The Northwest Indiana Forum Foundation and the Indiana Economic Development Corp. (IEDC) approved six of 34 projects to receive READI grant funds.
Jobs for long haul
Higher education, trade and workforce groups collaborate to set workers on path to long-term careers by offering on-the-job training, opportunities for advanced learning.
Lake Area United Way president named new leader for Center of Workforce Innovations
Lisa Daugherty will be the new president and CEO for the Valparaiso-based Center of Workforce Innovations.
The evolving workplace
Sensitivity training has become more important as labor pools become melting pots of people from different ethnic backgrounds, races, religious beliefs and sexual preferences.
Charitable good neighbors
Across Northwest Indiana, companies are finding ways to give back — whether it’s responding to a fire call, assembling snack packs for children through local YMCA programs, giving away meals at Thanksgiving, helping build a playground, working on a Habitat for Humanity project or raising money to benefit a food bank or the United Way.