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April 2006

 

Early Childhood Development:  Economic Development with a High Public Return

Register today! Don’t miss this important luncheon and discussion with Rob Grunewald, Economic Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Mr. Grunewald co-authored “Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return” (January 2003), an economic policy paper, which has been featured in the media, legislative hearings, and seminars in Minnesota and several other states. Antlers Hilton Heritage Ballroom, 11:30 a.m. Registration, 12:00 p.m. Luncheon, $25.00.

 

To pre-pay using your credit card, go to www.coloradosprings.org, click on publications, then click on purchase, then select the event and click add to cart. To register and pay at the door with cash or check, go to www.coloradosprings.org/033006_Lunch.htm

Please make your RSVP no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 27.  Cancellations or questions should be directed to Shannon Taylor at 475-6455.  Reservations not cancelled 48 hrs in advance will be billed.

Workforce Development Month
September 2006 will be the Third Annual Workforce Development month.  The Pikes Peak Workforce Center is seeking underwriters for this event.  The Workforce Center will offer several seminars to local business owners and managers on September 14, 21 and 28 to help them with their HR issues or to help them improve their bottom line.  Sponsorship includes an advertisement in the Colorado Springs Business Journal. If you are interested in receiving a sponsorship package, please send an email to Jeanne Cotter at cotter.j@ppwfc.org.

Setting Sites on Retirees

Employers are increasingly seeking to use the abilities and knowledge of retired professionals. At the same time, good health, longer lives and, in some cases, financial concerns are prompting highly skilled retired professionals to return to the workforce. The number of workers aged 55 and older is growing four times faster than the workforce as a whole, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor of Statistics.  To read more, click here.

 

Avoid Booth Staff Duds: Thirteen Essential Questions You Have To Ask
Booth staff selection is the single most important factor in your exhibiting success. They are your ambassadors, representing your company for the whole world to see. It is impossible to stress enough on how crucial your team is to your overall success. Learn thirteen essential questions you have to ask to guarantee booth staff stars that will help get you results.  Source:  Susan A. Friedman and About .com

 

Changing the Low-trust Culture
Question: I am a nurse manager on a small community hospital OB floor. We have some morale issues that I would like to resolve. We emerged from a fifteen year manager who ruled by intimidation.
Answer: Making the transition from peer to boss is tricky under any circumstances. However, when you are trying to change a culture that has been driven by fear, you have an even tougher job because you have some dysfunctional behavior patterns to undo.  Read more from Joan Lloyd by clicking here.

 

Upcoming Business Seminars

 

April 26th       

HIPAA

May 16th       

OSHA: Compliance Programs Tune-ups

June

TBA

July 13th       

Unemployment Insurance

August 15th

OSHA: Ensuring Compliance in Healthcare and LTC

September   

Workforce Development Month -- Various seminars topics  TBA

October

TBA

Nov. 14th    

OSHA: Compliance Programs Tune-ups

December

No seminar planned

 

 

All seminars will be from 11:00.a.m. to 1:00 p.m., except for those during Workforce Development Month.  Bringing your own lunch is encouraged. To register, click here.

 

Easy-to-Understand Rules for USERRA Announced

Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao recently announced the publication of rules for the Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). The new regulations are written in plain English and in a Q&A format and will clarify employer rights and responsibilities under USERRA.  For more information, click here.

 

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IN THIS ISSUE

 

Early Childhood Development:  Economic Development with a High Public return

 

Workforce Development Month

 

Setting Sites on Retirees

 

Avoid Booth Staff Duds

 

Changing the Low-Trust Culture

 

Upcoming Business Seminars

 

USERRA – Easy to Understand Rules Announced

 

Unemployment Rates through January 2006

 

Colorado Springs MSA: 5.4% 

Teller County: 5.2%

Colorado: 4.7%

USA: 4.7% 

CO Job Growth

Dec '05 to Jan ‘06: 2,800

Jan '05 to Jan '06:  51,400

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Pikes Peak Region Job Vacancy Survey

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Pikes Peak Workforce Center

2306 East Pikes Peak Avenue

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

719 667-3751

www.ppwfc.org