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 [...]

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 [...]

Gov. Jeremiah (Jay) Nixon honored the successful efforts of Missouri’s Next Generations Jobs Team that employed and expanded the skills of thousands of youth across Missouri’s fourteen local Workforce Investment Board regions.  In special ceremonies held at the Governors Mansion recently, Gov. Nixon recognized Eagle-Picher Industries for their leading edge work in alternative energy.

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For more than half a century, Pittsburg State University has played host to the largest regional technology conference of its kind, showcasing the latest in technology and technology education. That tradition continues as students and faculty members from five universities and numerous junior high and high schools visited the Kansas Technology Center for a [...]

Thousands of Missourians now have access to new tools from Microsoft and the Missouri Career Centers at no-cost thanks to the Elevate America initiative. Gov. Nixon unveiled the Elevate America program  today and showcased the free access to in-demand e-learning and certification programs from Microsoft, under this innovative public-private partnership.

Beginning today, Missouri is one of the [...]

Customers in the McDonald County area will soon have greater access to Missouri Career Center services, thanks to the opening of a SNAP in Pineville.  SNAP stands for Share Network Access Point, an initiative that brings Career Center products and services  locally in more areas across Missouri in partnership with community-based organizations.  Collaborating with Career [...]

KOAM-TV News featured a success story this week of summer youth interns moving on to long-term employment in Neosho.  The internships were funded through Missouri’s Next Generation Jobs Team.   The online video includes comments from Kris Baldwin, the WIB’s Emerging Workforce Coordinator.

Jobs for Missouri’s Graduates (JMG), a school-to-work program onsite at high schools in Joplin and East Newton, as well as thirteen other sites in Missouri, netted a national National Workforce Development Leadership Award from the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG), a national youth career preparation program.

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) released a report this week that chronicles significant achievements in Missouri’s workforce development system during the previous fiscal year. The report, “Competing in the 21st Century: Building the Workforce To Lead Missouri’s Economic Transformation” was developed by DED’s Division of Workforce Development (DWD) and includes performance data on [...]

The JoMo Regional HR/Payroll conference held today in Joplin contained a breakout session on economic recovery and transformation.  The conference is a joint effort of the Tri-States Human Resources Association (local SHRM chapter) and the Joplin Payroll Association (local APA chapter).
WIB executive director Jasen Jones gave a 50-minute overview of local trends, resources, and opportunities [...]