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NW Indiana employers able to offset costs-while Hoosiers train in high gro
wth sector jobs
Next Level Jobs initiative will contribute more than $20 million into a pair of grant programs through the Department of Workforce Development over the next two years. High growth sector industries able to take advantage of the initiative are manufacturing, building and construction, health and life sciences, IT and business services, transportation and logistics, and agriculture.
Businesses can be reimbursed up to $2,500 for each new employee training.
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Pulaski County employers form strategic partnership to address in-demand skill
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The unique partnership involving five Pulaski County businesses is setting the example for other other communities confronted with the dilemma of having workers who need to possess 20th century skills in order to operate new sophisticated equipment on the factory floor.
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NWIWB contributes in upskilling community
health workers
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Northwest Indiana Workforce Board recently worked in collaboration with fund recipients--Health Visions Midwest and Esperanza Ministries to implement and support training for Community Health Workers in the region. The recent Skill Up! Round 2 funding from the Department of Workforce Development served two purposes.
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JAG program ends year with positive outcomes and $4.3 in student scholarships
The NW Indiana Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) program was recognized and honored at the 24th Annual JAG National Training Seminar in Las Vegas. Awards and recognition were gained for outstanding leadership to exemplary success levels for graduation rates, employment, and positive outcomes. In addition, the following schools secured student scholarships: AK Smith-Michigan City, Calumet New Tech, East Chicago Central, Gary West Leadership I and II, Gary Roosevelt, Knox High School, Hammond High School, and Wirt Emerson Visual & Performing Arts.
Read more on awards and scholarship amounts per school.
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June 2017
Northwest Indiana Labor Force Report
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Regional Snapshot
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Labor Force Report
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The unemployment rate remains low, though it has ticked up slightly. The labor force increased significantly compared to the month before with 6,585 people joining the labor force, which is likely partially responsible for the uptick in unemployment rate too. This increase is a usual trend for the month. However, the regional labor force remains more than 3,000 workers short of where it was this time last year.
Lake County is the highest unemployment county in the region, and region 1 has the highest unemployment rate in the state. Indiana’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate is significantly lower than any other surrounding state’s rate.
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Meet the Northwest Indiana Workforce Board
Chair-
Mary Lewis,
Accounting & Business Manage
r-Andover Management/In Good Company
Vice Chair-
Debi Baughman,
Director of Training
-Horizon Bank
Secretary-
Gary Olund,
President & CEO
-Northwest Indiana Community Action
Treasurer-
Frank Cardello,
Chief Financial Officer
-Packaging Logic
Past Chair
-George Douglas,
Sr. VP of Operations
-Indiana Beverage
Members
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- Jim Clarida, President & Business Representative-IBEW Local 531
- Thomas Coley, Chancellor-Ivy Tech Community College
- Adam Collins, Vice President of Operations-Kruz, Inc.
- Kim DeQuis, Regional Manager-Family & Social Services Administration
- Kris Emaus, Chair-Region 1 Works Council
- Ric Frataccia, Superintendent-Valparaiso Community Schools
- Rich Gamblin, Apprenticeship/Training Coordinator-Ironworker Local 395
- Clausell Harding , Adult Education Director-A.K. Smith Center
- Keith Kirkpatrick, Owner-KPM Group
- Karen Kopka, Senior HR Manager-American Licorice Company
- Kristine Lukowski, HR Manager-Republic Services
- Joseph Medellin, Manager Human Resources-ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor
- Gary Miller, Chief Executive Officer-Prompt Ambulance
- Dan Murchek, President-Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor
- Arlene Pearson, Chief Human Resources Officer-Edgewater Systems
- Barbara Sacha, Labor Relations Manager-ArcelorMittal
- Ben Scheiner, Plant Manager-Wastebuilt
- Chris Smith, VP Human Resources-NiSource
- Brenda Walters, Human Resources Director-Wastequip
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