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Workforce Recruitment Resources Fair
Mar 3 2023WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT RESOURCE FAIR
Interested in connecting to a diverse and emerging workforce? Want to build deeper, intentional and sustaining partnerships with local community based organizations?
Ramsey County Workforce Solutions and the City of Roseville are once again co-sponsoring a Workforce Recruitment Resources Fair. This event is NOT a job fair--rather,...
Join the Workforce Innovation Board (WIB) of Ramsey County for an employer networking event and learn more about efforts to uplift fair opportunities hiring for all in our community. In partnership with the Saint Paul Area Chamber and Art from the Inside MN, the event will include appetizers, beverages and the ability...
Employers throughout the country struggle to find the workers they need. In Ramsey County, one group of individuals may be able to help alleviate the shortage - those who have been previously involved in the criminal justice system.
“Justice-impacted individuals” are persons who have or are in the process...
Education to Build Confidence in Career Choices
Jan 30 2023Today’s young adults have numerous and diverse options to pursue as they leave high school. For many, the sheer number of possibilities can lead to confusion around making that decision. Students in the northeastern Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area are fortunate to find some direction from one intermediate school district...
Report: Minnesota’s Wage Gap Is Shrinking
Jan 23 2023Minnesota’s wage gap has declined over the last five years, though inflation is still taking a bite out of workers’ paychecks.
That’s one of the main takeaways from a recent series of wage reports by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
There are several reasons for the...
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This year, Ramsey County and its community partners and will continue to draw attention to the desperate need for employers to embrace fair opportunities hiring practices for job seekers who have been impacted by the criminal justice system. According to the US Department of Justice, over 10,000 ex-prisoners are released...
Minnesota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.1% in October 2022, continuing low rates not experienced for decades. Focused efforts, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, by many organizations have aided individuals’ ability to find work. One such organization in Ramsey County is the Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey County (WIB), one...
By Suzanne P. Kelly, Chief of Staff, Center for Economic Inclusion
Research abounds on the pervasiveness of disparities and inequities in urban public education systems. The impacts of this on Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian [Black and Brown) youth are compounded by continuing inequities post high school...
Career Connect Day – Meeting Needs of Employers
Nov 14 2022I spend a great deal of time throughout the year talking with you, our members, about your strategic priorities. It’s important for me to hear directly from you about what you need from us. This year, you are telling us that your top priorities are: talent shortages within your organizations;...
Innovize is a specialized medical device manufacturer in operation in Vadnais Heights for more than 60 years. It focuses on medical device contract manufacturing for the largest medical device companies in the world and is ISO 13485 Certified, GMP-Compliant and ISO9001 Certified. At first glance, such an established company should...
By Priscilla A. Stallings, Racial Equity Consultant, Center for Economic Inclusion
With an ever-changing economy, now more than ever employers are beginning to examine how they can stand out as desirable places of employment. This shift is allowing for workplaces to reevaluate business as usual to elevate the work...
Over the last 30 years, the role of trade careers in the American economy has been greatly minimized. Manufacturing, in general, has been gaining momentum across the nation since the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to rising demand for skilled machinists and toolmakers. St. Paul College (SPC) is a critical contributor to...
Career Connect Day – Tomorrow’s Leaders
Oct 1 2022So excited to talk about our upcoming Career Connect Day, on October 18, at RiverCentre. This year’s event will welcome 2,500+ high school sophomores to an interactive day of career exploration with you, the employers who would like to introduce them to potential opportunities within your organization and sector. Our...
By Tiffany Wilson-Worsley, Director of Employer Learning and Engagement, Center for Economic Inclusion
The 2020 murder of George Floyd and consequential uprisings that followed both locally and nationally, illuminated the disparate state of Blacks and people of color in Minnesota and across the nation. Dubbed the “Minnesota Paradox” by...
Higher education has long been a field of constant change. In the past few years, the rate of change has accelerated with the pandemic as the driver. The pivot to virtual courses was just the tip of the iceberg. For many schools, this wasn’t a huge change—they’d been offering online...
Two Proven Practices for Retaining Black, Indigenous and Latino Employees in a competitive market
Sep 1 2022By Tim Boudreaux, Director of Racial Equity Consulting, Center for Economic Inclusion
Almost five million people quit their jobs in 2021, and according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the trend is expected to continue. Organizations alike are challenged by the realities of ‘the...
By Nathan Arnosti, Director of Analytics, Center for Economic Inclusion
On June 21, the Center for Economic Inclusion published its first annual Racial Equity Dividends Index, which surveys Minnesota businesses on their implementation of 36 of the leading standards for building racially equitable and inclusive workplaces. Forty businesses –...
Solving Today's Talent Crisis Through Good Jobs and Inclusive Workplaces
By Andrea Ferstan, Vice President of Innovation, Policy, and Research and Betsy Ohrn, Director of Research
Employers in the Twin Cities are competing for talent in a tight and churning labor market. Yet even as workers have more...
The Workforce Innovation Board & Workforce Solutions Release 2021 Annual Business Report
May 10 2022The Workforce Innovation Board (WIB) and Ramsey County Workforce Solutuons (WFS) proudly present their 2021 Annual Business Report. Explore the stories and data that showcase the innovative leadership of the WIB and the outstanding efforts of staff and partners. The report also highlights several key shifts in the way services are delivered and...
This week, DEED’s Minnesota Business Vitality Council (MBVC) working group released a final report and recommendations to support the creation and sustainability of child care businesses. Early care and education is a critical part of the economic infrastructure in Minnesota.
For more details on the report and recommendations, read the press...
Tech Talk: Future Tech Entrepreneurs and Community Wealth Building - Recording Now Available
May 4 2022A recording of the Tech Talk: Future Tech Entrepreneurs and Community Wealth Building webinar is now available. Learn from a dynamic panel of community leaders focused on sharing resources to grow tech entrepreneurs with a focus toward BIPOC wealth building.
Dr. Paul Campbell, Brown Venture Group
Al Cornish, gener8tor
Diane Rucker, University Enterprise...
<p>Across the nation, companies are struggling to find and retain diverse talent, resulting in high turnover costs, lower productivity and down revenues.</p>
<p>To build an economy that works for everyone, both public- and private-sector employers must consistently reexamine recruitment and hiring policies and practices that often result in excluding women, people of color, individuals with disabilities, and others who have experienced challenges in their work history.</p>
Advocating for Inclusive Job Growth
By Isaac Russell, Director of Public Policy, Center for Economic Inclusion, and Andrea Ferstan, Vice President of Innovation, Policy and Research, Center for Economic Inclusion
Our state economy faces a set of unique challenges. Employers are currently struggling to find and retain talent...
