On Friday, July 9, Workforce Connections' One-Stop Career Centers in partnership with Clark County, Nevada Job Connect, and the Nevada Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation (DETR), participated in a Summer Job Fair assisting Southern Nevadans in need of work.
More than 5,000 job seekers filled the Las Vegas Convention Center to learn about the thousands of jobs currently available from more than 125 employers who were also ...
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Workforce Connections’ Deputy Director Irene Bustamante Adams among Women Inspiring Nevada
Workforce Connections' Deputy Director & Chief Strategy Officer Irene Bustamante Adams is among 12 women recently honored for their work as local leaders, and the inspiration they bring to our community.
As the daughter of migrant workers, the first in her family to graduate college, and the first Latina to earn an Executive of Business Administration degree from UNLV - you are an inspiration!
Learn about all the VegasINC Women ...
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Two Employ NV Business Hubs Open in Las Vegas to help businesses recover and grow
Two new “Employ NV Business Hubs” are now open to help small local businesses recover and grow.
The business hubs are located inside the Vegas Chamber, as well as the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District's Sahara West Library.
The hubs are staffed with workforce development professionals who can help local employers conveniently access a host of no-cost solutions offered through the public workforce development system, such as ...
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Layoff Aversion Pilot Will Help Keep Approximately 275 Southern Nevadans Employed
Approximately 275 employees at more than 60 Southern Nevada small businesses and nonprofits will remain on the payroll thanks to an innovative Layoff Aversion Pilot developed by Workforce Connections, Southern Nevada’s Local Workforce Development Board. The pilot brings together public and private funding to support employers and employees impacted by COVID-19.
The Layoff Aversion Pilot utilizes $344,000 of federal Workforce ...
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Las Vegas, NV - Jaime Cruz is the new executive director of Workforce Connections, Southern Nevada’s Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB).
The appointment was made during a special meeting of the Southern Nevada Workforce Development Area’s Local Elected Officials Consortium (LEOs) after a structured interview process.
“I’m thrilled for the opportunity to lead the exceptional staff at Workforce Connections while continuing to improve ...
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Workforce Connections’ Nevada Day Super Hiring Event a Success
Workforce Connections' One-Stop Career Center held its Nevada Day Super Hiring Event on October 25, 2017 at the Boulevard Mall. Workforce Connections partnered with the Las Vegas Review-Journal to help bring an estimated 2,000 job seekers to meet more than 70 employers with open positions.
Here is the original press release:
Las Vegas, NV - October 18, 2017 - Workforce Connections’ One-Stop Career Center, in partnership with the Las Vegas ...
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Workforce Connections Awards More Than $14 Million to Help Southern Nevadans Get Back to Work
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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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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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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Workforce Connections Announces Nevada Day Super Hiring Event on November 3, 2016
Workforce Connections will hold its third Nevada Day Super Hiring Event on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 10 a.m. at the Culinary Academy of Las Vegas, 710 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89030, with the goal of placing qualified job candidates into new careers.
More than two dozen employers with more than 200 open jobs in career fields like health care, IT, manufacturing and hospitality will be interviewing potential hires on-site during the ...
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