FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Workforce Development, Inc., an independent, non-profit agency serving the needs of job seekers and employers in Southeast Minnesota, was recently awarded a direct appropriation for the Bridges to Healthcare program in the total amount of $1.5 million...
Media ContactsEmily Wessing Julie BrockExecutive Assistant/Marketing Coordinator Project Manager507-252-6524 | ewessing@wdimn.org 507-421-6487 | jbrock@wdimn.org . TAGS: @BloombergDotOrg and #MayorsChallenge, #rochmn People of Color and Women are Encouraged to Enroll inNew Trades Readiness Training Program August 10,...
Guest Contributor: Sarah Velasquez Moving for work can be an exhilarating yet intimidating experience. However, you can manage the stress, costs, and time involved with careful planning and organization. This guide offers a strategic blueprint to help streamline your impending...
People with disabilities are discovering a bright future for themselves with entrepreneurship. When self-employment means working from their home, a controlled environment already in place, it’s easy to see why the trend in business ownership among those with disabilities is...
Please tell us your story; what brought you to the Bridges to Careers program? I came to the United States wanting to improve my English and start a new career. I started to take classes at Hawthorne to improve my...
Welcome to the Best Places to Work 2022 process! For the TWELFTH year in a row, Workforce Development, Inc. has connected with Personnel Dynamics Consulting, Inc. of Florida to bring the nationally-recognized “Best Places To Work” program to Southeast Minnesota!...
By ANNIE GRANLUND / Owatonna Peoples Press / southernminn.com / annie.granlund@apgsomn.com / Dec 7, 2021 It has been more than three years since Owatonna has had a local workforce development office, making it difficult to connect people who are unemployed...
Kelli has been a client of Workforce Development, Inc. since 2015. She has been using county benefits while working on applying for social security disability. Over the years she has attempted to work several jobs, but was never able to...
Tracy Bjerke of Owatonna had been working as a registered dietician at Hy-Vee when she was laid off in early 2020 at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Tracy had been working at Hy-Vee for a little over 7 years...