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WSRCA Launches Rural Healthcare Initiative
- Efforts mount to grow advanced manufacturing workforce
- Job fair for veterans coming to Round Rock Sports Center on Nov. 4
- Job fair for veterans coming to Hilton Garden Inn San Marcos on Nov. 4
- Jarrell Library plans for permanent home
- Opportunity Austin partners with Workforce Solutions Capital, Rural Capital Area to support regional industry growth
- Educators join Samsung externship program
- TXST Round Rock partners with Workforce Solutions, Saleen Performance for no-cost job training
- Marbridge partners with Workforce Solutions for Nursing Assistant Apprenticeship Program
- Pipeline to Success: Local plumbing companies sign apprenticeship agreements
- Experts Weigh In On Educating, Training Workforce
- Georgetown Veterans Job Fair on Sept. 7
- Free CDL classes in gear, start of effort to train local workforce
- Summer Earn and Learn: WagHeaven provides experience to special needs students
- Wag Heaven Embraces Texas Workforce SEAL Program for Students With Disabilities
- Wag Heaven Joins Program for Students with Disabilities
- Unemployment rates remain unchanged in Wilco, Central Texas
- Signing Day kicks off apprentice program
- Community Program Allows Teachers To Connect Career Shadowing To Classrooms
- Hundreds of layoffs coming to the Austin area this summer
- Healthcare apprenticeships available for graduating Austin teens
- Community of 800+ new homes coming to Kyle
- Need for skilled jobs reshapes workforce in Round Rock, Pflugerville and Hutto
- Governor Abbott Announces Over $245,000 Job Training Grant To Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area
- Economic review reveals development boomed in 2022
- Giddings EDC CEO Appointed to Workforce Solutions Board
- Spots remain for free plumber, electrician training programs in Llano County
- More help wanted: Rapid growth fuels contractor shortage in Williamson County
- Central Texas Unemployment Rate Steady
- Blinn College Enters Workforce Training Partnership with Lee, Fayette Counties
- $4.89 Million Grant to Benefit Local Workforce
- WSRCA awarded $12M Good Jobs Challenge Grant for its REINVEST initiative
- Local job training programs get $4.6M
- Workforce, Education Discussed At Annual San Marcos Summit
- Opportunity Knocks - Leaders hail offerings at Samsung job fair
- Samsung hosting job fair at Williamson County Expo Center
- Highland Lakes unemployment claims stabilize, remain low
- Central Texas workforce org awarded $12M through federal Good Jobs Challenge
- Healthcare job expo July 20
- Manufacturing jobs continue to grow in Hays County
- Free certified medical assistant training starts July 11 in Llano
- Workforce Solutions Honored for 35 Years of Service
- Georgetown Veterans Job Fair and Business Expo on July 21
- 17 Georgetown ISD teachers placed in externship summer program to expand knowledge
- Hays County grapples with high rate of inmate transfers
- Workforce Solutions Celebrates New La Grange Facility
- Student job board links teens with prospective summer employers
- Rural Central Texas counties are seeing their lowest unemployment rates since the pandemic started
- La Grange teen turns her passion into a career by becoming an EMT
- Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area hosts grand opening of Hays County Workforce Center in San Marcos
- Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area Celebrates Hays County Workforce Center With Ribbon Cutting
- Free child care offered to service industry workers, job seekers
- Texas now has more jobs than before pandemic, report says
- Workforce Solutions to host Hays County grand opening celebration on Feb. 23
- Workforce Solutions helping connect locals with hundreds of job opportunities at Austin's Tesla Gigafactory
- Austin nonprofit graduates highest number of women manufacturing students
- Jobless Rate For Burnet And Llano Counties Lower Than State Average
- Austin unemployment rate continues to drop
- Initiative looks to funnel more health care workers into rural Texas cities
- Rural Healthcare Initiative seeks to expand local healthcare workforce
- Workforce solutions ready to assist Samsung
- Samsung will continue boosting job and manufacturing growth in Williamson County
- Unemployment numbers decreasing in Central Texas, but employers still in need of workers
- Staffing shortages continue to plague a variety of industries in Round Rock, Pflugerville and Hutto
- Central Texas child care providers struggling even as economy recovers
- Hays County sees high job postings as workers adjust to labor market
- Unemployment rate falls in Austin to lowest point since March 2020
- Unemployment plummets in Burnet, Llano counties
- Free online training available for customer service workers
- Program provides training for budding medical professionals in rural areas
- Local workforce leader shares insight on needs of Austin Tesla Gigafactory
- Applications for electrician, certified medical assistant programs open
- Central Texas businesses struggle to find employees
- National worker shortage highlights long-time need for skilled trade workers
- Jobless claims fall
- Veterans Summer Job Fair set for July 15, online and in-person
- Job numbers improve in Burnet County
- Job fair coming up for Central Texas veterans and veteran's spouses
- Round Rock Chamber: Virtual Career Fair For Hospitality Industry
- Unemployment drops to near pre-COVID levels
- New Fayette Co. coalition aims to tackle pandemic unemployment concerns
- Marble Falls job fair is virtual and in-person June 11; register now
- Businesses face employee shortfall
- Losing unemployment benefits? Here’s what you can do now
- Grand opening for Community Resource Centers in Marble Falls on May 25
- Workforce Solutions Sets Kick Off For Strategic Plan
- Workforce Solutions Launches Strategic Plan
- Seasonal jobs boost numbers
- Emphasizing Evidence: Strengthening Texas Grantmaking
- Dripping Springs, New Braunfels, Hill Country: How the pandemic has made their labor shortages worse
- Regional workforce plan to aid economic recovery in Burnet, Llano counties
- Chamber of Commerce discusses bright economic future of San Marcos
- Local Unemployment Rises In Early 2021
- Jobless claims up in Burnet, Llano counties
- Greater San Marcos Partnership hosts Spring 2021 job fair
- Highland Lakes unemployment drops; still higher than pre-COVID
- $2.5M job training grant to address local healthcare worker shortage
- Latinos in Hays County continue to be hit hard by Pandemic
- America’s largest indoor waterpark is now open in Round Rock
- Tesla looks to tap into Austin talent pool
- Trade Up Texas: Free trade job fair to connect Texans with high-paying jobs
- Virtual Job Fair for Veterans
- TWC Hold Veterans Virtual Hiring Fair Today
- Georgetown ISD to host virtual future readiness events
- San Marcos Sees 5,000 Jobs Return Since Height Of Pandemic
- Kalahari Resorts to hold drive-thru hiring event for hundreds of Round Rock jobs
- Texas will pay for you to get job training
- County unemployment rate falls to 4.9 percent
- Workforce Solutions Continues to Combat COVID-19 Challenges
- Small Business Survival Is Essential For COVID-19 Economic Recovery
- What schools can learn from daycares reopening safely
- The Kinds of Jobs Available in Texas Now
- Kalahari Resorts announces Nov. 12 opening in Round Rock
- One of the largest indoor waterparks in the world is planning to open in Texas in November
- Kalahari Resorts Coming To Fruition In Round Rock
- 'America's largest indoor water park' in Round Rock announces its opening date
- Virtual Job Fairs Can Work for You
- Kalahari Resorts prepares to hire 1,500 Round Rock employees, offers virtual hiring fair
- Kalahari announces Nov. 12 opening for Round Rock resort
- Attracting High-Quality Employers Is Key To Better Paying Jobs
- TWC training grants to focus on young workers
- TWC Building Trades Training Grant to Focus on Young Workers
- County’s business relief package still finding its legs
- San Marcos Area Chamber Of Commerce Turns Focus To Safely Reopening Businesses
- Online career expo for ages 16-24 is June 17
- Project Recoil Calls For Municipal Donors
- Virtual Youth Career Expo set for June 17
- Unemployment claims in Texas drop for sixth consecutive week
- Older workers face challenges in workforce after COVID-19
- Texas contratará trabajadores para rastreo de infectados y expuestos a COVID-19
- Texas soon to hire around 5,000 workers, contact tracers to help track COVID-19 pandemic
- Trade Student Turns Apprentice After Pandemic Ends Semester
- Job fairs move online as people hope to find work
- Workforce Solutions realizará feria de trabajos en línea durante la pandemia de coronavirus
- San Marcos accounts for nearly 50% of unemployment claims filed in Hays County
- Library Partners Up For Online Job Fair
- WSRCA offers ways to connect job seekers and employers
- La organización Workforce Solutions ofrece trabajo y cuidado de menores para los trabajadores esenciales
- What will businesses need next? Survey aims to gauge Williamson County business needs after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted
- Who’s hiring in central Texas right now?
- TWC Approves $40M In Supplemental Child Care Distribution To Support Communities, Families
- Anchor-Ventana Glass launches first-of-its-kind apprenticeship program in Round Rock
- 3 percent unemployment rate means jobs are abundant
- Williamson County sees one of the largest year-over-year employment increases in the U.S.
- Williamson County's Job Growth Prompts LHISD, City to Create Industry Advisory Board
- Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area To Host Veterans Job Fair
- For National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Texas Workforce Solutions-Vocational Rehabilitation Services to Hold Weekly Seminars for Employers at Round Rock Career Center
- 4-month plumbing and HVAC trade certification courses offered in Round Rock
- Texas Inmates Graduate from Austin Community College
- Second chances: Lockhart inmates graduate from community college
- PHOTOS: Lockhart inmates graduate from workforce training program
- New program in Texas prison gives inmates tools to succeed in society
- Burnet Job Fair lines up variety of Highland Lakes employers
- Marble Falls job fair August 9; employers should register now
- Programa ayuda a jóvenes con discapacidad a incorporarse al mundo laboral
- Williams Drive in Georgetown is hiring again after being shut down by gas leak
- Negocios en Georgetown participan en una feria de trabajo tras permanecer cerrados por una fuga de gas
- Georgetown Chamber hosts job fair as gas leak havoc moves further into the past
- TXST, GSMP partner to identify training needs of Greater San Marcos
- Thriving job market forces employers to get creative with new hires
- TWC grant to fund training for high-demand jobs in the area
- Students learn career advice at 6th annual Youth Career Day in Bastrop
- Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area Relaunches Website to Enhance Usability, Accessibility, Resources for Customers
- KLRU American Graduate: Profile of WSRCA Customer Tracy Clark
- Decibel: Aging In Austin
- Decibel: Aging in Austin; Profile of WSRCA Customer Tracy Clark
- Decibel: Round Table on Aging in Austin
- ‘Shorthanded’ employers turn to Llano Job Fair on Feb. 7
- Grant creates plumber training program at Central Texas College
- There's a cybersecurity worker shortage. This program aims to help
- “Red, White, and You” Veterans Job Fair
- Cedar Park Chamber to hold Biz Expo/Job Fair in August
- New skilled trade certification program helps fill workforce needs in Round Rock
- San Marcos Embassy Suites Gives Young Student Interns A Chance To Learn
- Classroom To Boardroom – 17 San Marcos Teachers Embark On Externships With Local Businesses