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RoyOMartin is the first in the nation to earn the Work Ready Employer of Choice designation from ACT Work Ready Communities. Congratulations to RoyOMartin. To learn about Work Ready Designations for Organization contact the WRC crew at wrc@act.org.

CENLA's Work Ready Network in Central Louisiana is the first in the nation to earn the WorkKeys Work Ready Economic Development Catalyst designation from ACT Work Ready Communities. Congratulations to the Rapides Foundation, Orchard Foundation, and the CENLA Work Ready team on this distinction.

Site Selection Magazine's November edition includes a dozen location spotlights that include WorkKeys NCRC growth trends to demonstrate workforce quality. Features include Kansas, the Dakotas, Virginia, Nebraska, New York, Mississippi, Washington, and Wyoming.

Work Ready Central Louisiana hosted its 2024 summit recently and KALB-TV was live on the scene to interview Keisha Hamilton and Lafe Jones.

2022 marks the 8th annual National Apprenticeship Week and celebrations November 14th through the 20th to showcase the success and value of apprenticeship to rebuild the economy, advance equity, and support under-served communities. On Episode 36 of Ready for Work, we take you to the recent ACT Workforce Summit in New Orleans for a keynote presentation featuring the Woodworks program at Roy O’Martin, a forestry-products leader in Louisiana and Texas. HR pro and Work Ready Communities ambassador, Donna Bailey presented a luncheon keynote on the three components that made Woodworks a success and some of the voices of excellence along the way.  Episode 36 concludes with a quick introduction to the Apprenticeship Ambassador initiative from the U.S. Department of Labor.