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Jeff Fox: A step toward an improved workforce November 04, 2019

Lara Vermillion, president of the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce, was giving her members an update on the Certified Work Ready Community program. Workers take a test akin to the ACT most of us took in high school. It measures skill areas such as graphic literacy, applied math and workplace documents

Jeff Fox: A tool to assess worker readiness July 15, 2019

Local business leaders are still pushing to get Jackson County registered as a “Certified Work Ready Community.” About 200 businesses need to sign up for that to happen.

“It’s important to do this, even if you’re not hiring right now,” Lara Vermillion, president of the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce, told business owners and others at a recent chamber gathering.

Despite gains in tech, Kansas City and Missouri face severe workforce shortage February 22, 2019

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry this week released a report, Workforce 2030, outlining a concerning look at the future of the Missouri economy. The solution the report offers is a series of new and expanded workforce development proposals to attract workers to the state.

Jackson County is working toward ACT Work Ready Communities Certification September 01, 2017

Jackson County is working on the ACT Work Ready Communities certification to produce and hire high quality employees. Today we are holding a kick off luncheon to educate Eastern Jackson County employers on the benefits and to explain the opportunity to participate.