Sep 13, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update
3-minute read Good afternoon Austin leaders and friends, In July (our most recent data available), at least 50,000 Travis Co residents are on jobless benefits. Pandemic stipends of $600 per week were paid until July 25, when their authorization expired. As of...
Sep 7, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update
2-minute read Happy Labor Day! Today, we honor the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. But at least 50,000 Austinites are out of work and struggling to make ends meet, especially those in face-to-face industries...
Aug 29, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update
3-minute read Good afternoon, As I’ve reported here over the past few months, federal funding for our critical job training programs will be cut at the same time unemployment — still more than 2.5x the pre-COVID rate — has rocked our region. Along with many at WFS, I...
Aug 22, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update
2-minute read Good afternoon, There was encouraging news in the past month as we welcomed Tesla to the Capital Area, and BAE Systems announced their major expansion of operations. And, Thursday, Governor Abbott said Texas would apply for federal funding that would...
Aug 14, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update
2-minute read Good afternoon, The big news is there’s unfortunately no news yet from Washington or the Capitol on reinstituting some form of pandemic stipend. Last Saturday, the President signed a Presidential Memoranda that would reinstate federal pandemic...
Aug 9, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update
2-minute read Good afternoon, While there are many details to surface, yesterday, the President signed a Presidential Memoranda that would restart pandemic stipends up to $400/week. The federal government would redirect $44 billion from the Federal Emergency...