Monthly Archives: October 2014

Melinda Fox: Keeping Her Eye on Her Goal

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Rebecca

Melinda Fox enrolled in WIA in October 2009 after losing her job as a part-time cashier/manager. She had always held lower wage jobs that were not enough to support her family. As a married mother of three children, she wanted … more

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NC Job Driven National Emergency Grant is Here

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Rebecca

North Carolina has received the Job Driven National Emergency Grant (JD NEG) from the United States Department of Labor. The High Country Workforce Development Board (WDB) is one of only six workforce boards across the state that will be participating. … more

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Job Openings: Good Pay, Qualified Candidates Only

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Rebecca

On Thursday, September 11th, I attended a meeting at the new NCWorks Career Center in Boone. Around the table were 18 business people, educators, folks who work with job seekers, and other human services professionals from seven counties in the … more

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