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December
12/28/2017 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conferences
12/22/2017 - Texas’ Unemployment Rate Falls to New Record Low 3.8 percent
12/18/2017 - Hilite International Partners with Brookhaven College for $327,250 Job-Training Grant
12/12/2017 - Average Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates Decrease for Texas Employers
12/07/2017 - Texas Workforce Commission Recognizes Southwest Airlines in "We Hire Vets" Ceremony
12/07/2017 - Norbord Jefferson OSB Partners with TSTC for $223,939 Job-Training Grant
12/01/2017 - Brownwood Regional Medical Center Honored as Large Employer of the Year at Texas Workforce Conference
12/01/2017 - Arrow Ford Honored as Small Employer of the Year at Texas Workforce Conference
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November
11/17/2017 - Texas’ Unemployment Rate Falls to Record Low 3.9 percent
11/13/2017 - Texas Workforce Commission Announces Texas Operation Welcome and We Hire Vets Web Portal
11/10/2017 - $1.5 Million Awarded to Four Foster Youth Dropout Prevention Pilot Programs
11/09/2017 - Manufacturing Consortium Partners with Collin College for $510,246 Job-Training Grant
11/08/2017 - Texas Workforce Commission Recognizes Texas Apprenticeship Week
11/08/2017 - El Centro College Receives $126,000 Job-Training Grant
11/08/2017 - Texas Workforce Commission Celebrates Texas Veterans for Their Service
11/02/2017 - Manufacturing Consortium Partners with Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service for $2M Job-Training Grant
11/02/2017 - Eustace Independent School District Receives $100,326 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant
11/01/2017 - San Diego ISD Receives $50,346 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant
11/01/2017 - Freer Independent School District Receives $345,831 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant
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October
10/31/2017 - Dolco Packaging Division of Tekni-Plex Partners with Mountain View College for $429,573 Job-Training Grant
10/27/2017 -
TWC
Announces Finalists for 2017 Texas Workforce Solutions Employers of the Year
10/27/2017 - Rockdale Independent School District Receives $153,690 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant
10/26/2017 - Hiring Red, White & You! Veterans Hiring Fair to Take Place November 9
10/26/2017 - Construction Consortium Partners with North Lake College for $1.9M Job-Training Grant
10/26/2017 - Campbell Soup Company Partners with Paris Junior College for $499,984 Job-Training Grant
10/26/2017 - Austin Free-Net Receives $379,153 Job-Training Grant
10/23/2017 - Disaster Unemployment Assistance Deadline Approaching
10/20/2017 - Texas Adds 256,100 Jobs Over the Past Year
10/17/2017 - Red Oak ISD receives $263,602 Jobs and Education for Texans Grant
10/17/2017 - Novolex Partners with North Central Texas College for $298,225 Job-Training Grant
10/16/2017 - Coastal Bend College Receives $322,707 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant
10/16/2017 - Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District and South Texas College Receive $564,469 Job-Training Grants
10/12/2017 - Disaster Unemployment Aid Available for Two Additional Counties
10/05/2017 - Cedar Valley College Receives $296,537 Jobs and Education for Texans (
JET
) Grant
10/02/2017 - Sealed Air Partners with Vernon College for $510,896 Job-Training Grant
10/02/2017 - Texas HireAbility Campaign Raises Awareness of the Benefits of Hiring People with Disabilities
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September
09/29/2017 - Bottling Group, LLC Partners with Eastfield College for $190,344 Job-Training Grant
09/21/2017 - Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio and Alamo Colleges Partner for $516,538 Job-Training Grant
09/20/2017 - Disaster Unemployment Assistance Deadline Extended for 39 Counties
09/18/2017 - Apprenticeship Texas aims to boost state's skilled labor
09/15/2017 - Texas Economy Adds 5,500 Jobs in August
09/13/2017 - Governor Abbott Announces $30M National Dislocated Worker Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor for Texans Impacted by Hurricane Harvey
09/07/2017 - Goodwill Central Texas Receives $307,499 Job-Training Grant
09/05/2017 - Disaster Unemployment Aid Available for Ten Additional Counties
09/02/2017 - A Labor Day Message from the Commissioners of the Texas Workforce Commission
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August
08/30/2017 - Disaster Unemployment Aid Now Available for 11 Additional Texas Counties
08/28/2017 - Hurricane Harvey Disaster Aid Available in 18 Texas Counties
08/24/2017 - Safran USA Partners with Tarrant County College for $258,349 Job-Training Grant
08/24/2017 - Manufacturing Consortium Partners with Texas State Technical College for $276,789 Job-Training Grant
08/21/2017 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in San Antonio
08/18/2017 - Texas Economy Adds 19,600 Jobs in July
08/16/2017 - Manufacturing Consortium Partners with Austin Community College for $425,797 Job-Training Grant
08/14/2017 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in Galveston
08/11/2017 - Texarkana College Receives $304,006 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant
08/10/2017 - Manufacturing Consortium Partners with Texas State Technical College for $293,211 Job-Training Grant
08/08/2017 - Community Learning Center Receives $424,181 Self-Sufficiency Fund Grant
08/07/2017 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in Lubbock
08/03/2017 - Texas Workforce Commission Announces “Careers in Texas Industries Week”
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July
07/28/2017 - Angelina College Receives $332,400 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant
07/24/2017 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in Texarkana
07/21/2017 - Saputo Dairy Foods USA Partners with Paris Junior College for $86,289 Job-Training Grant
07/21/2017 - Texas Economy Adds 40,200 Jobs in June
07/18/2017 - Manufacturing Consortium Partners with North Central Texas College for $490,741 Job-Training Grant
07/17/2017 - Poth Independent School District Receives $94,272 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant
07/14/2017 - Over $1 Million Awarded to Four New College Credit for Heroes Programs
07/13/2017 - The Houston Launch Pad Receives $297,194 Job-Training Grant
07/11/2017 - Newly Weds Foods Partners with Northeast Texas Community College for $170,267 Job-Training Grant
07/03/2017 - Texas Launches “We Hire Vets” Employer Recognition Program
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June
06/30/2017 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in Athens
06/29/2017 - Office of the Governor and Texas Workforce Commission Launch "We Hire Vets" Employer Recognition Program
06/29/2017 - Arlanxeo Partners with Lamar State College-Orange for $469,914 Job-Training Grant
06/27/2017 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in Beaumont
06/23/2017 - SATA USA Partners with Texas State Technical College for $100,001 Job-Training Grant
06/22/2017 - TWC Assists in Prosecution of Former Contract Employee with Non-Profit Group in Dallas
06/20/2017 - TWC’s Texas Career Check Receives a 2017 Best of Texas Digital Government Award
06/20/2017 - South Texas College to Receive $223,109 in Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant
06/19/2017 - Jonell Filtration Products Partners with Texas State Technical College for $210,320 Job-Training Grant
06/16/2017 - Associa Inc. Partners with Richland College for $707,696 Job-Training Grant
06/16/2017 - Texas Economy Adds 14,800 Jobs in May
06/14/2017 - Healthcare Consortium Partners with Grayson College for over $2M Job-Training Grant
06/09/2017 - RedZone Coil Tubing Partners with Kilgore College for $233,262 Job-Training Grant
06/01/2017 - TWC Announces Commissioners Ruth Ruggero Hughs and Julian Alvarez Confirmations by the Texas Senate
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May
05/30/2017 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in Fort Worth
05/26/2017 -
NOV
Grant Prideco Partners with Blinn College for $820,365 Job-Training Grant
05/24/2017 -
TWC
Awards Grants for 1,024 Students to Attend Camp Code for Girls
05/22/2017 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in Alpine
05/22/2017 - SSAB Texas and Vallourec Star Partner with San Jacinto College for $259,003 Job-Training Grant
05/19/2017 - Manufacturing Consortium Partners with McLennan Community College for $688,760 Job Training Grant
05/19/2017 - Texas Economy Adds 30,400 Jobs in April
05/17/2017 - Mars Chocolate North America Partners with
TSTC
for $92,203 Job-Training Grant
05/15/2017 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in Lost Pines
05/10/2017 -
TWC
Awards Grants for 1,351 Students to Attend High-Tech Summer Camps
05/10/2017 - Owens Corning Partners with Navarro College for $494,581 Job-Training Grant
05/10/2017 - Webber and Lone Star College Partner for $780,462 Job-Training Grant
05/04/2017 - TWC Seeks Volunteers for Advisory Committee for Purchasing from People with Disabilities
05/03/2017 - TWC Awards $5 Million in Career Training Grants to 26 Colleges and ISDs
05/01/2017 - Texas Workforce Commission Hosts Texas Business Conference in Temple
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April
04/28/2017- McLarty Ford Partners with Texarkana College for $141,231 Job-Training Grant
04/27/2017 - Braskem America Partners with Brazosport College for $234,830 Job-Training Grant
04/27/2017 - RealPage and Richland College Partner for over $1.3 Million Job-Training Grant
04/21/2017 -
Blount Fine Foods, Quest Medical Partner with Collin College for $238,226 Job-Training Grant
04/21/2017 - Texas Economy Adds 9,500 Jobs in March
04/14/2017 - Manufacturing Consortium Partners with Richland College for $804,845 Job-Training Grant
04/13/2017 - Texas Transition Alliance Meets in Killeen
04/13/2017 - Texas Workforce Solutions-Vocational Rehabilitation Services Celebrates Five Years of Project HIRE
04/12/2017 - Waco Independent School District Receives $220,870 Jobs and Education for Texans (
JET
) Grant
04/06/2017 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in Grapevine
04/06/2017 - Texas Middle and High Schools Showcase Innovative Young Scientists at 2017 Texas Science and Engineering Fair
04/03/2017 - TWC to host Fair Housing Conference and Webinar Series
04/04/2017 - LEDA, Plainview/Hale County EDC and Workforce Solutions South Plains Partner to Support $235,000 in High-Demand Job Training
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March
03/29/2017 - Denison Development Alliance, Sherman Economic Development Corporation and Workforce Solutions Texoma Partner with Grayson College to Support High-Demand Job Training
03/27/2017 - Students to Compete at 2017 Texas Science and Engineering Fair in San Antonio
03/24/2017 - Texas Economy Adds 6,700 Jobs in February
03/10/2017 - Texas Adds 51,300 Jobs in January
03/09/2017 - BASF Partners with Brazosport College for $328,340 Job-Training Grant
03/06/2017 - State Agencies to Host Fifth Annual Historically Underutilized Business Fair
03/06/2017 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in Brownsville
03/01/2017 - Texas Science and Engineering Fair Seeking Judges for 2017 Competition
03/01/2017 - TWC Reminds Employers: Required Workplace Posters are Free of Charge
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February
02/27/2017 - Aransas County Independent School District Receives $126,315 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant
02/24/2017 - Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District Receives $68,986 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant
02/23/2017 - Texas Employers Accept the Texas Internship Challenge
02/21/2017 - Texas Tri-Agency Partners Announce “Texas Internship Challenge” to Increase Student Internship Opportunities
02/10/2017 - TWC Announces $1.5 Million in Funding for Pilot Program to Support Foster Youth
02/03/2017 - Driscoll Children's Hospital, Del Mar College Partner for $345,600 Job-Training Grant
02/03/2017 - Ascend Performance Materials, Alvin Community College Awarded Job-Training Grants
02/01/2017 - Capstone Mechanical, Englander dZignPak Partner with TSTC for $333,554 Job-Training Grant
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January
01/27/2017 - Take Charge of Business at the Texas Business Conference in Laredo
01/27/2017 - TWC Co-hosts Benefits of Hiring People with Disabilities Business Forum
01/26/2017 - Manufacturing & Distribution Consortium Partners with North Lake College for $407,230 Job-Training Grant
01/20/2017 - North Texas Specialty Physicians Partner With Tarrant County College for $248,757 Job-Training Grant
01/20/2017 - December 2016 Employment Statistics
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