Tag: Workforce
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Advancing workforce-development bills aim to give learners in-demand skills
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado legislators this month advanced two significant pieces of workforce-development legislation — one bill to create regional talent-development plans and grow an existing grant program, and another to create a system to track student success more closely. Both House Bill 1364 and HB 1365 are…
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Skills gap, worker shortage, TABOR – takeaways from economic forum
Business and community leaders gathered Thursday for the 26th annual University of Colorado — Colorado Springs Economic Forum. It was the first in-person forum since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in early 2019. In her main address, Tatiana Bailey, director of the UCCS Economic Forum, discussed the headwinds that could be forcing the economy into…
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More teens working in Colorado, U.S. than before the start of COVID-19 pandemic
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save School is out for summer and that means teens aren’t only looking forward to warmer weather and vacations, but also summer jobs. And they’ll have plenty of company. In 2021, 32% of teens ages 16 to 19 were participating in the nation’s workforce, while 39.6%…
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Space Symposium kicks off with day focused on the next generation of space leaders
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sights and sounds from the 36th Space Symposium, the world’s largest space show, held at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. (Video by Skyler Ballard) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “SCENES FROM | 36th Space Symposium”, “description”: “Sights and sounds from the 36th Space Symposium,…