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7/29/2010 Mobilizer - July 2010 . . . |
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7/23/2010 Mortgage Crisis Program Legislative Update (July 2010) . . . |
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6/29/2010 Mobilizer - June 2010 . . . |
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5/26/2010 SUMMER EMPLOYERS NEEDED - Wouldn't it be nice to have the region's young talent working for your organization this summer - at no cost to you or your business?
Subsidized and Paid Internships |
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5/23/2010 Mobilizer - May 2010 . . . |
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4/30/2010 Mobilizer - April 2010 . . . |
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4/21/2010 MCJTP Legislative Update April 2010 . . . |
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4/19/2010 Dress for Success® Mid-Fairfield County is selling Something to Share™ Scarf and Tie for $30 each
Purchase a Something to Share™ Scarf and Tie today! |
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3/30/2010 U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis speaks at The Workplace, Inc. in Bridgeport, Conn.
Connecticut Post, Monday, March 29, 2010, by Rob Varnon |
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3/30/2010 Mobilizer - March 2010 . . . |
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3/9/2010 Funds Request and Expense Form
Form FR-119 |
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3/9/2010 Joe Carbone, WIB CEO Testifies Before U.S. Senate
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 |
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2/25/2010 Mobilizer - February 2010 . . . |
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2/2/2010 2010 Community Job Fair
Career Resources, Inc. and Housatonic Community College in cooperation with The WorkPlace, Inc. and the Connecticut Department of Labor. |
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1/29/2010 Mobilizer - January 2010 . . . |
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1/26/2010 Green-Up kicks off in Bridgeport
By Rob Varnon, CT Post Staff Writer (1/26/2010) |
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1/24/2010 Career coach shows 'Where To Go'
By Michael C. Juliano, The Advocate Staff Writer (1/24/2010) |
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1/21/2010 Environmental Technician Training Provided at No Cost for Residents of Ansonia, Derby, Shelton & Seymour
January 20, 2010 |
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1/13/2010 The WorkPlace, Inc. Awarded $4 Million from Recovery Act to Create Green Jobs
http://himes.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22§iontree=21,22&itemid=358 |
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1/8/2010 Girls Inc. of Southwestern Connecticut launches Growth Through Transformation in Bridgeport
Girls Inc. of SWCT is proud to launch their new program, Growth Through Transformation, in three Bridgeport public high schools starting on January 11, 2010. |
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1/7/2010 “Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program” (VWIP) Opens, Seeks Recruits
January 7, 2010 |
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12/22/2009 Mobilizer - December 2009 . . . |
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12/21/2009 Derby Youth to Benefit from Pitney Bowes Gift
The WorkPlace, Inc. partners with Derby High School |
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11/23/2009 Mobilizer - November 2009 . . . |
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11/16/2009 “Silver Lining” for Businesses: New funds for worker training to help business grow/adapt
November 16, 2009 |
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11/3/2009 bluegreen’s Capacity Building Classes for non-profits are now forming
Goto the BLUEGREEN page under About Us (on the left) for a link to the page containing the course syllabus. |
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10/30/2009 Mobilizer - October 2009 . . . |
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10/27/2009 “DESIGN FOR SUCCESS” FASHION EVENT & AUCTION FOR DRESS FOR SUCCESS MID-FAIRFIELD COUNTY
October 27, 2009 |
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10/26/2009 EMPLOYERS INVITED: EVENT TO FOCUS ON BENEFITS OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY
October 26, 2009 |
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10/16/2009 Incumbent Worker Training - Grant Application The WorkPlace, Inc., Southwestern Connecticut’s Regional Workforce Development Board, is a positive force in improving the workforce. The WorkPlace builds projects that help people prepare for careers . . . |
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10/7/2009 National Emergency Grant (Finance & Insurance Sector) The National Emergency Grant (NEG) for the Finance and Insurance Sector is helping former employees of financial services companies get a job or change careers by providing career counseling and access . . . |
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9/28/2009 Mobilizer - September 2009 . . . |
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8/27/2009 Mobilizer - August 2009 . . . |
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7/31/2009 Mortgage Crisis Job Training Program Update (July 2009) . . . |
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7/28/2009 Mobilizer - July 2009 . . . |
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7/22/2009 Bridgeport Region Green Jobs Study
Contact: Ann Harrison |
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7/7/2009 Youth will Survive the Summer Job Search
Norwalk Citizen News - July 2, 2009 |
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6/12/2009 Mobilizer - June 2009 . . . |
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6/11/2009 Mortgage Crisis Job Training Program Update (June 2009) . . . |
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5/29/2009 "More than a Suit" Drive for Dress for Success® Mid-Fairfield County
Donations accepted on June 4 from 4-7pm and June 5 from 9-11am at 35 Brentwood Avenue in Fairfield |
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5/29/2009 Mobilizer - May 2009 . . . |
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5/27/2009 Mortgage Crisis Job Training Program Update (May 2009) . . . |
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5/19/2009 Career Coach Rolls into Norwalk
The Norwalk Hour - May 19, 2009 |
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4/25/2009 ARRA (American Recovery Reinvestment Act) Projects For more information about American Recovery Reinvestment Act Projects, please visit http://www.workplace.org/ARRA.asp. . . |
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4/23/2009 Mobilizer - April 2009 . . . |
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4/20/2009 2009 Earn & Learn Summer Employment Program
Extended deadline = May 11, 2009 by 4:30pm EST. |
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4/7/2009 Mortgage Crisis Job Training Program Update (April 2009) . . . |
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3/27/2009 Attention Businesses! Become a Work Site for the Summer Youth Program
Hire a youth for the summer. You provide the Work Experience. We provide the Pay. |
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3/25/2009 State program marries job training, foreclosure prevention
Program aims at preventing foreclosures |
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3/24/2009 Mobilizer - March 2009 . . . |
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3/23/2009 Stamford center will help white-collar workers
WorkPlace branch targets those laid off from finance industry |
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3/17/2009 Lieberman: Economy facing a great recession
The Advocate, March 14, 2009 |
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3/12/2009 Mortgage Crisis Job Training Program Update (March 2009) . . . |
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3/9/2009 Homeowners offered help to forestall foreclosures
CT Post 03/08/2009 By Keila Torres |
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3/4/2009 Training Money available for Manufacturers in Naugatuck Valley
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3/3/2009 THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION (NGA) FORECLOSURE REPORT
EMERGING TRENDS: STATE ACTIONS TO TACKLE THE FORECLOSURE CRISIS. FEB 2009 |
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3/3/2009 CT Workforce System Combats the Mortgage Crisis
New York City Training and Employment Coalition, Feb 27, 2009 |
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2/20/2009 The WorkPlace, Inc. Mobilizer - February 2009 . . . |
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2/13/2009 Mortgage Crisis Job Training Program Update (February 2009)
From the Desk of: Joseph M. Carbone |
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2/4/2009 Community Resource Center Opens in Bridgeport On January 23, 2009, the Community Resource Center opened in Bridgeport. The Center will help job seekers find information about, and apply for, childcare, health care, energy bills and other support . . . |
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2/3/2009 Joseph M. Carbone, President and CEO, panelist at the Feb 7 Fairfield Town Meeting
Source: CT Post, February 3, 2009 |
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2/1/2009 MaturityWorks for Business
Back on the Job: Economic, personal reasons lure older workers into labor force |
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1/30/2009 Mortgage Crisis Program Update (January 2009)
From the desk of Joseph M. Carbone |
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1/30/2009 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - January 2009 . . . |
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1/30/2009 Grant funds 'green' jobs training
By Peter Urban and Melvin Mason, CT Post Staff Writers |
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12/22/2008 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - December 2008 . . . |
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12/3/2008 Mortgage Crisis Program Update (December 2008)
From the Desk of Joseph M. Carbone, President & CEO |
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11/25/2008 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - November 2008 . . . |
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10/31/2008 The WorkPlace, Inc. Mobilizer - October 2008 . . . |
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10/1/2008 EPA BROWNFIELDS JOB TRAINING GRANT PROPOSAL The WorkPlace, Inc. is in the process of preparing an application for a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the EPA Brownfields Job Training Program. The EPA awards competitive . . . |
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10/1/2008 The WorkPlace, Inc. Celebrates 25 Years of Building Better Lives
The WorkPlace, Inc. hosted its quarterly Board Meeting and celebratory breakfast on September 19 honoring and thanking: |
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9/29/2008 The WorkPlace, Inc. Mobilizer - September 2008 . . . |
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9/16/2008 Helping mortgage borrowers keep their homes
(Bridgeport, CT) September 10, 2008 – |
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9/4/2008 Donated Backpacks Help Local Children
(Bridgeport, CT) September 3, 2008 – |
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8/26/2008 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - August 2008 . . . |
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8/15/2008 IFS Center and NCC graduate first students from new IFS Specialist Certificate Program (Bridgeport, CT) August 14, 2008 – On August 13, 2008, seven students attending Norwalk Community College (NCC) for the past two years have completed the IFS Specialist Certificate Program. Congratulations . . . |
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7/31/2008 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - July 2008 . . . |
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6/30/2008 Free Web Development Camp in Ansonia
Seeking Valley high school students to attend camp and learn about webpage design |
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6/28/2008 Fed grant to aid homeless veterans
CT Post, 6/28/2008 |
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6/27/2008 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - June 2008 . . . |
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5/30/2008 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - May 2008 . . . |
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4/25/2008 Green Jobs Go Local
Free Event to Give Regional Outlook |
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4/25/2008 Regional Focus on Green Jobs
(Bridgeport, CT) April 25, 2008 – |
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4/24/2008 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - April 2008 . . . |
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3/27/2008 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - March 2008 . . . |
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2/27/2008 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - February 2008 . . . |
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1/25/2008 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - January 2008 . . . |
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12/17/2007 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - December 2007 . . . |
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11/30/2007 MaturityWorks - A Senior Community Service Employment Program
Helping individuals age 55 and older to earn more money! |
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11/30/2007 The Academy for Career Advancement
Helping individuals making $15 an hour or less to possibly qualify for program help them earn more money! |
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11/30/2007 World AIDS Day - November 30
The WorkPlace, Inc., Career Resources, CTWorks Mark World AIDS Day |
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11/29/2007 Region talks about $5m grant uses
WIRED - Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development |
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11/6/2007 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - November 2007 . . . |
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10/31/2007 CELEBRATING CONNECTICUT VETERANS, A Veterans Day Lunch and Mini-Fair of Services for Veterans, November 9
CELEBRATING CONNECTICUT VETERANS |
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10/26/2007 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - October 2007 Revised . . . |
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10/3/2007 Telecommuting Site Launched for Connecticut Residents (Bridgeport) October 3, 2007 – Today, The WorkPlace, Inc., with the support of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy, launched www.TeleworkTools.org, a . . . |
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9/20/2007 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - September 2007 . . . |
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8/20/2007 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - August 2007 . . . |
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7/23/2007 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - July 2007 . . . |
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6/18/2007 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - June 2007 . . . |
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5/9/2007 May Coach . . . |
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5/9/2007 TeleWork Project Issues Preliminary Report The WorkPlace, Inc.'s TeleWork/Telecommuting research project, funded by USDOL/ODEP, has begun to share preliminary findings. The report explores factors from both the employer's and jobseeker's perspectives. . . . |
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5/9/2007 TeleWork Project Presents Research Findings
The WorkPlace's TeleWork project manager, Susan Kintner, presented findings to-date at the national ODEP conference. |
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1/23/2007 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - January 2007 . . . |
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12/12/2006 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - December 2006 . . . |
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11/2/2006 The WorkPlace Mobilizer - October/November 2006 . . . |
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8/18/2006 2006 Community Audit and Needs Assessment
Our 2006 Community Audit & Needs Assessment, the key input to The WorkPlace’s strategic planning process, has just been completed. The Community Audit is an analysis of the region’s . . . |
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7/19/2006 Connecticut Wins $2.7 Million Training Grant for Insurance & Financial Services Industry
Governor Rell Applauds Innovative Partnership to Support Economic Growth |
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6/22/2006 WorkPlace, Inc. to receive $296,000 for reintegrating homeless veterans into workforce
Washington, D.C. - On June 20, 2006, Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) announced that The WorkPlace, Inc. will receive a $296,000 competitive grant for a program to help reintegrate homeless veterans . . . |
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6/6/2006 Bridgeport agency teaches skill for industry
Judd Mellott wanted his workers to understand the value of negotiations. After all, approaching discussions from different angles when buying materials from a supplier could mean the difference between . . . |
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11/9/2005 Income of Connecticut's Residents Projected to Decline If Education Does Not Improve San Jose, CA—If current trends continue, the percentage of Connecticut's workers with a college degree will decrease and the personal income of state residents will decline over the next 15 years, . . . |
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10/11/2005 Grant targets employment for people with disabilities
The WorkPlace, Inc. has just won a $557,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to work with partners on “Western Connecticut’s Project with Industries.” |
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10/9/2005 Grant funds partnerships with faith-based and community organizations
The WorkPlace, Inc. receives federal grant to develop partnerships with 5 faith-based and community organizations |
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9/2/2005 Website Launch!
New website is user-friendly and informative |