Category: Government
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New Employment Resource Center in Victorville Offers Central Location for Training, Placement and Career Services
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board announced it opened a new Employment Resource Center in Victorville. The Employment Resource Centers help county residents re-enter the workforce or transfer their skills from shrinking industries to expanding industries.
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iFOS Awarded U.S. Department of Treasury IDIQ Contract
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: iFOS, as an emerging leader in Federal financial solutions and technology, announced that the firm was awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) base plus 4 option years contract award to support CDFI grant programs. This effort will require iFOS to recruit up to 100 field reviewers that can evaluate CDFI grant…
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LVNs Graduate from Workforce Investment Board Partnership with Kaiser Permanente
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board (WIB) has stepped in to fill the need for Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) by partnering with Kaiser Permanente Fontana and Ontario Medical Centers. Ten employees comprised the third class of graduates from the Pathways to LVN Program in May 2012. The training was provided by…
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State Senate Committee Sides Against California Manufacturers, says Mag Instrument Inc.
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: According to Mag Instrument Inc., the Calif. State Senate Judiciary Committee last week voted against a bill that would have made it easier for American manufacturers – and California manufacturers in particular – to claim their products are made in the United States, dealing a major blow to the state’s already weak…
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San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board Places 279 Youth in Summer Jobs
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: California’s San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board partnered with the Department of Behavioral Health to place 279 youth in summer jobs with local employers. The grant paid the wages to County youth ages 18-25 years old and provided transportation assistance as well as work readiness training prior to starting their jobs.
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Workforce Investment Board of San Bernardino County Appoints Five New Members
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: The Workforce Investment Board of San Bernardino County, a public-private volunteer board that oversees the use of federal dollars to train the local workforce to support local employers, announced five At-Large members appointed by Chair Josie Gonzales, County of San Bernardino Fifth District Supervisor.
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Workforce Investment Board of San Bernardino County Appoints Four New Members
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: The Workforce Investment Board of San Bernardino County, a public-private volunteer board that oversees the use of federal dollars to train the local workforce to support local employers, announced five At-Large members appointed by Chair Josie Gonzales, County of San Bernardino Fifth District Supervisor.
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Youth Job Program Available for San Bernardino County Youth
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board announced on the heels of the Y4 event on Friday, April 27 that unemployed youth may apply for the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) youth program. The program gives eligible youth access to educational and career opportunities and job skills programs through adult and peer mentoring…
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MADE Entrepreneurship Competition Deadline May 31
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: MADE In Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition applications are due May 31. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enter your business or business idea for the chance to gain technical assistance and cash grants to invest in your business.
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Fresno Business Owners Revolt Against High Speed Rail
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: The Central Valley Tea Party has been commissioned to hold a press conference with one hundred Fresno business leaders and owners who will be affected by the imposition of the High-Speed Rail project on ‘Mayday,’ Tuesday, May 1, 2012. The one hundred business owners who are on the current High-Speed Rail track…