Lowndes County
Lowndes County is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Aug 31, 2020
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Nov 2018
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94%
of maintaining goals completed
News for Lowndes County
Maintaining Goals
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
Emerging
 |
815 | 978 |
| Current
|
82 | 1753 |
| Transitioning
|
722 | 2232 |
| Workforce category not identified | + |
| Goals | Actual | |
| Improved Certificates | 218 | 277 |
Employer Supporting Goals
| Employers supporting | |
| New and reaffirming employers support goal |
120 |
| New and reaffirming employers support actual |
32 |
Lowndes County
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
| Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
|
| Emerging | High School | 794 | 229 | 360 | 159 | 46 |
| College | 184 | 35 | 99 | 47 | + | |
| Current | Private | 935 | 179 | 497 | 205 | 54 |
| Public | 818 | 186 | 487 | 130 | 15 | |
| Transitioning | Adult Education | 15 | + | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Unemployed | 2207 | 596 | 1212 | 347 | 52 | |
| Recent Veteran | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | + | |
| Workforce category not identified | + | 0 | + | + | 0 | |
| Totals | 4965 | 1228 | 2673 | 893 | 171 | |
The table above is a detailed breakdown of the same ACT WorkKeys NCRC data presented in the upper right box on this page and represents ACT WorkKeys NCRCs earned or improved throughout the community. All ACT WorkKeys NCRC data is updated monthly.
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Employers in Lowndes County recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Mike Rozier Construction Co. Inc.
- C Spire
- Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi
- Northeast MS Contract Procurement Center
Inc. - Gametime Athletics
- Ameriprise Finanical Services
- Mom 2 Be
- John W. Starr Jr DMD
- Town of Artesia
- Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home &
Crematory - Columbus Lowndes Chamber of Commerce
- Lee-Sykes Funeral Home
- Town of Caledonia
- Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development
Authority - Benchmark Memorial Life Center
- Lowndes County Industrial Development
Authority - Lowndes County
- Statewide Federal Credit Union
- The Bank of Vernon
- Puckett-Mcgee Electric Supply Co Inc
- Trimjoist Corporation
- Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers
- On Time Healthcare and Consulting Inc.
- JTS & Co. Mortgage Professionals
- Gobox Envrionmental LLC
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Mike Rozier Construction Co.
Inc. C Spire Yokohama Tire Manufacturing
Mississippi Northeast MS Contract
Procurement Center Inc. Gametime Athletics Ameriprise Finanical Services Mom 2 Be John W. Starr Jr DMD Town of Artesia Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral
Home & Crematory Columbus Lowndes Chamber of
Commerce Lee-Sykes Funeral Home Town of Caledonia Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Development Authority Benchmark Memorial Life Center Lowndes County Industrial
Development Authority Lowndes County Statewide Federal Credit Union The Bank of Vernon Puckett-Mcgee Electric Supply
Co Inc Trimjoist Corporation Express Oil Change & Tire
Engineers On Time Healthcare and
Consulting Inc. JTS & Co. Mortgage
Professionals Gobox Envrionmental LLC Security Couriers Inc Beautiful Life Adult Day
Center Penny Bowen Designs Inc Rook's Wine Cellar & Spirits Industrial Fire Protection Inc Eat With Us Group Columbus Take Me Too Travels Charters Edward Jones - Financial
Advisor: Josh Read HealthMarkets Insurance Carl Hogan Toyota Hopkins Insurance LLC Financial Concepts East Miss Community College Terra Care Landscaping LLC CONVENIENT CARE MEDICAL CLINIC Family Resource Center of
North Mississippi BancorpSouth Phillips Contracting Co. Inc. Neel-Schaffer Hopkins Insurance Milestone Investment Group Palmer Home Thrift Shop Air Control Engineering Harding Catering APAC-Mississippi/Memphis Inc. Columbus Light & Water
Department BTM Solutions Electric Motor Sales and
Service Dutch Oil Company Life Choices Pregnancy Care
Center Bella Derma | Organic Day Spa Incognito Investigations Inc Qualified Staffing Garden Hill Assisted Living
LLC Kerby Law Firm Trustmark National Bank Sky's the Limit Counseling
Service The Bride & Groom Adventure ATV Valmet Inc. Waters Truck and Tractor Co.
Inc. Prographics Inc. Burks Mordecai Builders Inc Mitchell McNutt & Sams PLLC Tellos LLC Columbus Recycling Tom Soya Grain Co Inc Life Church of Columbus Inc The Nichols Firm PLLC BankFirst Financial Services 
Print Sullivan's Office Supply Baptist Memorial
Hospital-Golden Triangle Calvert-Spradling Engineers Golden Triangle Planning and
Development District McCrary West Construction Metropolitan YMCAs of
Mississippi / Metro Jackson
YMCA Clark Beverage Group Perma Corporation Steel Dynamics Inc. Mississippi Steel Processing Burns Dirt Construction Ceco Building Systems JBHM Architects PA Atmos Energy GT MS Columbus Warehouse And Storage Golden Triangle Regional
Airport The Commercial Dispatch Greater Columbus Learning
Center MUW Office of Outreach &
Innovation CENTURY 21 Doris Hardy &
Associates LLC Main Street Columbus Inc Mississippi School for
Mathematics and Science RE/MAX Partners Mississippi Department of
Human Services Waste Pro USA - Columbus REMAX Partners Town of Caledonia City of Columbus Volume Freight Impression Solutions Inc. Chldren's Health Center APAC-Mississippi Inc Exceed Technologies Burford Electric Service Inc. The CPI Group JTS & Co. Southern Ionics Inc Air Control Engineering Inc Paroled2Pride M&M TAX & CREDIT REPAIR. &
INSUANCE Company Qualifed STaffing United Way of Lowndes County Coldwell Banker West Realty
Company Legacy Transportation Inc WTVA Beans & Cream Books & Boards CONTACT Helpline Gregory Construction Services
Inc Cadence Bank Nancy Carpenter BancorpSouth Bank WCBI-TV Columbus Mcconnell Brothers Transfer &
Storage Columbus Brick Co East Mississippi Community
College T. E. Lott & Company Paccar Engine Company Columbus
MS United States Watkins Ward and Stafford PLLC APAC-Mississippi Inc. Neel-Schaffer Royal Trucking Company 4-County Electric Power
Association Lowndes County Port Authority Trustmark National Bank PryorMorrow PC Newell Paper Co - Columbus Electric Motor Sales &
Service Inc. Renasant Bank Nickels Wealth Management Galloway-Chandler-McKinney
Insurance Community Counseling Services Castle Properties Inc Golden Triangle Development
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Does your business support job applicants with an ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate?
Maintaining Goals
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging
|
815 | 978 |
| Current
|
82 | 1753 |
| Transitioning
|
722 | 2232 |
| Workforce category not identified | + |
| Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
|---|---|---|
| Improved Certificates |
218 | 277 |
Employer Supporting Goals
| Employers supporting | 149 |
| New and reaffirming employers support goal |
120 |
| New and reaffirming employers support actual |
32 |
Lowndes County
Service Delivery for ACT WorkKeys NCRC
Participating High Schools
If you are an employer and want more information on how to access services, please contact:
Golden Triangle Development LINK
6623288369
Improved ACT NCRC
| To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Not Earned | 48 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Bronze | 182 | 7 | 1 | |
| Silver | 23 | 3 | ||
| Gold | 1 | |||
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