Posts Tagged ‘workforce’
Springfield-area Representative provides updates on the legislative session and efforts to improve the Southwest Missouri region
Springfield-area Representative provides updates on the legislative session and efforts to improve the Southwest Missouri region State Representative Melanie Stinnett (District 133) joined Chamber members on June 5 to reflect on the 2024 State Legislative Session. Stinnett represents parts of Greene County in the Missouri House of Representatives, which includes a majority of west Springfield.…
Read MoreCold Zone groundbreaking
Cold Zone groundbreaking Cold Zone, a leading provider of cold storage logistics solutions and a subsidiary of the Erlen Group, has officially broken ground on a $57 million expansion in Springfield’s Partnership Industrial Center West. Located within Springfield’s Enhanced Enterprise Zone, the state-of-the-art facility will feature temperature zones for both frozen and cooler products, further…
Read MoreYoung professionals get involved in state, federal advocacy
Young professionals get involved in state, federal advocacy Filler text here. Supported by BKD CPAs & Advisors
Read MoreReaching more students about career options
Reaching more students about career options As the Greater Ozarks Centers for Advanced Professional Studies (GO CAPS) program prepares to enter its fifth year, the program continues to grow. About 325 students will participate in the program this year from 22 school districts across the area. But one issue remains with the program: how to reach more…
Read MoreSGForum empowers YPs to improve themselves and their community
SGForum empowers YPs to improve themselves and their community The Network for Young Professionals prides itself on being one of the area’s premier organizations for YPs to advance their careers, fill leadership roles in the community and build relationships. So when the idea was put forward to hold a half-day forum to help members find…
Read MoreSteve Edwards: Homegrown and giving back to Springfield
Steve Edwards: Homegrown and giving back to Springfield Steve Edwards was destined to be the CEO of CoxHealth. As he told the young professionals who gathered on May 21 for the latest edition of The Network’s CEO Series, he was raised in Springfield – by a family of health care professionals, no less, including a…
Read MoreA new perspective on the emerging workforce
A new perspective on the emerging workforce As employers try to attract, develop and retain new employees to the Springfield region, one of the keys to success will be figuring out how to engage students while they’re still in school. That was the focus of the first program in the Chamber’s 2019 Workforce Event Series,…
Read MoreConnecting teachers with workforce opportunities for students
Connecting teachers with workforce opportunities for students The GO CAPS Teacher Externship is gearing up for the fifth summer of the program, and to date over 50 organizations have empowered teachers make positive changes in their classrooms and their districts throughout the school year. No company is too small or too unique to add value…
Read MoreGO CAPS looks to continue growth in 2019-2020
GO CAPS looks to continue growth in 2019-2020 As the GO CAPS program prepares for the 2019-2020 school year – its fifth year of providing students and teachers with unparalleled access to experiences in the modern workplace – the program is trying to find new ways to measure its success so far, and to see…
Read MoreNew leaders offer new insights for a new year
New leaders offer new insights for a new year The Network kicked off 2019 by introducing roughly 100 of its members to their chairman for the new year, as well as the chairman of the Chamber’s Board of Directors. The “New Year, New Leaders” event on January 10 at the Chamber gave Network members a…
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