CareerEdge and foundation make progress CareerEdge Funders, a southwest Florida workforce organization that helps local businesses find and train skilled employees, used $550,000 in grants from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation on more jobs, more training and more employee promotions than expected during 2011. “Even in an economic downturn, we have proven that when funders […]
CareerEdge Funders, a southwest Florida workforce organization that helps local businesses find and train skilled employees, used $550,000 in grants from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation on more jobs, more training and more employee promotions than expected during 2011. “Even in an economic downturn, we have proven that when funders and businesses collaborate and work […]
SARASOTA — At Quality Enclosures, a Sarasota company that makes glass-and-aluminum shower doors, owner Steve Schwartz has turned the Great Recession to his advantage. In November 2010, he acquired a glass-tempering operation in Port Orange, near Daytona Beach, which allowed him to harden his own glass and, ultimately, add to profits. Before that acquisition, he’d […]
BRADENTON – When Mireya Eavey was with Sarasota County’s Economic Development Corp. a few years ago, employers looking to move here would typically ask if the region had enough of the skilled workers they would need. Facts CAREEREDGE Created: early 2010 Executive director: Mireya Eavey Funding: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Gulf Coast […]
BRADENTON – Sarasota and Manatee counties erased 46,000 jobs in the economic recession that began in 2007, according to newly compiled federal data. Facts Area strong on job growth, less so on wages Sarasota County ranks high in job growth, but low in wage growth in a new report covering the country’s 323 largest counties. […]
MANATEE/SARASOTA, FL (September 29, 2011) – CareerEdge Funders Collaborative Manatee Sarasota will celebrate the graduation of 10 individuals from its “Bridges to Careers” workforce-readiness training on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Seven of the 10 previously unemployed workers in this inaugural training class have already secured full-time jobs with a local manufacturer. “It felt great to make […]
MANATEE/SARASOTA, FL (September 15, 2011) – Amid lingering double-digit unemployment and the recurring threat of a double-dip recession, there is a bright spot in the Sarasota-Manatee region. CareerEdge, a nonprofit workforce-development initiative, is helping local employers create and fill real jobs with skilled workers. It is helping incumbent workers in the healthcare sector gain new […]
Careeredge Funders Collaborative Receives Elevate America Community Initiative Grant From Microsoft Grant Will Fund Program To Help Underserved Populations in Sarasota and Manatee Counties Find Jobs Sarasota, FL – CareerEdge announced that Microsoft has awarded $209,000 in cash as well as the software needed to help the organization offer technology skills training and job placement services […]
Rod Millington CareerEdge Executive Director Mireya Eavey, with Michelle Callan, PGT’s university manager, distributer education. The company, a windows and doors manufacturer in North Venice, is pleased with the employee-training programs offered by the Bradenton-based nonprofit. When PGT Inc. CEO Rod Hershberger wanted to expand production for the North Venice custom windows and doors manufacturer, […]
The grant will help further CareerEdge’s efforts to expand its programs and its reach, increasing the number of low- and mid-wage individuals in Manatee and Sarasota counties who receive skills assessment and training through their employers in order to improve their employment opportunities. “Pervasive unemployment is a critical issue and low-income populations are often the […]
