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Today's Workforce Top 5 (October 15, 2020)

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Welcome to Today’s Workforce Top 5. This is the place where we highlight the top workforce and economic development activities from around the country.

Updates for 10/15/2020

Wisconsin: The Governor's Council on Workforce Investment provided its budget recommendations to Governor Tony Evers. See the whole list of recommendations here.

Tennessee: The first Registered Winery Apprenticeship Program has been launched in Dyersburg, Tennessee. This is a collaboration between Dyersburg State Community College, Crown Winery, Viticulture Enology Science and Technology Alliance, Tennessee Farm Winegrowers Alliance, and the Northwest Tennessee Workforce Board.

California: Holly Schroeder, president and CEO of the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corp., has been selected by fellow Workforce Development board commissioners to serve as chair of the L.A. County Workforce Development Board.

Missouri: Callaway County Presiding Commissioner Gary Jungermann was named last week to Missouri's Workforce Development Board.

Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development (OOWD) is offering incentive grants to develop new apprenticeship programs. Individual employers are eligible for grants up to $10,000 under this new program, and a consortium of two or more employers may be eligible for up to $15,000.

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