Source: Las Vegas Review Journal (click here for full story)

By Heather DeSart

When I submitted an article several months back entitled “WIA 101,” these were the stories you did not hear about. I spoke of the challenges of maneuvering money around a complex and, at times, bureaucratic system. Today we wanted to bring you a better picture of the individuals whose lives have been affected by that very money. There are human faces behind that long and winding tale of where the money comes from, and how it works its way through our community.

Experienced Shrimp Farmers Wanted

Funded by Workforce Connections, the Latin Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation is currently running an On The Job Training program with the innovative aquaculture company, Ganix Bio-Technologies that has built the 30,000-square-foot Blue Oasis Pure Shrimp farm just 30 miles north of the Las Vegas strip. “You can’t advertise for an experienced shrimp farmer in Nevada,” said Blue Oasis’s Gloria Biel. Therefore, all of the training starts from scratch.

Workforce Connections Summer Internship Program

Midas Muffler business owners and employees talk about the benefits of the summer internship program funded by Workforce Connections and the opportunity to giving back to the Southern Nevada community by connecting youth to career experiences. Click to view.

YouthBuild takes “green” on the road

Southern Nevada students see for the first time the realization of their training in green technology. Taking form as a Monster Truck with a mobile demonstration lab. Funded by the Department of Labor via the ARRA Green Building Capacity grant. Click to view.

Summer Youth 2010

Our successful youth programs flourished this summer exposing our young adults to work experiences and positive reinforcement to stay in school.
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