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During Eaton City Council’s meeting, Brenda Latanza, Director of Preble County Development Partnership (PCDP), presented a report on PCDP history, current projects, and the new job portal. Preble County is the first Certified ACT Work Ready Community in the State of Ohio, something that Latanza notes is recognized world wide.

The National Center for College and Career Transitions, or NC3T, has a twofold mission: Every Learner with a Dream and a Plan, and Every Community with a Capable, Ready Workforce.”  Catch episode 14 of Ready for Work.

A recent press release from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce announced that the state of will be using millions of dollars in grant money to help the nearly four dozen distressed and at-risk counties across Tennessee. 

The Mesa County Workforce Center in Grand Junction has earned recognition for its workforce development efforts over the past year.

The center received an award for achieving goals as Mesa County retained certification as an ACT Work Ready Community.

It’s easy for an executive to get lost in the demanding, broad responsibilities of the work and lose touch with the impact that your products actually have on the ground level, with the customers who use them. I had an experience last week that brought this point to light. Blog post by Suzana Delanghe

Energizer Battery announced plans to bring 440 new jobs to Franklin, Indiana, in Johnson County, a Work Ready Community in Progress.  Dana Monson with the Johnson County Development Corporation, noted the city and county has been working hard to be proactive in community development to attract talent and skill-up existing talent to create a viable workforce.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Hawkins County was recognized for its workforce development achievements over the past year at the ACT Workforce Summit in Charlotte, N.C. on Tuesday, Oct. 29, along with 48 other participating ACT Work Ready Communities.