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board (SBCWIB) process improvement program. Completion of this program has done more than increase employee productivity and safety, it has created new jobs.
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Workforce Investment Board Recruits Unemployed Young Adults for @LIKE Project
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: The County of San Bernardino Workforce Investment Board is recruiting unemployed young adults, ages 18 to 24, for the launch of the Linking Innovation Knowledge and Employment project (@LIKE). @LIKE is a collaborative effort among three of the region’s Workforce Investment Boards, San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial Counties.
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Workforce Investment Board Helps C-PAK Industries Hire the Right People at the Right Time
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: C-PAK Industries, Inc., a leading custom rotational molding company in San Bernardino, recently expanded its team by hiring eight employees through the County of San Bernardino Workforce Investment Board’s On-the-Job Training program.
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External Application Reviewers Needed for CDFI Fund Programs
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: Intelligent Fiscal Optimal Solutions (iFOS) Managing Consultants, LLC is seeking applicants to serve as field reviewers in evaluating grant applications submitted to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) for the fiscal year 2013 funding rounds of the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and…
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County Residents Find Opportunities at 2012 Inland Empire West End Job Fair
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: At six o’clock in the morning, Sean Lunsford was the second person in line for the Inland Empire West End Job Fair hosted by the San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board at the L.A./Ontario International Airport. A few hours later, he walked out with an appointment for a job interview.
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Employers Save and Create Jobs through Process Improvement Program
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board’s Process Improvement Program, with Deisell Consultants, LLC, has saved 1,709 jobs and allowed local employers to potentially create 215 new jobs.
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California Governor Appoints San Bernardino Residents to California Workforce Investment Board
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board announced that Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. appointed two of its members to the California Workforce Investment Board. They are Michael Gallo, 54 of San Bernardino and Joseph Williams, 36, of Redlands.