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DMV adding places to renew licenses, ID cards

By Jim Shay, October 5, 2018 The state Department of Motor Vehicles is adding more places to renew driver’s licenses and ID cards in New Haven and Fairfield counties. The agency and its partners plan to open new locations in Southington and North Haven as well as...

The WorkPlace Receives $1.26M for Veterans Program

The WorkPlace has been awarded a $1.26 million grant by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to administer the Support Services for Veteran Families Program. Announced last Friday, the VA grant is for 12 months, renewable with satisfactory performance for two...

Suite Talk: Joseph M. Carbone, president and CEO of The WorkPlace Inc.

Westfair Communications. By Phil Hall - July 28, 2018 In 1996, Joseph M. Carbone left his job as a government relations executive for Textron Corp., a multi-industry conglomerate, to become president and CEO of The WorkPlace Inc., a Bridgeport-headquartered...

Foreclosure Prevention Program Reaches 10 Year Milestone

Agencies Gather to Recognize Achievements – Keeping People in Their Homes New Haven, CT – July 16, 2018 The Mortgage Crisis Job Training Program (MCJTP) has worked with over 4,000 Connecticut residents, providing more than 2,300 job training scholarships since 2008....

New Career Center Operator Welcome to Region on 7/1

June 22, 2018 The Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board, Inc. is welcoming The WorkPlace to the Greater New Bedford Career Center. The WorkPlace will be providing workforce services to the South Coast region starting July 1, 2018. A panel of workforce and...

50 Mid-Lifers Graduate With A Lifeline

New Haven Independent by MARKESHIA RICKS | May 24, 2018 Rochelle Bolton has been unemployed since July 10, 2017. Thanks to a program that helps those experiencing long-term unemployment get back to work, she’s confident that she’ll be employed again soon. Bolton and...