A report from Public/Private Ventures, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and creating programs in low-income communities, shows the immensely positive impact of job training programs on unemployed and low-skilled workers. According to the report, these programs that are developed in collaboration with specific industries such as health care, accounting and even computer maintenance are [...]
Filed under: Community, Expertise, News, Philanthropy on August 3rd, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: Business, charity, Community, infrastructure, jobs, opportunity, philanthropy
Considering that layoffs, lack of decent employment opportunities and the effect of unemployment numbers on the economy are some of the biggest problems people are facing in today’s financially troubled world, any move that aims to help out-of-work individuals find jobs again is certainly a welcome one.
This is precisely what the Wal-Mart Foundation is [...]
Filed under: News, Philanthropy on April 15th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: jobs, philanthropy
According to a recent report titled “The Performing Arts Blueprint” published by Creative and Cultural Skills, a “skills time bomb” is threatening to damage the ability of the UK’s performing arts sector to fulfill its economic promise. It cites underinvestment in training as the main factor likely to result in skills shortages and gaps. [...]
Filed under: News on March 2nd, 2010 @ 1:36 pm
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, Community, entrepreneur, jobs
This week, a business coalition formed by AT&T and the Henry Ford Community College announced the creation of the Michigan Alliance for High-Tech Skills Training, an industry-led job retraining program that will be available to displaced workers and interested students in Michigan this year.
Henry Ford Community College will design a curriculum to develop core competencies [...]
Filed under: News on February 12th, 2010 @ 8:00 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, efficiency, funding, government, infrastructure, jobs, markets
Last Friday President Obama announced $2.3 billion in tax credits for 183 ventures to build wind turbines, advanced batteries, and other clean energy technology nationwide.
The credits, which are funded by the $787 billion economic stimulus package enacted last February, are designed to discharge up to 30 percent of the cost of new investments in manufacturing [...]
Filed under: News on January 11th, 2010 @ 9:08 am
Tagged with: clean tech, economic stimulus, economy, green energy, jobs, Solar Power, Technology, wind power
Jobs in California’s green economy increased by 36% from 1995 to 2008, beating the state’s 13% job growth, a study released last week reports.
The research, conducted by Silicon Valley-based research firm Collaborative Economics, underscores California’s lead in the green economy and may indicate where other states can expect green job growth.
California’s jobs in green businesses [...]
Filed under: News on December 18th, 2009 @ 12:05 pm
Tagged with: California, economy, green economy, green technology, jobs
Three universities have recently concluded in a comprehensive study that renewable energy policies could lead to a wealth of new employment opportunities in the near future. The study has also found that new energy policies will increase consumer income and have a positive effect on the U.S. economy.
The study, Clean Energy & Climate Policy [...]
Filed under: News, Uncategorized on November 22nd, 2009 @ 12:43 pm
Tagged with: clean energy, economy, energy, government, growth, jobs
After last week’s announcement by Ben Bernanke that the recession was essentially over, I think many of us probably breathed a sigh of relief. Here’s a man responsible for many of the programs which have been so hotly contested, programs which have funneled billions of dollars to banks who may or may not have used [...]
Filed under: Business, News on September 18th, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
Tagged with: analysis, ben bernanke, Dailyfinance.com, economy, finance, growth, jobs, Joseph Stiglitz, Nobe Prize, recession, recovery, stimulus, Unemployment, US
BusinessWeek points to some compelling research published by the National Venture Capital Association that highlights the true impacts that Venture-backed startups are having on the US economy. The overall findings support the growing importance of the entrepreneurial system, which is exciting news for the industry as a whole and shoul help to provide insights into future [...]
Filed under: Business, News on September 18th, 2009 @ 9:15 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, entrepreneur, growth, industry, insights, jobs, National Venture Capital Association, NVCA, research, startup, success, sustainability, US, venture capital, venture-backed
Over the past decade, Starbucks has come to define many aspects of mega-capitalism with its ubiquitous stores and one-size-fits-all business model, but during the past year it has appeared to turn over a new leaf. The recession has clearly not been kind to the coffee behemoth and change was definitely on the menu.
While its “inspired by Starbucks” [...]
Filed under: Environment, News on September 16th, 2009 @ 6:16 pm
Tagged with: carbon footprint, CORR, costs, environmental awareness, food, goals, green business, jobs, recycling, Starbucks, sustainability, waste disposal
Chemotherapy has been proven an effective treatment for cancer.
A new species of microbe is flourishing in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico.