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Adding to Northwest Missouris roster of Certified Work Ready Communities can help greatly in boosting the regional economy. Enticing high-quality companies to locate or expand here — to make a long-term commitment and spend millions of dollars on equipment and facilities — is heavily dependent on ownerships belief the investment will pay off.

Memphis and Shelby County committed to improve its workforce Monday by starting a bid to become one of the ACT Work Ready Communities. The National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) workforce credential — offered by ACT, the same company whose exams qualify students for college entrance — complements degrees and other certifications earned....

The recent achievement by a group of area educators, business owners, and state and local officials has given Quay County and Tucumcari a nationally recognized tool that can be used to attract new economic development. One of the main things businesses look at in a potential site for expansion is whether or not there is a workforce large enough..

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Iowa Workforce Development announced Thursday the county achieved that status by satisfying several qualifications. •Five percent of Chickasaw Countys workforce earned National Career Readiness Certificates.

Cumberland County has begun the two-year process of becoming a Certified Work Ready Community (WRC).

Karen Seman, director of workforce development for Richland Community Development Group gave the first lecture about how WorkKeys, a test created through the ACT will soon be given to students in high school

The Graduation Alliance also recently announced a collaboration to offer the WorkKeys job skill tests and the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) as part of a diploma program.

College officials say May will be a very important month for Career Readiness Testing. The WorkKeys tests for the National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) will be offered five times during May.

According to a recent survey from the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, only 30 percent of high school graduates without post-secondary instruction obtain full-time employment.