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Construction Workers Among Least Likely to Accept Vaccine

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Americans employed in higher education were the most likely to accept the vaccine at 77% and food and beverage workers are the least likely at 47%. Albert Brannen, a partner at Atlanta-based Fisher Phillips. On average, 56% of all employed adults would accept the vaccines, reports Construction Dive. Read More. . Jobsite Safety.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Here’s the good news: most of the states (and the federal government) got the memo (Workforce Training is Job One) and they are moving aggressively to put in place innovative and highly effective workforce training programs that put forward-thinking businesses and higher education resources on the same team. VIRGINIA’S TRADITION OF TRAINING.

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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. The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), working with other state agencies, offers a Career Readiness Certificate to potential employees. Department of Education.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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ATLANTA NO. Atlanta, GA; San Antonio, TX and Phoenix, AZ are the top-ranked large metros in this flagship category, respectively. Metro Atlanta, home to 15 Fortune 500 companies, has become a red-hot tech hub. The Atlanta MSA is the 10th-largest metro economy in the nation with a GDP of $385.5 1 IN GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being

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billion in workforce education. More than half of that spending (56%) went toward safety education, a sign that construction remains a potentially dangerous job. a former assistant secretary of labor for OSHA at the Department of Labor who is an attorney with Fisher & Phillips , in Atlanta. Foulke Jr., Make safety the No.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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In our wireless world, mobile and broadband networks create economic opportunities for health care, manufacturing, education, transportation and public safety, and virtually every other economic section.”. Oconee County, which is midway between Atlanta and Charlotte, boasts the second lowest personal property tax impact in South Carolina.

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Cover Story: Global Biotech Report

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The organization is a not-for-profit partnership between the University of Manchester, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Salford Clinical Commissioning Group. In addition, five universities, two applied universities, 12 non-university research institutes and six other organizations educate 38.000 life science students.

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