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The WorkPlace receives $200K EPA grant to train Bridgeport students in brownfield remediation
Fairfield County Business Journal. By Kevin Zimmerman - March 12, 2021. Bridgeport’s The WorkPlace Inc. is receiving a $200,000 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The WorkPlace is one...
US EPA Awards The WorkPlace $200,000 To Train For Environment Related Careers
CONTACT: press@epa.gov EPA Selects 18 Organizations to Receive $3.3 Million in Brownfields Job Training Grants to Build a Skilled Environmental Workforce in Economically Distressed Communities Across the Nation WASHINGTON (March 11, 2021) — Today, the U.S....
CTDOL Scheduling Employment Services Appointments at American Job Centers
For unemployment claims questions, visit online support at www.FileCTUI.com Due to the continuing pandemic, the number of people in each Center must be limited to allow for social distancing. You must first schedule an appointment to visit an American Job Center....
Dress for Success Mid-Fairfield County Joins Google Initiative to Provide 100,000 Black Women With Career Development and Digital Skills Training Over the Next Year
Created by Black Women for Black Women, Program Aims to Equip Group Disproportionately Impacted by Unemployment with Critical Digital Skills Needed for Today’s In-Demand Jobs Dress for Success Mid-Fairfield County is excited to be a partner of Grow with Google: Black...
January Jobs Report
By Joseph M. Carbone, Pres/CEO The January Jobs Report issued Friday was a stark reminder of trouble ahead. We have known for months that the pandemic recession would lay heaviest on the backs of the poorest among us. Here are some important features of that report...
Bridgeport works to expand access to senior COVID vaccination
CT Post. By Brian Lockhart. Feb. 2, 2021. BRIDGEPORT — Scott Wilderman, president of Career Resources, is used to helping people find jobs but now his nonprofit will be undertaking another mission: Helping elderly residents obtain the coronavirus vaccine. Career...