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It's a story for victory and hope as the Recovery Resource program in Elizabethton holds its first graduation. WCYB reports on the program with remarks from WRC champion Lottie Ryans at the First Tennessee Development District.

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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.

The Work Ready Communities throughout the First Tenneessee Development District have a solid leadership group that also joined forces to reduce opioid addiction in their region. Now the U.S. Department of Labor's WorkforceGPS plans to showcase this work in an upcoming online event planned for May 31st.