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Ben Franklin's $35K New Energy Idea Contest

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern PA and PennTAP will award one winning entrepreneur with $35,000 to start or develop a clean energy-oriented idea that could turn into a business opportunity. This includes (but is not limited to) improvements to existing technologies, new hardware or software products that improve efficiency, new battery or fuel cell applications, engine and turbine technologies and agriculture-based projects.

For complete details visit the Ben Franklin Technology Partners web site here.

Pennsylvania Receives $6 Million to Help Energy Sector Identify, Prepare

Friday, January 22, 2010

Harrisburg - Workers preparing for green careers in Pennsylvania will have more resources to help them succeed, thanks to a $6 million federal Recovery Act grant announced today by Governor Edward G. Rendell.

View the complete press announcement here.

Plastikos Named As Finalist for 2009 Processor of the Year Award

Friday, January 15, 2010

Plastikos Inc., an Erie company specializing in tool making and custom injection molding with over 100 employees and 60,000 square feet of combined manufacturing space, has been named a finalist for the 2009 Processor of the Year Award, presented by Plastics News. The company strives to help their customers manufacture products through custom injection molding as well as tool design and fabrication. The criteria to become a finalist include demonstrating proficiency in the following areas of business:

-    Customer Committment
-    Quality Control
-    Envrionmental Awareness
-    Community Involvement
-    Sales and Financial Performance
-    Technological Advancements
-    Employee Relations

To find out more about Plastikos Inc. visit their website at http://www.plastikoserie.com/ and to learn more about the Processor of the Year award, visit the Plastics News website.

Stairways Behavioral Health Recognized by Team PA as a Top 100 Employer

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Congratulations to Dr. Richard Gacka, NWPA WIB member and Administrator at Stairways Behavioral Health!

Team Pennsylvania Foundation joined the Department of Community and Economic Development, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, and the Central Penn Business Journal in announcing Pennsylvania’s 100 Best Places to Work during an awards ceremony held at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center. Stairways Behavioral Health was listed as number 15 out of 100, an impressive recognition.

The full list of winners of this year’s contest, listed here, employ about 75,800 Pennsylvanians.

Workforce 3 One Webinars Schedule Available

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

UPCOMING WEBINAR

Greening the World of Work:
Implications for O*NET SOC and New and Emerging Occupations

This Webinar highlights findings from the O*NET Program's report Greening the World of Work: Implications for O*NET- SOC and New and Emerging Occupations. The report describes the O*NET program's efforts to define the green economy; describe green industry sectors and identify different types of green occupations including green new and emerging occupations. The Webinar also presents how this new green information has been incorporated into O*NET products and tools to help workforce development professionals, educators, and individuals learn about and use the most current information on the green economy and green occupations.

Presenters:	Phil Lewis, Technical Officer, ONET Center David Rivkin,* Technical Officer, O*NET Center
Moderator:	Jennifer Pirtle, Workforce Analyst, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training Administration
Date:	1/14/2010
Time:	2:00pm Eastern (1:00pm/Central, 12:00pm/Mountain, 11:00am/Pacific)
Length:	90 minutes

Phil Lewis and David Rivkin, contributing author's of the report, will discuss the impact of green economy activities and technologies on occupational requirements and their impact on current O*NET-SOC occupations and New and Emerging Green Occupations now included in the O*NET-SOC system. Participants of the Webinar will hear about report results, how results have bee incorporated in the O*NET Program, methodology used, and new efforts currently underway at the National Center for O*NET Development to ensure that the O*NET Program stays in touch with the impact of the green economy on the world of work.

Register Now!!!
Registration for this Webinar is limited and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please click the link below to login to Workforce³ One and register today!

http://www.workforce3one.org/view/5000929237922379523/info

Please click the following link to perform a simple system diagnostic before you attempt to join the live Webinar: http://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm

If you are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or have speech disabilities and captioning would facilitate your participation in this Webinar, you can register for captioning service through the Federal Relay Conference Captioning. Please note the Federal Relay Service requires at least 48 hours notice (2 working days) to guarantee coverage. For more information, visit http://www.workforce3one.org/page/webinarcaptioning.

View a complete list of upcoming webinars by Workforce 3 One here.

Erie Student Addresses Youth Employment

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

GoErie.com -

Erie student addresses youth employment

Autumn Page, of Erie, participated in a panel discussion during the statewide Youth Services Academy conference in Grantville on Dec. 2.

Ms. Page shared her experiences with the summer youth employment program and suggested ways to improve youth work force development services to more than 100 service providers attending.

Ms. Page is a student in the Erie School District's Student Workforce Investment Program.

Congratulations Autumn!

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