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Bishamon Industries Corporation Retains Ten Jobs and Is Ready to Take On Competition
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: When Robert Stone, vice president of Engineering and Manufacturing at Bishamon Industries Corporation, received a letter from the San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board about the LEAN Manufacturing Program with California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC), it couldn’t have come at a better time….
Helping Employers With Federal Funds Makes Good Business Sense
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: The Workforce Investment Board (WIB) of San Bernardino County was recognized by the nonpartisan U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) for innovative business-friendly programs. The WIB was asked to present to congress how it used Workforce Investment Act funds to encourage job retention and hiring….
San Bernardino County Youth Take a Roadtrip to Discover Their Career Interests
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: Continuing its support of young people facing obstacles to employment, the Workforce Investment Board of San Bernardino County partnered with the Roadtrip Nation Experience to provide an intensive curriculum to the Year-round Workforce Investment Act youth program….
Veterans Make Valuable Contributions in San Bernardino County
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: Dalton Trucking, a transportation company based out of Fontana, is now shipping modular building units that will become the temporary facility for St. John’s Regional Medical Care Center in Joplin, MO. The transportation company couldn’t have taken on such a project without On-the-Job Training incentives and employee referral support through the San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board….
Montebello’s Short Term Borrowing is Sold and Closed – City Continues Moving Forward on Pro-Growth Plan
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: Montebello’s $2.5 million Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes (TRANs) closed today – marking a milestone towards the City’s ability to continue improving its operations….
Microdyne Plastics Regains Strength with Efficiency Overhaul
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: The County of San Bernardino Workforce Investment Board’s partnership with California Manufacturing Technology Consulting(R) (CMTC) helped a local manufacturer, Microdyne Plastics, create a more competitive pricing structure and identify cost savings to maintain profitability….
The City of Montebello – Road to Recovery, Kosmont Management Report states City is on an Improved Path
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: The City of Montebello announces an improved path. As Americans, we are all in this together. Our country has gone through the worst recession since the tumultuous years of the Great Depression. Thousands of cities across the nation are in financial turmoil. Economic analysis shows continued stagnation over these next few years, making it more difficult for communities to propel themselves forward. We ask ourselves, ‘How do we put the past behind us and build for our future?’…
Workforce Investment Board Receives Grant to Fund Free Job Training for 200 Laid-Off Workers
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: Two hundred laid-off workers are being recruited for free job training by the San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board. Employers are also being sought to receive a reimbursement for wages paid through On-the-Job Training contracts….
Workforce Investment Board’s Business Resource Team to Host Job Fair for United Furniture Industries
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: The County of San Bernardino Workforce Investment Board (WIB) will hold a Job Fair on Saturday, October 15 to recruit up to 70 employees for United Furniture Industries (UFI), which is opening a manufacturing and distribution facility in Victorville, CA this November. Approximately 400 new jobs will be created at the plant over the course of the next 36 to 48 months….
Soy Labs and Missouri Plant Science Center in Governor’s Spotlight for Innovative and Economic Development
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, whose job-creation strategy has focused on investing in science, technology and innovation, and encouraging and incentivizing entrepreneurship, selected Soy Labs and the Missouri Plant Science Center on Friday, as the site to discuss the importance of the Missouri House passing the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act….