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El Paso Electric Continues It’s Strong Commitment to Workforce Development
/in News /by Tracey BryanTo see the Las Cruces Sun-News Story, click here.
Counting the Full Cost of College
/in News /by Tracey BryanLearn & Earn Column, Las Cruces Sun-News: Sept. 2, 2018 August was an exciting time in our town, as the streets of Las Cruces filled with the more than 12,000 students attending New Mexico State University and 8,000 more at Dona Ana Community College. A new school year is packed full of possibilities for these […]
Listening for Change
/in Uncategorized /by Tracey BryanLas Cruces Bulletin Column – August 17, 2018 Change happens when we listen. That’s the profound lesson learned in July when a group of parents with young children were willing to sit across the table from Workforce Connections staff members and share their real-life experiences with employment and education. The event took place as a […]
It’s the Workforce, Stupid!
/in Uncategorized /by Tracey BryanLas Cruces Sun-News, Learn & Earn Column – August 5, 2018 Yes, James Carville, an adviser to then-President Bill Clinton, famously used a version of this statement to stress the importance of improving the economy to meet the needs of the American people during the time of Clinton’s presidency. However, today the economy is actually […]
Let Business Lead
/in Uncategorized /by Tracey BryanLas Cruces Sun-News – Learn & Earn Column, July 1, 2018 Workforce is the place where education and ability meet opportunity and employer demand. Across the country, states and communities just like ours are wrestling with the workforce conundrum: We have people. We have jobs. But the people we have are not equipped with the […]