Bridgeport, CT – September 29, 2021 The WorkPlace announces the launch of a “Pop-Up” American Job Center (AJC) in response to the employment needs of jobseekers loosing federal unemployment benefits. According to the Department of Labor, Connecticut has about 125,000...
The WorkPlace’s Adrienne Parkmond, Esq. was recently chosen as a 2021 awardee for the NAACP 100 Most Influential Blacks in Connecticut. Parkmond and the other awardees will be honored October 23rd at an awards reception at Foxwoods Resort and Casino. It will feature...
Manufacturing remains a leading industry in the state, supporting over 150,000 jobs and providing family supporting wages to maintain thriving communities. Essential to the growth of manufacturing output is the continued flow of talented and skilled workers to move...
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) today announced that The WorkPlace in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has been awarded $1,292,935 under the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration YouthBuild program. These...
CONTACT: [email protected] EPA Selects 18 Organizations to Receive $3.3 Million in Brownfields Job Training Grants to Build a Skilled Environmental Workforce in Economically Distressed Communities Across the Nation WASHINGTON (March 11, 2021) — Today, the U.S....
New Employment Services for Jobseekers Impacted by COVID-19. The WorkPlace announces the launch of a new program to assist jobseekers who have lost employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March 1st, nearly 70,000 unemployment claims have been processed for...
