McMinn County Economic Development Authority launches major workforce development initiative

Your Skills. Your Future. aims to connect qualified workers to area jobs ATHENS, Tenn. (Nov. 7, 2018) – Through a new workforce development initiative, the McMinn County Economic Development Authority is resolving

Share
Manufacturers Added 15,000 Workers in January, Extending the Strong Job Gains Seen in 2017

  Key Takeaways: Manufacturing employment rose by 15,000 in January, with the sector continuing to add net new jobs at a solid pace and with average weekly earnings up 2.8 percent

Share
US Manufacturing Primed for Another Growth Year

American inventory investment is too low, the recovery in business investment should lift factories, and the housing market is on the mend, all of which should help spur a strong

Share
There’s a strong need for women in advanced manufacturing

The share of women working in the manufacturing industry is at its highest point since April 2009. Over the last eight years, we have seen positive changes in the industry’s

Share
After decades of pushing bachelor’s degrees, U.S. needs more tradespeople

FONTANA, Calif. — At a steel factory dwarfed by the adjacent Auto Club Speedway, Fernando Esparza is working toward his next promotion. Esparza is a 46-year-old mechanic for Evolution Fresh,

Share
CSCC names its partners for Mechatronics Institute

Cleveland State Community College has announced the area companies it will partner with it for the new Mechatronics Institute at Cleveland State. Denso Manufacturing, Eaton, McKee Foods, Thomas & Betts

Share
When Foreign Companies Are Making, Not Killing, U.S. Jobs

At the airport here, there is a reminder to travelers of the jobs that global trade can bring. A shiny 2017 Volkswagen Passat is stationed near the entryway and labeled:

Share
Filling Jobs Toughest Task for Tennessee Manufacturers

With one of every four factory workers retiring in the next decade, Tennessee manufacturers say their biggest worry is getting enough qualified workers for the future for increasingly technology-based factories,

Share
Does Your State Have a Good Plan to Ensure Students Are Career-Ready?

The Every Student Succeeds Act offers states an opportunity to make plans that will build career readiness into their school systems. How are they doing with that so far? Pretty

Share

There’s been some great news recently from Cleveland State Community College. CSCC is starting its second half-century by adding even more services that will make our Cleveland area workforce even

Share