economic development

Workforce development is about more than jobs and skills: A conversation with Narbada Chhetri

Earlier this year, Workforce Matters made a second round of investments through our Fund for Workforce Equity. In this round, we supported seven organizations working to engage workers and learners most impacted by racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in designing and implementing workforce development programs and policies.  In recognition of Read more…

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04/16/19 “Coffee Break” Webinar: Equitable Economic Development in Nashville

Join Workforce Matters for a webinar from 2-2:30 pm EDT with Patrick Combs, director of the Nashville Career Advancement Center (NCAC).  Patrick will share about his participation in the National League of Cities’ Equitable Economic Development Fellowship; Nashville’s efforts to connect economic development and workforce development in developing urban manufacturing in the city; and how Read more…

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04/10/19 “Coffee Break” Webinar: Equitable Economic Development in Boston

Join Workforce Matters for a webinar from 2:30-3 pm EDT with Jason Ewas and Alexandra Valdez of the City of Boston’s Economic Mobility Lab.  Jason and Alexandra will share about their participation in the National League of Cities’ Equitable Economic Development Fellowship; their efforts to connect economic development and workforce development; and how their efforts resulted in Read more…

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10/02/18 Webinar: Inclusive Growth – How Economic Development Organizations Can Support Talent Development

Workforce Matters members are invited to participate in a webinar with Joseph Parilla from the Brookings Institution as he shares the findings and lessons from Brookings’ Inclusive Economic Development Learning Lab, which worked with economic development entities in three U.S. cities to develop evidence-driven narratives to lay the groundwork for Read more…

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