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As more daycare operators leave the field for better-paying jobs, families have fewer child care options, says the union that represents 15,000 providers.
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A total of 75 graduates were celebrated Thursday for their completion of Heartland Community College’s Workforce Equity Initiative (WEI) program. The WEI was created in 2019 to give low-income families and the African-American community a boost in the job market.
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Heartland Community College is celebrating national apprenticeship week with a signing ceremony for new career training enrollees.
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Bloomington-Normal and the rest of McLean County have a worker shortage. So does much of the rest of the nation. Policymakers and educators are grappling with a multiyear challenge to increase the supply of workers who can keep the area financially strong and vital.
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McLean County businesses expect to add more than 2,500 jobs in the next three years. That's according to a survey of more than 100 employers conducted for the Chamber of Commerce.
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Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington has added three new majors — public health, quantitative finance, and professional sales — as part of an ongoing campus-wide effort to appeal to more workforce-oriented families and students.
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More women go to Illinois State University than men — a lot more. The same is true of Bradley University and Heartland Community College. It's part of a nationwide trend that began in the 1980s and has grown since then.
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District 87 schools in Bloomington want to expand early childhood education, but there are some hoops to jump through to get a new facility.
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Connect Transit doesn't have enough bus drivers to run all its routes, so Bloomington-Normal's public transit system said Wednesday it will reduce weekday frequency on some routes to weekend levels starting Oct. 9.
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The first cohort of people representing a partnership between Rivian and Heartland Community College has graduated with skills in electric vehicle maintenance. Eight graduates might not seem like a lot, but Heartland provost Rick Pearce said more will assuredly come.