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On September 15, 2016 IEDC held this webinar titled Building Economic Independence: Soft Skill Development. As a region’s economic landscape shifts, workers change industries and new workers enter the workforce. Though the demand for workers ...

IEDC held a webinar on April 28, 2015 from 2:30-4:00 titled Bolstering Workforce - Adapting to Changing Economic Landscapes. After a disaster, your workforce landscape may be radically changed. A few residents will not not return, others may come to ...

The National Association of Workforce Development Boards recently released a paper on workforce development in the wake of disaster, entitled, "The Impact of Extreme Events on Business Organizations: Innovative Approaches to Managing Risk for the ...

On November 20th IEDC will host a webinar on developing workforce training programs in disaster-impacted communities. A major disaster can disrupt market flows and impact local businesses in ways beyond the imagination.