Tag: Talent Attraction & Retention

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Nov. 19, 2020) — As a part of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), 14 South Bend – Elkhart regionally-based entrepreneurship support organizations (ESOs) met virtually to share information and latest activities with one another to foster a more transparent and effective network of support for local entrepreneurs. Each organization shared their valuable service…

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Last week, we (the South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership) launched the first episode of our “WE+YOU Regional Impact Series”, a six-part video-series developed to showcase the work of the Regional Partnership powered by many of you! Each episode highlights an initiative of the Regional Partnership and includes an overview provided by a committee co-chair…

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Oct. 14, 2020) — Indiana’s Office of Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship has created an advisory board to review the past successes and future plans of the office, as well as provide expertise and support within the developing work-based learning system. Since 2018 when the Office of Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship (OWBLA) was…

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SOUTH BEND – ELKHART REGION, Ind. (Oct. 2, 2020) – The Labs for Industry Futures and Transformation (LIFT) Network is sponsoring the South Bend – Elkhart region’s Virtual Manufacturing Day for 2020. Leadership groups across Elkhart, Marshall, and St. Joseph County are partnering with nine regional manufacturing firms to provide insights to career pathways, opportunities,…

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ELKHART, Ind. (Sept. 9, 2020) – Today, public-private leaders and government officials gathered both virtually and in-person to celebrate the groundbreaking of Ivy Tech Community College South Bend – Elkhart’s iFlex Lab. As a part of an estimated $3.8 million development and campus expansion project, the iFlex Lab will be a state-of-the-art Industry 4.0 regional…

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