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Graduates of Bridgeport Project Retail workforce program show ‘anything is possible’
NORWALK — As sunlight streamed into the SoNo Collection Magnificent Room upon the graduates of the Project Retail workforce education program, speakers emphasized that education breeds opportunity. The program graduates lined up beside wall-to-wall picture...
CT employment agency named federal grant recipient for helping formerly incarcerated people find jobs
A Connecticut employment agency has been named a recipient of a federal grant for its role in helping formerly incarcerated people find jobs, officials said. The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded The WorkPlace in Bridgeport a $2.5 million grant, according to the...
Advancing Fairfield County as a Tech Hub
The goal of the Stamford Partnership is to have hundreds more area residents assume jobs in the tech sector in the coming months and tap into the necessary training to help establish Greater Fairfield County as one of the country’s most promising tech hubs. The...
Southwest Connecticut Tech Hub launches in Stamford
Coinciding with Stamford Tech Week, the Stamford Partnership and Bridgeport based workforce development company The WorkPlace announced the launch of the Southwest Connecticut Tech Hub. The Tech Hub is a community designed to help connect talented employees with the...
Dress for Success Interview on WICC600 with “Melissa in the Morning.”
Women are slowly making their way back to the working world after the pandemic kept so many at home with their kids. But just landing the job isn’t always enough to successfully transition to the workforce. We did a deep dive into a local non-profit supporting women...
Western Connecticut Council of Government Has Released Its Southwestern Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (SWRMPO)
Legal Notice Announcing the Start of the Public Comment Period The draft South Western Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (SWRMPO) 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a dynamic list of all highway and public transit projects proposed to be...