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WorkForce Center gets aerospace grant
March 1, 2011 2:53 PM
The Pikes Peak Workforce Center, in conjunction with the Tri-county Workforce Center, has announced a research and planning grant of $75,000 from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The grant will assess how the workforce system can help develop programs to serve the aerospace industry. This grant is... more » -
Las Vegas workforce said to be least educated
January 7, 2011 3:04 PM
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A sociology professor studying Nevada's economy says Las Vegas is the least educated major metropolitan area in the West. Robert Lang says roughly 19 percent of Las Vegans obtain a bachelor's degree, compared to 31 percent of people in northern New Mexico and 27 percent... more » -
Airlines work force shrinks by 2.7 percent in May
July 20, 2010 11:57 AM
The government says that airlines' work forces shrank by 2.7 percent in May from a year earlier. It marks the 23rd straight month in which airline employment has declined. U.S. airlines have laid off thousands of workers in the last year as the economy sputtered. They're also shifting... more » -
More men get economic boost from marriage
January 19, 2010 11:43 AM
Historically, marriage was the surest route to financial security for women. Nowadays it's men who are increasingly getting the biggest economic boost from tying the knot, according to a new analysis of census data. The changes, summarized in a Pew Research Center report being released Tuesday, reflect the proliferation... more » -
Gov. Ritter to announce Colorado job-training agenda
December 10, 2009 10:05 AM
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter and state legislative leaders say they will announce a job-training agenda for the upcoming legislative session that begins in January. Ritter said he will lay out his plan on Thursday for his program to help keep Colorado on the path to economic recovery. Ritter and Don... more »
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