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The U.S. Census needs you to help ensure all individuals in Southeast Texas are counted.
January 2020 marks to beginning of Census workers canvasing local Low Response
Sectors (LRS) and Group Quarters. Please click
here for the latest US
Census Updates and see how you can help 'count everyone'!
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Upcoming Events
January 2020 Board meeting has been canceled
2020 Economic Forecast Breakfast - "It's On in Southeast Texas" -
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Youth Career Expo "Connect to YOUR Future!" -
Thursday, February 6, 2020
7:30 am - 3:30 pm
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Workforce Board News
Southeast Texas Receives $100,000 Texas Industry Partnership Grant
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Graduates of the 1st Women's Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, LIT Multi-purpose Center.
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Workforce Solutions, LIT graduate first Women's Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Class
Workforce Solutions, in partnership with Lamar Institute of Technology,
recently graduated 31 women from its first Women's Entrepreneurship Bootcamp.
The eight-week course was made possible through a $28,700 grant from Texas Workforce Commission.
The course, which was offered in Spanish on Tuesday evening and in English on Thursday
evenings, consisted of seven modules which included topics such as Becoming a Legal Business,
Marketing, Small Business Finance, Customer Relationship Management, HR Essentials and How
to Write a Business Plan. The classes also featured several guest speakers including a social
media expert and a representative from the Small Business Development Center.
"I learned so much," participant Dorsha Cravin stated. "I wish I would have taken this
class five years ago, there was so much valuable information. The instructor and guest
speakers were awesome!"
Many of the Bootcamp participants had already started a business while several others
where still in the planning phases. Businesses created by the participants included
restaurants, hair and beauty salons, graphic design services, wedding accessories
stores, and more.
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Southeast Receives Monetary Award at Conference
Workforce Solutions Southeast Texas received a $30,000 Board Performance Incentive award
at the 23rd Annual Texas Workforce Conference, December 4, 2019. The incentive award
was presented by the Bryan Daniel, Chairman and Commissioner Representing the Public.
The Award recognizes a board for serving a significant number of foster youth as compared
to the total number of youth being served. Southeast Texas was recognized as #1 in
the quartile of similarly sized boards.
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Take Note! Local Survey for Skills Training
The Golden Triangle Business Roundtable (GTBR) is one of the workforce development system partners
in Southeast Texas. W. Dennis Isaacs, executive director, has launched a new survey to solicit feedback
regarding current practices in the local area surrounding the issue of manpower development and skills
training. The survey may be accessed at this link
A summary report will be complied by GTBR and presented in 1Q2020. For questions, please contact Dennis
Isaacs at 409-727-3586 or email wdennisisaacs@gtrb.org.
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Happy Holidays!
Workforce Solutions Southeast Texas Board and staff wish you a Joyous Holiday Season
and a Happy and Prosperous New Year!
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Southeast Texas Labor Market Information Overview: October 2019
Southeast Texas' unemployment rate for November was 5.2 percent, just
slightly higher than October's rate of 5.0 percent.
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A World-Class Competitive Workforce for Southeast Texas.
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