LAS VEGAS, NV - Workforce Connections, Southern Nevada’s Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB), awarded $14,337,000 in federal funds from the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to ten local workforce agencies for the 2017-2018 fiscal year starting July 1, 2017, with the goal of training and employing a ready workforce in Southern Nevada.
Nonprofit agencies and organizations that provide employment and training ...
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Cure 4 The Kids Foundation Names New Chief Medical Officer and Announces Additional Promotions
Cure 4 The Kids Foundation, the parent organization of the Children’s Specialty Center of Nevada and Hemophilia Treatment Center of Nevada, has named Alan Ikeda, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer.
In this position, Dr. Ikeda is responsible for all clinical and standards practices within the organization’s two clinics, as well as oversight of staff performance and training, patient care, and adherence to policies that ensure continued ...
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Jim Kostecki Named as Interim Workforce Connections Executive Director
Las Vegas, NV - The Southern Nevada Workforce Development Area’s Local Elected Officials Consortium (LEOs) voted to appoint Jim Kostecki as interim executive director of Workforce Connections, Southern Nevada’s Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB), effective immediately.
Kostecki joined Workforce Connections in 2012 as finance manager and was promoted in 2016 to Chief Financial Officer where he supervises the finance department and all ...
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FREE Samples of Carl’s Jr.® Baby Back Rib Burgers to Support United Way of Southern Nevada’s Day of Caring
Carl’s Jr.® and their very own Star Diner food trucks will roll into Las Vegas Monday, May 22 through Wednesday, May 24 to serve up free half-sized samples of their new Baby Back Rib Burgers while helping United Way of Southern Nevada serve the community.
The Baby Back Rib Burger features real, boneless, baby back ribs that are charbroiled and dipped in sweet and smoky Cattleman’s® Original BBQ Sauce. The ribs are then stacked on one of the ...
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Enjoy a Reno Aces Baseball Game and Help Send a Child to Camp Independent Firefly!
Reno, Nev. - The Hemophilia Treatment Center of Nevada (HTC) knows the impact a summer camp experience can have on a child and his or her siblings. It is something children will often remember for the rest of their lives.
Thanks to Camp Independent Firefly, a medically supervised summer camp, children who are affected by inherited bleeding disorders such as hemophilia or von Willebrand disease, also get to experience the great outdoors. You can ...
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Bank of Nevada Volunteers Help Create School Garden at Halle Hewetson Elementary School
LAS VEGAS – A garden can be much more than just a place to grow fruits and vegetables. For many students in the Clark County School District, a garden can also be an open-air classroom.
That’s why Bank of Nevada supports the efforts of the nonprofit group Green Our Planet which has built 108 gardens on school campuses in the Clark County School District. The majority of gardens, about 80 percent, are constructed at Title 1 schools — meaning ...
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Workforce Connections to hold Pop-Up Career Fair: 89101 on Thursday, May 4, 2017
LAS VEGAS, NV - Workforce Connections is taking its successful career fairs on the road with the first ever Pop-Up Career Fair: 89101 to be held on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at the Clark County JJS Gymnasium, at 651 N. Pecos, Building F, Las Vegas, NV 89101, starting at 11 a.m.
“We are committed to taking resources to the neighborhoods that need us most,” said Kenadie Cobbin Richardson, Workforce Connections director of business engagement and ...
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Goodwill® and IKEA Partner for Earth Day Donation Drive on April 22, 2017
LAS VEGAS, NV - April 18, 2017 - Goodwill and IKEA are teaming up this Earth Day to help IKEA shoppers save on new furniture by donating items to Goodwill. IKEA shoppers who donate furniture or other goods at the drive will receive a coupon for $20 off a $150 IKEA purchase.
The special donation drive will be held this Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the north parking lot of IKEA Las Vegas Home Furnishings, 6500 ...
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“Mad Hatter” Tea Party Raising Funds for Childhood Cancer Survivors
The public is invited to support childhood cancer survivors by enjoying an afternoon of tea, cakes, sandwiches — and a few surprises — at the “Mad Hatter’s” Tea Party on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in the Palm Room at the Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas.
Based on the Lewis Carroll classic story, Alice in Wonderland, the “Mad Hatter’s” Tea Party is a fundraiser in support of Nevada’s Long-Term Follow-Up (LTFU) Clinic for childhood cancer ...
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Bank of Nevada’s Business Leader Survey Shows Workforce, Education and Healthcare Concerns
LAS VEGAS - Nevada business leaders believe the biggest challenges facing the business community include the quality and availability of the state's workforce, the public education system, and increasing healthcare costs. Despite those concerns, the vast majority of business leaders are confident their company revenues will grow in 2017, with most expecting to hire and train additional employees.
Of the nearly 200 business leaders surveyed, ...
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