4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (87+ words) Electrical Trade Attracts New Workers; Small Business Optimism Dips in August Business Journal Daily WARREN, Ohio – Women are finding a growing place in the electrical trade, with apprenticeship programs in the Mahoning Valley reporting increased interest and enrollment. Young apprentices…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (63+ words) Business Journal Daily YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The electrical trades offer more career paths than many people realize. Ahren Peplow, training director for the Youngstown Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, discusses opportunities in the trade, what employers look for in apprentices and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (607+ words) Electrical apprentices in the Mahoning Valley don’t spend their training learning just one part of the trade. By rotating among contractors and job sites, apprentices get exposure to different types of electrical work while building relationships with employers who could…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (223+ words) Ohio employers can receive up to $10,000 per worker to develop the skilled technicians they need as manufacturers and other industries compete for qualified talent. Dani Robbins, CEO of Lake to River Economic Development, and Alex Hertzer, executive director of the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (614+ words) YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – JobsOhio, the state’s private development arm, and Lake to River Economic Development announced Monday that it has launched a new incentives program designed to encourage employers to invest in workforce training. “This is a new earn-to-learn program that…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (149+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Development’s Minority Business Development Division announced the launch of its new online training hub, a modern, centralized workspace designed to support Minority Business Assistance Centers across the state. The one-stop shop connects MBACs to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (91+ words) Business Journal Daily Local contractors relied on coordination, experience and long-standing relationships to keep the $6.4 million expansion of the Trumbull Career & Technical Center moving through challenging weather and a tight construction schedule. The project will expand programs designed to prepare…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (167+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s unemployment rate was 3.4% in July, down from 3.6% in June, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Friday. Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 5,100 over the month, from a revised 5,684,900 in June to 5,690,000 in July....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (70+ words) Business Journal Daily CANFIELD, Ohio – The Mahoning County Career & Technical Center is expanding its capacity by more than 100 students through a new facility funded in part by an $11.4 million state grant. Just $99/year or $10/month will get you full access…...