CWA - In the News http://calworkforce.org/ Thu, 31 May 2012 08:41:38 GMT FeedCreator 1.8.0-dev (info@mypapit.net) The Historic First California Economic Summit Concludes--For Now http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/255-the-historic-first-california-economic-summit-concludes-for-now Over 500 Californians concluded the first ever California Economic Summit in Santa Clara on Friday by pledging to continue their work to champion initiatives in five policy areas that they believe will improve California's ability to create jobs and to compete in the global marketplace.

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]]> victoria@calworkforce.org (Victoria Melshaw) Tue, 22 May 2012 19:49:03 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/255-the-historic-first-california-economic-summit-concludes-for-now Santa Barbara County’s Unemployment Numbers For March 2012 at 8.9 Percent Average http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/250-santa-barbara-countys-unemployment-numbers-for-march-2012-at-89-percent-average The average unadjusted (not seasonally adjusted) unemployment rate of 8.9 percent for the county in March 2012 is lower than the revised number of 9.5 percent reported for the same time period from a year ago.

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]]> victoria@calworkforce.org (Victoria Melshaw) Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:13:30 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/250-santa-barbara-countys-unemployment-numbers-for-march-2012-at-89-percent-average Vital Student Programs May be Sacrified on the Altar of Flexibility http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/235-vital-student-programs-may-be-sacrified-on-the-altar-of-flexibility- Over the past few weeks, several articles have appeared in TOP-Ed (here and here) indentifying programs that have been threatened by the governor's latest budget proposal. 

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]]> victoria@calworkforce.org (Victoria Melshaw) Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:00:19 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/235-vital-student-programs-may-be-sacrified-on-the-altar-of-flexibility- NAWB Honors South Bay Workforce Investment Board http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/233-nawb-honors-south-bay-workforce-investment-board The South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB) has been chosen by the National Association of Workforce Investment Boards (NAWB) as a Distinguished Honoree for the 2012 WIB Excellence Award. The award will be presented at NAWB’s Forum 2012 in Washington, D.C. the week of March 11th, and honors WIBs that have demonstrated an on-going ability to develop comprehensive workforce solutions for their community.

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]]> rechevarria@calworkforce.org (Randall Echevarria) Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:47:00 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/233-nawb-honors-south-bay-workforce-investment-board In Case You Missed it: Post-Redevelopment: What's Next for Local Economic Development http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/231-in-case-you-missed-it-post-redevelopment-whats-next-for-local-economic-development California's economy is still suffering, local government is contracting, public financing is constrained and private debt and equity sources are scarce. Despite all this, economic development, affordable housing and infrastructure investments are stil desperately needed and revelant in our communities.

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]]> victoria@calworkforce.org (Victoria Melshaw) Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:58:33 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/231-in-case-you-missed-it-post-redevelopment-whats-next-for-local-economic-development Unemployed Could be Forced to Upgrade Skills to Receive Benefits http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/223-unemployed-could-be-forced-to-upgrade-skills-to-receive-benefits Unemployed Floridians who don't take free training to upgrade their skills could lose their benefits for any week they don't comply, in proposed legislation by Rep. Doug Holder, R-Sarasota.

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]]> info@calworkforce.org (CWA Administrator) Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:03:51 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/223-unemployed-could-be-forced-to-upgrade-skills-to-receive-benefits Analyst Puts California's Deficit at Nearly $13 Billion http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/222-analyst-puts-californias-deficit-at-nearly-13-billion California would impose $2 billion in mid-year "trigger" cuts next month, mostly through K-12 reductions, under a new revenue forecast issued this morning by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office. The LAO also said the deficit for the year beginning July 1, 2012 would be nearly $13 billion.

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]]> victoria@calworkforce.org (Victoria Melshaw) Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:57:13 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/222-analyst-puts-californias-deficit-at-nearly-13-billion California Finance Director Says Mid-Year Budget Cuts Likely http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/221-californi-finance-director-says-mid-year-budget-cuts-likey- Governor Jerry Brown's finance director said Wednesday that some mid-year cuts are "likely", increasing the possibility the state will slash education and social services in the coming months.

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]]> victoria@calworkforce.org (Victoria Melshaw) Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:36:10 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/221-californi-finance-director-says-mid-year-budget-cuts-likey- The Growing US Jobs Challenge http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/220-the-growing-us-jobs-challenge- The United States faces a daunting challenge in creating jobs: at current rates, it will take until 2016 to replace the 7 million of them lost during the 2008-09 recession.

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]]> victoria@calworkforce.org (Victoria Melshaw) Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:15:34 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/220-the-growing-us-jobs-challenge- Thirty-Seven Additional Community Banks Across the Country Receive $418 Million http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/207--thirty-seven-additional-community-banks-across-the-country-receive-418-million-to-help-small-businesses-access-capital-create-new-jobs- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that an additional 37 community banks across the country received a total of $418 million as part of the next wave of funding provided through the Small Business Lending Fund.

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]]> victoria@calworkforce.org (Victoria Melshaw) Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:22:13 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/207--thirty-seven-additional-community-banks-across-the-country-receive-418-million-to-help-small-businesses-access-capital-create-new-jobs- Governor Jerry Brown Appoints "Jobs Czar" http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/206-governor-jerry-brown-appoints-qjobs-czarq Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointment

Michael E. Rossi, 67, of Pebble Beach, has been appointed senior jobs advisor in the Office of the Governor. In this role, Rossi will be the point of contact between California's business and workforce leaders and the administration; he will streamline and invigorate the state's economic development infrastructure; and he will advise Governor Brown on regulatory, legislative and executive actions needed to drive job growth.

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]]> victoria@calworkforce.org (Victoria Melshaw) Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:10:01 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/206-governor-jerry-brown-appoints-qjobs-czarq Michigan Town Shows Promise and Pitfalls of Job Retraining http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/202-michigan-town-shows-promise-and-pitfalls-of-job-retraining When the Electrolux refrigerator factory shut down in 2006, idling almost 3,000 workers, this self-proclaimed Refrigerator Capital of the World put the last two locally produced units in a museum.

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]]> victoria@calworkforce.org (Victoria Melshaw) Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:47:36 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/202-michigan-town-shows-promise-and-pitfalls-of-job-retraining Budget Cuts vs. Services for Unemployed Citizens http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/201-budget-cuts-vs-services-for-unemployed-citizens The members of Congress are currently faced with a daunting task: they must find a way to cut federal spending and identify which programs to reduce in order to lower the federal deficit.

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]]> victoria@calworkforce.org (Victoria Melshaw) Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:25:26 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/201-budget-cuts-vs-services-for-unemployed-citizens Save Workforce Development Funding http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/200-save-workforce-development-funding Workforce Development programs are an important part of the nation's economic recovery and job creation efforts -- working with employers to train workers for existing and emerging high-demand jobs. 

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]]> victoria@calworkforce.org (Victoria Melshaw) Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:23:19 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/200-save-workforce-development-funding Workforce Program for Troubled Teens May Lose Federal Funding http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/194-workforce-program-for-troubled-teens-may-lose-federal-funding Terrance T.J. Melrose, 18,  was ostracized by high school classmates who taunted him for taking freshmen classes his senior year.

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]]> info@calworkforce.org (CWA Administrator) Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:31:02 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/194-workforce-program-for-troubled-teens-may-lose-federal-funding Job Training Participants Worry Federal Cuts Will Harm Their Program http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/193-job-training-participants-worry-federal-cuts-will-harm-their-program Chicago-ares job seekers and residents enrolled in federally funded community programs helping them find employment came together Thursday to oppose the U.S. House of Representatives' recent vote to wipe out funding of the "Workforce Investment Act" (WIA).

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]]> info@calworkforce.org (CWA Administrator) Thu, 26 May 2011 20:13:41 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/193-job-training-participants-worry-federal-cuts-will-harm-their-program Job Training in Crossfire of Deficit Battles http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/192-job-training-in-crossfire-of-deficit-battles Carol Mullins is al for putting the nation's fiscal house in order. But something else tops the Tyrone window's Washington wish list.

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]]> info@calworkforce.org (CWA Administrator) Wed, 18 May 2011 19:56:29 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/192-job-training-in-crossfire-of-deficit-battles Funding Cuts to Workforce Investment Act is Wrong Move http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/191-funding-cut-to-workforce-investment-act-is-wrong-move Last month, the House voted to zero-out funding for the Workforce Investment Act in the next fiscal year, and rescind $175 million of current year funding.

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]]> info@calworkforce.org (CWA Administrator) Wed, 18 May 2011 18:51:28 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/191-funding-cut-to-workforce-investment-act-is-wrong-move Fighting Back Against Job-Destroying GOP Spending Bill http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/190-fighting-back-against-job-destroying-gop-spending-bill Let me begin by saying how much I support the good work you are doing at the Department of Labor.

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]]> info@calworkforce.org (CWA Administrator) Tue, 17 May 2011 21:31:13 GMT http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/190-fighting-back-against-job-destroying-gop-spending-bill Governor Brown Halts Budget Negotiations http://calworkforce.org/resources/in-the-news/7-news/187-governor-brown-halts-budget-negotiations- Governor Jerry Brown discusses his decision to halt budget negotiations.

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