News Tagged: Workforce Development
Weyerhaeuser Announces Partnership to Support Workforce Development
National partnership with Be Pro Be Proud will teach students about career opportunities in the forest products industrySEATTLE, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Weyerhaeuser Company today announced a national partnership with Be Pro Be Proud, an i...
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Georgia Chamber Foundation Announces New Center for Workforce and Talent Preparedness
ATLANTA - On Wednesday, January 10, the Georgia Chamber Foundation, the state’s leading economic research organization, announced the creation of its new Center for Workforce and Talent Preparedness at the Chamber’s annual Eggs and Issues...
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Public Service National Champions
Georgia’s Public Service and Outreach staff likes to say UGA won three recent national championships. Two were the back-to-back 2022 and 2023 NCAA football championships. The other was for public service.Last November, UGA was awarded the C. Peter M...
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Joint Workforce Development Event Hosted at Lumpkin County High School
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – The Development Authority of Lumpkin County and Lumpkin County High School hosted a job fair and the Be Pro Be Proud Mobile Workshop at Lumpkin County High School on May 16 and 17, 2022.During the event, students visited booths...
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Interactive mobile unit promotes workforce development
Q: I passed a large rig wrapped with “Be Pro Be Proud” on the interstate. Would you tell me about this?A: You are inquiring about an interactive, outdoor mobile unit designed to showcase skilled trades to students through a presentation and si...
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COED announces new strategic plan
The Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) has launched Cherokee By Choice 2.0, a strategic plan to guide the county's economic development efforts forward over the next five years.COED first made the announcement Wednesday at the historic Can...
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