“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 [...]

KODE-TV news ran a feature on Tuesday related to President Obama’s proposed Main Street Bailout.    KODE interviewed a local firm in expansion mode, American Ramp Company.    KODE also spoke with Jasen Jones from the Southwest Missouri on potential positive impact for the Joplin area.    The featured wrapped up with a reference to [...]

Con-Way Truckload announced plans to expands it fleet in several midwestern states, including Missouri.  Check out the KOAM-TV 7  News features  of Con-Way President Herb Schmidt.  KOAM also interviewed Jasen Jones from the Southwest Missouri WIB on the positive projected economic impact for this sector.

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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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While the nation as a whole sees an increase in unemployment, the Joplin metro area is below that national average and is actually falling.  That’s the lead in a feature airing Friday evening on KOAM-TV7 news.   KOAM interviewed WIB exec Jasen Jones as well as local industry leaders on positive economic indicators for the [...]

Sitton Motor Lines of Joplin announced its closure with layoffs starting this week and running through mid-December.  The Workforce Investment Board deployed its Rapid Response Team with the Missouri Career Center to quickly connect Sitton and its employees with services to ease the difficulty of the employment transitions.

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 [...]

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.

KODE-TV 12 news in Joplin ran a helpful feature on their evening news this week cautioning job seekers against employment scams.  Reporter Jessica Daly from Channel 12 visted the Missouri Career Center and the WIB for interviews and advice to pass along to viewers.  View the video feature online or check out the text article [...]