A report in the Bradenton Herald echoes the article in this month’s Plant Engineering magazine on the severity of the Skills Gap issue in manufacturing. Manufacturers in west central Florida are finding the lack of a skilled work force is driving potential manufacturing growth away and harming their ability to improve production. CareerEdge Funders Collaborative, […]
The Sarasota-Manatee economy is better positioned to create jobs in the coming years than three-quarters of the 100 biggest U.S. metropolitan areas, a new study concludes. But the region’s recovery will essentially return Southwest Florida to an economy reliant on retirees, construction and tourism, the new Brookings Institution analysis predicts. It is a prognosis that, […]
CareerEdge gets OK for funding to help workers By SCOTT LOCKWOOD, North Port Sun SARASOTA COUNTY — County commissioners found a way this week to give an extra $100,000 to an area organization that specializes in training and growing the local workforce. In July 2010, CareerEdge, a nonprofit that works to get a skilled training […]
In 2009, with unemployment in the Manatee-Sarasota region climbing toward 13%, Miami-based John S. and James L. Knight Foundation gave $1 million toward creating a privately funded workforce-development agency called CareerEdge. The idea was to see if a privately funded agency, unencumbered by state or federal bureaucracies, could have an impact on both the supply […]
In 2009, with unemployment in the Manatee-Sarasota region climbing toward 13%, Miami-based John S. and James L. Knight Foundation gave $1 million toward creating a privately funded workforce-development agency called CareerEdge. The idea was to see if a privately funded agency, unencumbered by state or federal bureaucracies, could have an impact on both the supply […]
An independent analysis of the CareerEdge Funders Collaborative found the nonprofit workforce-development program is producing millions of dollars in new wages and economic impact for the Manatee-Sarasota region. Conducted by Urban Market Ventures, with data review by Capital Analytics, the analysis found that $1.54 million in investments by CareerEdge in 2011 and so far in […]
In August, Carl Langdon will celebrate 50 years working for the same business. He has a high school diploma, trade education in tool and die work, professional training in engineering design and was largely self-taught in much of the technology at KHS Bartelt USA. Langdon was hired in 1962 as an electrician, wiring packaging machines […]
Friday’s unemployment report underscores the rising star of Manatee County’s economic development – manufacturing. With a 3.1 percent growth rate in that sector of the job market, Manatee topped the overall statewide number. That growth should continue with the ongoing success of the Manatee Economic Development Corp., which so far this year helped five manufacturers […]
MANATEE-SARASOTA, FL (May 21, 2012) – The CareerEdge Funders Collaborative is putting up a “help wanted” sign for local manufacturers: Help us identify the jobs and skills you need to grow your companies. CareerEdge will launch a survey on May 23 to understand and quantify the gap in skills for manufacturing jobs in Manatee and […]
MANATEE-SARASOTA, FL (May 4, 2012) – An independent analysis of the CareerEdge Funders Collaborative finds that the nonprofit workforce-development program is producing millions of dollars in new wages and economic impact for the Manatee-Sarasota region. The April 2012 analysis also documents why the organization’s innovative approach could serve as a high-impact, cost-effective workforce-training model for […]
