CNNMoney.com’s small business column on July 8th profiled the Rural Outsourcing trend and listed Joplin, Missouri’s branch of Onshore Technology Solutions as a prime example. Along with Onshore’s overview, CNN interviewed a University of Missouri – St. Louis I.T. professor on the momentum for the rural outsourcing model and the benefits it provides.
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Gretchen Bolander from KODE-TV Action 12 News studied local trends in light of a national study from Georgetown University on the jobs outlook and the increased demand for skills in the future. Rob O’Brian from the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce commented on the local job outlook through 2018. Jasen Jones from the Southwest Missouri [...]
The Joplin Globe newspaper profiled the summer youth employment initiatives in their June 23rd edition. The article features supervisors and youth on the job at state park sites in Liberal, Cassville, and Lamar as part of the State Parks Youth Corps. In addition to the newspaper article online, the Globe produced a video version online.
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The Missouri Economic Development Council (MEDC) selected new regional representatives to join its board of directors for 2010-2011 at its Spring conference that wrapped up Wednesday in Lake Ozark. Southwest Missouri WIB executive director, Jasen Jones, became the first-ever WIB director to serve on the council’s board.
The mission of MEDC is to serve as [...]
The regional development partnerships among chambers of commerce, economic development, business leaders, educators, and communities are seizing an opportunity to propel the area forward to ultra-fast broadband connectivity. Spanning six of the region’s counties with ideal adjacency and assets, the emerging Broadband Beyond Borders (BbBB) initiative seeks a selection by Google to fund and [...]
The prestigious Economic Development Now journal features insightful trends on the integration of local economic development strategies with workforce development. As a follow up to the national analysis, ED Now profiles a case study on the success of these efforts in Southwest Missouri featuring the WIB and the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce.
While the journal [...]
The Workforce Innovators Network through the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW) published a report (PDF download) promoting the role of WIBs as conveners for talent development to meet community needs and economic prosperity. The report spotlights examples of high-performing WIBs to make the case for better federal legislation that funds local WIBs to expand [...]