By Saurav RajBhandari With an estimated population of 1.4 billion people in 2015, China has the largest population in the world, and with that, it has a vast pool of labor. Ever since the Chinese government let in foreign companies, the mainland attracted investment...
Talent Recruitment With unemployment below 3.5 % in many parts of the county, economic development organizations are becoming employee recruitment agencies for existing businesses. Over half of the economic development staff at one large economic development...
By Dean Whittaker The U.S. has a middle-skill gap. Though the economy is improving, employers still struggle to find skilled workers to fill their open positions, particularly for middle-skill jobs requiring more than a high school diploma but not a four-year degree....
If you missed our live webinar on March 26th, we have the recording available! Sara Dunnigan leads our panel of economic and workforce development experts as they teach us about WIOA, the federal regulation impacting these two sectors, and what states are at the...
By Dean Whittaker This month we hosted a webinar titled: Economic & Workforce Development: Meeting the Needs of Employers. Our panel consisted of Sara Dunnigan, Executive Director, Virginia Board of Workforce; Beth Kuhn, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of...
