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. ...
Valuable Resource for Finding Accredited Online Colleges
Jan 31, 2013 — Determining accreditation for online colleges can feel like working your way through a maze. Let this site be your guide. Accredited Online Colleges lets you search through countless accredited...
Florida’s Minimum Wage Increases on January 1, 2013
Nov 01, 2012 — The Florida minimum wage will be $7.79 per hour, effective January 1, 2013. To read the full announcement from the Department of Economic Opportunity, click the following link –...
Teachers Jump into Workplace
Aug 07, 2012 — High school teachers and administrators from across Lee County will be reporting for duty at major local businesses this fall as part of a new program designed to strengthen...
FGCU workshop teaches not-for-profit business
Jul 02, 2012 — The Small Business Development Center at Florida Gulf Coast University, in partnership with Stroemer & Co. and Phoenix File & Pagidipati PLLC, hosts a five-week workshop to help participants...
Polygon Solutions Joining the Southwest Regional Manufacturers Association
Jun 29, 2012 — Polygon Solutions Inc. is announcing that it is joining the Southwest Regional Manufacturers Association (SRMA). One purpose of the Southwest Regional Manufacturers Association is to bring manufacturers together to...
Regional Workforce Boards Accountability Act
Jun 29, 2012 — A top priority for Governor Rick Scott, the Regional Workforce Boards Accountability Act goes into effect July 1. Underscoring the commitment of state and local workforce leaders to elevating...
Florida’s Unemployment Compensation Program Renamed – Reemployment Assistance Program
Jun 29, 2012 — Florida becomes the first state in the nation to re-brand the state’s Unemployment Compensation Benefits Program to the Reemployment Assistance Program, beginning July 1, 2012. Click here for the...
New Foundations of Machining Course give graduates a hiring edge
Jun 27, 2012 — 2012 0627 Machining Students Gain an Edge_newspress Students who pass the new Foundations of Machining course offered at three Southwest Florida technical schools will get an edge in finding...