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Cover Story: Workforce Training Is Job One

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Winning the race to fill the high-tech jobs of the 21st century requires an ongoing commitment to match educational programs with future business workforce needs. Cover Story: Workforce Training Is Job One appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Plains U.S.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Ports along the Mississippi River are in Osceola, West Memphis and McGehee. That represents 42 percent of the total U.S. population. Hunt and ABF Freight Systems. million square feet.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Joplin Area Rises From The Rubble And Reaches For New Heights

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On January 22, representatives from businesses, utilities, nonprofit, and city and county government attended a meeting of the Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission to get an update on the tornado recovery efforts. The EF-5 tornado destroyed or substantially damaged 531 employers in the city and put more than 5,200 jobs at risk.

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Keeping Up With Advanced Manufacturing

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A vibrant manufacturing sector needs an equally vibrant workforce, educated in a multitude of fields from engineering to economics. ABB will establish operations in the 85,000-square-foot building formerly occupied by Twin Creeks Technologies, 40 miles south of Memphis, TN. In August, ATC Automation announced it will invest $10.4

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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Economic development partners, such as The Workforce Development Board of Oswego County, create opportunities to bring workers and employers together and collaborate with colleges and vocational schools to encourage the development of courses that enhance workers’ skills and meet the needs of employers. percent between 2008 and 2018.