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Be Pro Be Proud and BlueForge Alliance partner to promote careers in the Maritime Industrial Base
Little Rock, Ark. (Sept. 11, 2024) — Be Pro Be Proud has announced an exciting new partnership with BlueForge Alliance (BFA) to promote career opportunities with the Maritime Industrial Base (MIB), which seeks to preserve the strength and underscore...
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Be Pro Be Proud launches in New Mexico
From the New Mexico Sun -- "The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) announced that the Be Pro Be Proud (BPBP) program, a collaboration between the New Mexico Center for Economic Opportunity (NMCEO) and NMDWS, was launched at Los...
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Be Pro Be Proud launches in Tennessee; Daytime Tri-Cities goes live from career event
This marks the second TV appearance for Be Pro Be Proud TN!
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Be Pro Be Proud Tackles Workforce Shortage with High-Tech Outreach
Participants at NASCC: The Steel Conference had the opportunity to interact with Be Pro Be Proud at its hands-on mobile workshop.
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Students Have Fun on Simulators to Get a Taste of Reality
Remember the first time you used an electric drill? Went up on a scaffold? What was it that convinced you that you wanted to be a technical professional? Wouldn’t it be a boon to be able to see and feel what it’s like to drive a truck, weld me...
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Non-profit solves labor shortage with innovative mobile solution
It’s no secret that the United States is facing a labor shortage. The latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which measured employment in July, shows the United States added 548,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to...
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2.1 Million Manufacturing Jobs Could Go Unfilled by 2030
The manufacturing skills gap in the U.S. could result in 2.1 million unfilled jobs by 2030, according to a new study by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, the workforce development and education partner of the NAM. The cost of those missing jobs co...
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Boozman addresses workforce program
BENTONVILLE -- While speaking at the 2022 national Be Pro Be Proud conference Wednesday morning Sen. John Boozman said people who can't earn a living or feed their families will care little about international troubles such as the war in Ukraine or do...
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BE PRO BE PROUD NATIONAL CONFERENCE MEETS IN BENTONVILLE
The Be Pro Be Proud National Conference will be held in Bentonville, Arkansas from June 28 through June 30. The National Conference will convene key workforce leaders from Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee among other states,...
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Skilled Professions Signing Day Elevates High-demand, High-growth Careers
Be Pro Be Proud Georgia: a comprehensive initiative that connects students to post-secondary training and careers within the skilled professions through a comprehensive website and mobile workshop teamed up with the Cherokee Office of Economic Development...
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Be Pro Be Proud Draft Day Lands BRTC Student a Job before Graduation
POCAHONTAS, AR: Participation in the Be Pro Be Proud Draft Day has landed one student a job, and several more have follow-up interviews.Seniors enrolled in the BRTC Career and Technical Center recently attended the Be Pro Be Proud Draft Day event at Jones...
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Cass High Students Attend Be Pro Be Proud Georgia Workshop
CARTERSVILLE, GA: It has been a potentially life-changing week for Cass High School construction and healthcare students.With Cass High teacher Deanna Boughton leading the charge, students were able to experience the following activities thanks to Be Pro...
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