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 March 2017
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Centralina WDB Regional News 
Centralina NEXGEN Young Adult Takes on the Air Force with the Help of I-CARE, Inc. 
Montre Shuler, a 20 year old Centralina NEXGEN young adult customer from I-CARE, Inc., entered into the program in August 2016.  He was a high school graduate with no direction after receiving his diploma in 2015.  Most of his life was spent in a single parent home with his mother who eventually married when he was 14 years old Read the Story
Centralina WDB Adult Customer Receives Full-Time Employment After Training Opportunity!
In Feburary 2015 adult customer, Sandra Halliburton came to the NCWorks Career Center-Union seeking additional WIOA training and funding to complete the Associates Degree Medical Office Administration Program at South Piedmont Community College (SPCC), as she had met the $8,000 benefit max. Halliburton initially enrolled in the program on October 30, 2013 and began training on January 9, 2014.    Read the Story
Anson County
Lilesville's Hornwood Embraces the Future
When you walk into Chuck Horne's office at Hornwood, what stands out is a framed photograph of Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees swinging at a pitch in 1941 - the year he achieved a 56-game hitting streak, a record that still stands today. 
Cabarrus, Iredell, and Rowan Counties
How to Get Hired for New Midland Jobs 
David King of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College attended a recent Midland Town Council meeting to talk about just that. Corning Incorporated has promised 200 jobs and Intertape Polymer Group said it will create 49 jobs; and King said the North Carolina Manufacturing Institute can prepare Cabarrus County workers for these jobs. 
Lincoln County
Gaston College Course Addresses Employability Skills For Current Job Market
Developing effective employability skills is important for individuals just entering the workforce, and also for those who have established careers and years of experience. Michelle R. Swann, who has been working in her field for over 25 years, credits Continuing Education classes at Gaston College for her success in landing a lucrative new position. 
How Gaston's Ignite Your Future Program Boosts Manufacturing 
What do you get when to combine 430 Gaston County high-school students in a big room with 11 employers? Crystal McCabe, human resources director for Dixon Quick Coupling in the Dallas area, is hoping for a few prospects for employees for the company's plant in the Gastonia Technology Park.  Read the Story
Hoyle Annouces Plans to Retire as Superintendent
Dr. Sherry Hoyle has announced that she will retire in July as superintendent of Lincoln County Schools. Hoyle has served as superintendent since 2011..  Read the Story
NC Forecast: More Slow Growth in 2017
March 2. The North Carolina economy will continue the slow growth pattern in 2017, but the state will need to focus on productivity growth this year, said UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton. If the rate of growth continues, 2017 would represent the...   Read the Story
Can Factory Jobs Be Made in America Again? 
For nearly 20 years, Michael Philbeck drove forklifts and fixed machines at a factory here that makes materials for car tires. Over the years, as dozens of other plants west of Charlotte closed, his hung on.  Read the Story
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