“Missouri hires its veterans.”
That was the clear message Gov. Jay Nixon delivered today during a stop in Carthage, as he kicked off Show-Me Heroes, a new initiative to connect military veterans with job opportunities when they return home from service.
Show-Me Heroes, an outreach of the Missouri Career Center system, is a campaign to showcase Missouri [...]

The regional partnerships of Chambers of Commerce across the Four-States region held its winter summit event at NEO A&M College in Miami, OK on Friday, February 19th.  The half-day event took a deeper at economic recovery efforts and impacts across the region, opportunities that may emerge from the economic rebound, and next steps on existing [...]

Several non-profit groups and governmental agencies alike offer a valuable array of resources for business owners.  Whether new, expanding, or sustaining, an event called GovFest this Thursday at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin is set to link business leaders with solutions.
MSSU’s Robert Plaster Free Enterprise and Cornell Auditorium, Room 201 is the location for [...]

Registration is now open for the next in the series of Quarterly Regional Summits hosted by Chambers of Commerce and WIB stakeholders from across the Four-States area.  The summit is slated for 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 19th at NEO A&M College in Miami, OK.
Following a busy holiday season and kickoff for [...]

All across Missouri, members of the armed services are returning home, and businesses are giving these veterans the ultimate ‘thank you’ by connecting them with productive careers.  The new Show-Me Heroes program underway through Missouri Career Centers can position employers to become a hero by hiring a hero
Governor Jay Nixon’s initiative seeks to reward these [...]

Workforce system grants at the state and local level aided Crowder College  in the launch of Energy Audit and Weatherization training.  The one-week course prepares Students with highly-focused training and certification prep.  Crowder’s MARET Center (Missouri Alternative and Renewable Energy Technology Center) hosts the training, slated for February22-26.
The Missouri Career Centers and the WIB’s Dislocated [...]