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Rebuilding an agricultural rural economy: NIFA awards grant to UNM-Taos’ new workforce, training program May 20, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) research initiative recently awarded UNM-Taos’ new training program a $500,000 Agricultural Workforce Training grant.
UNM-Taos and UNM-Taos Hive (Hub of Internet-Based Vocations and Education) are partnering with Not Forgotten Outreach, Inc. (NFO) and the Taos County Economic Development Corporation (TCEDC) to create the Rebuilding an Agricultural Rural Economy (RARE) workforce training certificate program, which will support the local food and small-scale farming economy in Taos.
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UK Retailers Are Redefining The Employee Experience By Listening To Workers
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As eager UK consumers return to full capacity in-store shopping, retailers are asking workers the same question customers hear: how can we help you? That’s because worker mental health and well-being has shot to the top of every retailer’s priority list, making the employee experience (EX) paramount to meeting customer needs.
Retailers are transforming the employee experience to meet evolving worker expectations in a post-pandemic environment.
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Essential workers who labored in grocery stores to make sure we could purchase food during the worst days of the pandemic are likely facing different stressors than furloughed employees who are returning to in-store fashion retail establishments. Front line or not, every employee is struggling to navigate the post-pandemic retail workplace. The pressure is on companies to understand what employees
May 10, 2021
ESCANABA The Bay College Alumni Association is announce Susan Cobb as the Bay College Distinguished Alumni for 2021.
A resident of Bark River, Cobb earned a Certificate in Practical Nursing (2008) and an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Nursing (2009) from Bay College.
When notified as the recipient of the 2021 Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award, Cobb stated, “I am so honored. Bay College was life changing for me, and I am so thankful that I was able to enroll in a community college close to home. I still remember many of my instructors, and their guidance and support pushed me to succeed as a student.”
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Pictured, from left, are Miriam Rosario, Family Community Services coordinator; Mildred Vega, Family Community Services assistant; Kimberly Snyder, BOCES senior program specialist; and David Bull from The Chautauqua Center.
GOWANDA The Gowanda Central School District, working with Cattaraugus County, will be holding a vaccination clinic located at the Gowanda Middle School. The clinic will be on Tuesday.
Students ranging from the ages of 16 to 18, as well as staff members who haven’t been vaccinated, can receive their vaccines at the school from 1 to 2 p.m. From 2:30 to 5 p.m., the clinic will be open to the Gowanda community. You can reserve a spot on the school’s COVID-19 website, but Gowanda superintendent Dr. Robert Anderson said the school will also welcome walk-ins.