CapitalRegionWDB

This #MemorialDay our Workforce Development Board honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country and to their families. May the spirit of #MemorialDay remind us of the price of freedom and inspire us to live with gratitude and compassion to all every day.

Our Board Member Katie Newcombe from @CEG_NY presented this afternoon at the @NYSEDC Conference on regional attraction strategies. Katie focused on many assets in our region- higher education, sites, community partnerships & most importantly a strong workforce development system

Exciting announcement of $40M investment in our Region from NYS for advanced manufacturing workforce training!

"No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence" ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

Wishing you a joyous and fun holiday season and a most prosperous New Year!

May this holiday bring new blessings and a renewed appreciation for the ones we already have. Happy Thanksgiving.

Are you a manufacturer struggling to find & retain your workforce? Have you explored registered apprenticeship as a solution? Join @CEG_NY Monday, 11/18 & find out how this learn and earn model can help your bottom line while investing in your workforce lnkd.in/g5PmcUHF

Celebrate #VeteransDay with us by taking the day to honor those who served. To veterans everywhere, THANK YOU!

Day 1 of regional workforce development convening with Columbia-Greene Workforce Development Board. 75+ partners coming together at @QuestarIII & online to develop shared aspirations. Thanks to @WorkforceInvest & @NYATEP helping guide the discussion.

At our board meeting today, hosted at @CapRegionBOCES, board members heard from @EmpireStateDev, @IHAUpstate & @NYSLabor. Guiding, driving & coordinating workforce development is the focus of our board members representing business, education, CBOs & economic developers.