Press Releases
Avangrid Teaming Up With DFSMFC To Empower Local Women
Bridgeport, CT—April 11, 2022 Dress for Success Mid-Fairfield County is pleased to announce Avangrid as the Presenting Sponsor of Purse-suit of Success! to be held on May 10, 2022, in Bridgeport at the Boca Oyster Bar. Dress for Success empowers women to achieve...
Virtual Forum On Employment Resources On Monday, March 28
State Representative Kara Rochelle (D — Ansonia, Derby) is partnering with The WorkPlace President and CEO, Joe Carbone, and Vice President of Business Engagement, Mike Morgan, for a Virtual Forum on Employment Resources on Monday, March 28, 2022 at 3 p.m. via Zoom....
The Alliance for Cannabis Equity release Manifesto, a resource for Black and Brown Entrepreneurs, Social Equity Applicants, and Minority Workers in the Cannabis Industry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24. 2022 Bridgeport, CT [February 24, 2022] - The Alliance for Cannabis Equity, created to be an authoritative and trusted resource for those interested in assuring that the social equity provisions related to adult-use cannabis are...
ConnCORP, The WorkPlace Announce the Alliance for Cannabis Equity (ACE)
Hamden, CT [November 23, 2021] – The Connecticut Community Outreach Revitalization Program (ConnCORP) and The WorkPlace, announced today the creation of the Alliance for Cannabis Equity (ACE) between the two organizations. ACE is being created in recognition of the...
Adrienne Parkmond, COO of The WorkPlace Chosen as Awardee for NAACP 100 Most Influential Blacks in Connecticut
The WorkPlace’s Adrienne Parkmond, Esq. was recently chosen as a 2021 awardee for the NAACP 100 Most Influential Blacks in Connecticut. Parkmond and the other awardees will be honored October 23rd at an awards reception at Foxwoods Resort and Casino. It will feature...
Successful Employment Program Leverages Job Readiness of Skilled Workers While Addressing Employer Demand for Talent
Bridgeport, CT – September 29, 2021 The WorkPlace announces the launch of a “Pop-Up” American Job Center (AJC) in response to the employment needs of jobseekers loosing federal unemployment benefits. According to the Department of Labor, Connecticut has about 125,000...
Manufacturing Job Training Partnership Begins Program at Derby High School
Manufacturing remains a leading industry in the state, supporting over 150,000 jobs and providing family supporting wages to maintain thriving communities. Essential to the growth of manufacturing output is the continued flow of talented and skilled workers to move...
DeLauro, Himes Announce Nearly $1.3 Million YouthBuild Grant for The WorkPlace
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) today announced that The WorkPlace in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has been awarded $1,292,935 under the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration YouthBuild program. These...
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....
The WorkPlace Announces Launch of Platform to Employment 2.0
New Employment Services for Jobseekers Impacted by COVID-19. The WorkPlace announces the launch of a new program to assist jobseekers who have lost employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March 1st, nearly 70,000 unemployment claims have been processed for...
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