Jul 12, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update |
2-minute read Good afternoon, There was encouraging news last week for Austin, with the announcement of Amazon’s 1,000-job Pflugerville fulfillment center, and the June unemployment rate falling to 7.5%. However, last month’s unemployment is still more than triple...
Jul 9, 2020 | Blog, Success Story |
Desmond Roberson is not just building a career in Austin—he’s helping to literally build Austin. Desmond has lived in Austin all his life. Today he is a member of Sheet Metal Workers Local Union No 67. Working in Austin’s skilled trades industry wasn’t his original...Jul 5, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update |
2-minute read Good afternoon, and happy 4th of July weekend, Many American workers who are considering making a career transition will need to reskill, yet fewer than half say they have access to the education and...Jun 28, 2020 | Blog, CEO Update |
2-minute read Good afternoon, As of June 19, Travis Co still has more than 80k of our friends and neighbors out of work, and Central Texas has more than 130k. Half of the jobless claimants earned up to $30k at the time of their employment dislocation. Three-quarters...
