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Hope Renovations Nonprofit Trains Women for Construction Careers

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Hope Renovations, a North Carolina-based nonprofit, hopes to whittle away at a gender disparity in the skilled trades by providing females with education, training, and certifications needed to secure a well-paying construction job.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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North Carolina, Colorado and Virginia topped the chart in BF’s flagship Economic Growth Potential ranking. North Carolina has been laying out the welcome mat for businesses in a diverse group of industries, offering a growing talent pool of young skilled workers, an attractive quality of life and targeted incentives.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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McAuliffe signed Executive Order 23 establishing “The New Virginia Economy” Workforce Initiative which laid out plans to overhaul Virginia’s economy in four ways: increasing postsecondary education and workforce credentials; securing employment for veterans; aligning education with the needs of businesses; and diversifying the economy.

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2020 Builder of the Year: True Homes—a Culture Like No Other

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But when True Homes co-founders Dan Horner and Mark Boyce use words like “having a heart for people,” to describe the North Carolina–based company they founded in 2007, they really mean it. For Lyncel Earley, senior HR manager, it was pursuing a professional certification. No one’s that good. Photo: courtesy True Homes.

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True to Itself: True Homes' Purpose-Driven Company Culture Is Like No Other

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But when True Homes co-founders Dan Horner and Mark Boyce use words like “having a heart for people,” to describe the North Carolina–based company they founded in 2007, they really mean it. For Lyncel Earley, senior HR manager, it was pursuing a professional certification. No one’s that good. Photo: courtesy True Homes.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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focused on mobile, security and business operations software). Five states—Louisiana, North Carolina, Wyoming, New Hampshire and Oregon—improved their scores by more than 10 points compared to last year’s Index.]. NJEDA previously invested in four Edison Partners funds. The power industry is in transition. Andrew Cuomo.

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UPDATE: Seven New Locations Added To President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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Articles By Location Articles By Topic California Daily News Education Featured Post Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Michigan Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma Online Features Pennsylvania Texas U.S. - On January 9, 2014, the President announced the next step in those efforts by naming the first five “Promise Zones.”

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