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What Does the Word Manufacturing Mean to Houston?

1/12/22
For generations, the word manufacturing was synonymous with places. In Detroit, it meant automobiles; in Ohio and Pennsylvania it meant steel. More recently, in the Silicon Valley and the Research…
Employment

How Accenture Expands Houston Opportunities with Apprenticeships

12/13/21
When the global professional services company Accenture wanted to expand and equip its workforce to meet future needs and tap into new talent sources, it turned to a well-known model for developing…
Economic Development

Report: Texas Among States Leading on Talent Attraction and Retention

11/29/21
A new survey suggests Texas is one of several states leading the nation in talent attraction and retention strategy.  Respondents to a survey from the Site Selectors Guild, an association of leading…
Digital Technology

Digital Skills: Creating Pathways to Opportunity

10/27/21
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a fundamental shift already underway toward digitalization of workplaces and workflows across the regional and global economy. The rate at which employers have…
Employment

Jobseekers Linking In to Employment Opportunities

10/4/21
By the summer of 2021, the Houston region had recovered 58 percent of the roughly 361,400 jobs shed in spring of 2020. Despite this gain, largely in areas including leisure and hospitality;…
Economic Development

Education & Workforce Council: Supporting an Inclusive Energy Workforce Recovery 

9/20/21
Eighteen months ago, record job losses were recorded across the Houston region. Nationally, unemployment due to the effects of COVID-19 in 2020 disproportionately affected communities of color, women…
Executive Partners