Regional study highlights workplace challenges for three major employers
Apr 09, 2013 — When it comes to hiring workers, three of Southwest Florida’s largest employers — though quite different — face many of the same challenges. For the full story by Naples...
SW Florida Microenterprise Institute-Entrepreneurship Program
Mar 29, 2013 — With diploma in hand, graduates chase dreams – Future entrepreneurs learned ins, outs during 6-week class. … future business owners graduated Wednesday from the Southwest Florida MicroEnterprise Institute organized...
Workforce: Right mix of skills elusive in Southwest florida
Mar 20, 2013 — Executives from the financial services, construction and tourism sectors outlined their hiring needs Tuesday at the Workforce Now event at Edison State College. While the specific skills needed vary...
Longer workweek could mean more jobs coming
Mar 13, 2013 — Employers are reaching their limit stretching the workweek, so they may have to start hiring soon. The 236,000 jobs the economy added in February lifted markets Friday — and...
Outlook is for more hiring than firing
Mar 12, 2013 — Hiring in Lee County is expected to cool slightly in the second quarter, but employment should remain mostly stable with some hiring and few job cuts, according to a...
Employers add a stunning 236,000 jobs in February
Mar 08, 2013 — Employers added a much-better-than-expected 236,000 jobs in February as the labor market continued to shrug off a recent payroll tax hike and the prospect of big federal spending cuts....
Employers Overlook High-Tech Candidates
Mar 07, 2013 — Highly valued employees are turning to their phones to hunt for jobs, but employers’ outdated tech is throwing a wrench in the process. The recovering labor market may be...
Southwest Florida Hiring Improves, Wages Lacking
Feb 22, 2013 — Southwest Florida Economy – Jobs bounce back, but pay rates plunge Feb 21, 2013 newspress.com| … “We are seeing a definite increase in job order listings, but many of...
Economists optimistic about 2013
Feb 12, 2013 — Robust employment increases anticipated later in the year. by Paul Davidson and Barbara Hansen, USA TODAY7:44p.m. EST February 10, 2013 The first half of 2013 is expected to be...
Companies Crave Local Employees
Feb 05, 2013 — Recruiting employees from outside the state is difficult, expensive and it makes retaining workers more challenging, but qualified candidates often aren’t available in Southwest Florida, top employers said Monday. ...