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ACT WorkKeys Customer Story - Click Bond April 02, 2018

ACT WorkKeys Customer Story - Martco, LLC April 02, 2018

ACT WorkKeys Customer Story - Mercedes Benz April 02, 2018

County Focuses on Workforce Quality by Building a Work Ready Community March 26, 2018

For MIssissippi County, Arkansas, becoming an ACT Work Ready Community was about making a good situation even better.

Magazine again names Nebraska tops in economic development March 13, 2018

If economic development was a boxing match, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better pound-for-pound fighter than Nebraska.

For the second year in a row, the state won the governor's cup award from Site Selection magazine for being the state with the most economic development projects per capita.

Nebraska had 110 economic development projects in 2017, or a little more than two a week. That was up from 101 in 2016.

Omaha-area Work Ready Initiative more than halfway to goal, leaders say March 12, 2018

One year in, a program meant to better connect job applicants with employers is more than halfway to its goal. Still, organizers say the program needs more employers to participate.

The Heartland Work Ready Initiative, which began in March 2017, aims to help area job seekers earn the nationally recognized ACT National Career Readiness Certificate , a standardized way for job applicants to show potential employers their skills.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY EARNS WORK READY CERTIFICATION February 26, 2018

St. Louis County is pleased to announce that it has achieved ACT Certified Work Ready Community (CWRC) status.  States, counties and economic development agencies across the United States have adopted the ACT Work Ready Communities program as a means of providing employers evidence of a skilled workforce.

Mesa County Workforce Center exceeding goals in matching job hunters with firms February 26, 2018

The staff at the Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction set some goals for its mission to match people looking for jobs with businesses looking for applicants.

Freight Assets, Workforce Availability And Cost Of Living Cited As Reasons Some Companies Are Choosing To Locate Operations In The St. Louis Region February 26, 2018

A job-ready workforce, lower cost of living, premier freight assets, growth potential and a lack of traffic congestion compared to other U.S. cities are among the top reasons given by several companies in the logistics industry as to why they have established businesses operations in the St. Louis, Missouri region. Representatives from Procter & Gamble, DNJ Intermodal Services, LLC, and Giltner St. Louis participated in a recent panel discussion hosted by the St. Louis Regional Freightway.

Arkansas Steelmaking Academy, ACT Work Ready Community in Mississippi County February 26, 2018

Two programs in Mississippi County are designed to bring more jobs to Northeast Arkansas.  Governor Asa Hutchinson went Blytheville Wednesday for the announcements, which center around the county’s growing steel industry.