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BOARD CHAIR MAKES HISTORY |
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(El Paso, Texas) Workforce Solutions Upper Rio Grande Board Chair Patricia Villalobos made history this afternoon in Washington, D.C. after she was elected Board Member for the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB). She is the first Board Member from Workforce Solutions to ever be elected to serve on the national board. “I’m honored to be representing our region,” said an emotional Villalobos after the election. “As a native of El Paso and a successful small business owner, serving at this level is very rewarding; I never thought I would be in this position. I look forward to representing our needs, bringing back knowledge and making an impact through innovation and collaboration,” she added. Mrs. Villalobos was one more than one dozen Board Members from across the United States nominated for three open seats on the NAWB Board of Directors. New Board Members were elected Sunday afternoon during the NAWB’s annual conference being held in our nation's capital. She will serve a three year term. “This is an honor for us,” said Workforce Solutions Upper Rio Grande CEO Lorenzo Reyes, Jr., “Mrs. Villalobos will be our voice at the national level, on issues related to education, employment and economic development. NAWB wanted someone representing a growing industry who understands the needs of businesses,” he added. Chair Villalobos, owner of Barnhart-Taylor, Inc. is a Private Sector Representative on the 25-member Board of Directors for Workforce Solutions Upper Rio Grande. She has served on the Board since 2006 when she was appointed by the Mayor of the City of El Paso and confirmed by the three-member Texas Workforce Commission is Austin. She was elected Chair of the Board in October 2009. About NAWB:
NAWB supports and promotes the work of its members through a comprehensive program of advocacy, technical assistance, and communications activities. Services are designed to help Board volunteers advance the public-private model among key policy makers, secure the role of the business sector in workforce development, enhance members' capacity and effectiveness, and learn from networking opportunities with the nationwide job training community. NAWB is the only group that advocates solely for Workforce Investment Boards. |
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Got an idea? Think it'll work? Now OWN it! REMINDER: Deadline to Sign Up Here is Friday, March 5, 2010 Workforce Solutions Upper Rio Grande is looking for a maximum of two teams of six from each high school in the region, which can include sophomores, juniors and or seniors, to participate in our First Annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Challenge. The STEM Challenge is meant to provide a real world opportunity for high school teams to create their own innovative ideas in a business plan approach to solve critical issues in our six-county region (Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis and Presidio). The STEM Challenge‘s aim is to help improve low educational scores in Science and Math, and inspire and engage our region’s high tech students towards filling high demand industries of tomorrow. Teams will compete for money, scholarships, internship opportunities and school recognition.
Sign Up Here (Deadline is March 5, 2010) Some issues that can be addressed include:
• Transportation Solutions
• Agricultural Solutions
• Brine Water Solutions
• Clean Power Solutions (i.e.: wind, solar, etc.)
• Flooding Defense System Solutions
• Pollution Solutions
• Or other issues in our region that include STEM Download Rules and Business Plan Template
For more information contact
Joseph Sapien at 915.772.2002 ext 221 or
by email at
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View STEM Challenge Packet Schools currently signed up: - Coronado High School
- Parkland High School
- Andress High School
- Del Valle High School
- Clint High School
- Alpine High School
- Marfa ISD
- Socorro High School
- J. M. Hanks High School
- Bowie High School
- El Dorado High School
- Montwood High School
- Chapin High School
- Americas High School
- Burges High School
- Valle Verde Early College High School
- Mountain View High School
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Rate Stands at 8.2 Percent |
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 Texas Unemployment Rate Stands at 8.2 Percent
AUSTIN –The Texas seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 8.2 percent in January, unchanged from a revised 8.2 percent in December 2009, and continued to trend well below the U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 9.7 percent. The Texas Civilian Labor Force continued to grow in January, reaching its highest level ever at 12.1 million workers.
“The Texas unemployment rate held steady over the past two months at 8.2 percent and remained lower than the national rate of 9.7 percent,” said Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Chairman Tom Pauken. In January, the Amarillo Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) experienced the lowest unemployment rate in the state at 6.0 percent (not seasonally adjusted), followed by the Lubbock MSA and the Midland MSA, both with 6.2 percent. The unemployment rate stood at 6.4 percent in the College Station-Bryan MSA. Labor Department Delays Job Growth Data Release Due to Inclement East Coast Weather The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics has informed TWC Labor Market and Career Information of a delay in the release of the seasonally adjusted Current Employment Statistics (CES) due to inclement weather on the eastern coast of the United States. CES data provide information on job growth in Texas and in each major Texas industry. At this time, TWC has not been notified of a time estimate when the data will be available.
Audio downloads from TWC Chairman Tom Pauken on latest labor market data are available here. |
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