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December 28, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Becca Tonn with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center highlights a few job openings.
Where have all the workers gone? Colorado Springs, New York experts explain, by Scott Harrison
December 27, 2022, COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s a question many of us have asked or wondered about when the lobby of our favorite restaurant is closed, continue to video & article …
December 21, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center highlights a few job openings.
Colorado Springs is fertile ground for workforce development, employee talent, Entegris leaders say
December 20, 2022
When Entegris went shopping for a site to expand its manufacturing capabilities in the U.S., the company’s leaders say Colorado Springs’ workforce development efforts and employee talent helped them pick the Pikes Peak region.
Leaders from around the city and state gathered at the U.S. Olympic Museum on Tuesday … continue to article …
December 14, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Becca Tonn with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a hiring event and highlights a few job openings.
December 7, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
Colorado Springs seeing low unemployment numbers despite high Federal Reserve interest rates by Andrea Herrera, December 2, 2022
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– New numbers show Colorado Springs is slightly higher than the state unemployment rate. The Colorado Springs unemployment rate stands at 3.8 percent compared to the state rate of 3.6 percent. Continue to video and article …
November 23, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
Veteran turns to job coaching to help others get hired by Devan Karp
COLORADO SPRINGS — After three decades in the Air Force, veteran Len Garner wanted something different. After working with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center to find a job as he transitioned into civilian life, he found a new discovery about himself.
November 16, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
Colorado Springs job fair seeks to help transitioning military members, veterans by
November 15, 2022 —The Pikes Peak Workforce Center, a job center for El Paso and Teller counties, is hosting a Community & Veterans Job Fair on Thursday at the Colorado Springs Event Center.
More than 170 different employers to be featured at Community and Veterans Job Fair this week by KRDO News, November 15, 2022
COLORADO SPRINGS — The Pikes Peak Workforce Center is hosting a Community and Veterans Job Fair on Thursday for those transitioning out of the military, Guard and Reserve members, veterans and their spouses, and family members. Continue to article …
November 9, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
November 2, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
October 26, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
Better pay transparency by employers making a difference for local job seekers
COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct 20, 2022 —The next time you’re looking for a job here in Colorado, take a closer look at the job posting and see if the pay lines up with your expectations. Employers here in our state are being fined if they don’t provide that pay transparency. Since 2021 it has been the law and the standard in our state. Continue to article …
October 19, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Becca Tonn with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a hiring event and highlights a few job openings.
October 12, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Becca Tonn with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a hiring event and highlights a few job openings.
October 5, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Becca Tonn with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a hiring event and highlights a few job openings.
September 28, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
September 21, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
Mayor’s Young Leader Awards finalists announced
COLORADO SPRINGS, Sep 20, 2022 —The Mayor’s Office today announced its finalists for the ninth annual Mayor’s Young Leader Awards. The program celebrates the outstanding achievements of young professionals aged 40 and under who are making a positive impact in Colorado Springs through their professional and volunteer activities. Continue to article …
Colorado ranks third in U.S. in percentage of people working from home
COLORADO SPRINGS, Sep 19, 2022 —The trend during the COVID-19 pandemic for employees to work remotely is particularly prevalent in Colorado, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue to video and article …
September 14, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
September 7, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
September 2, 2022- The Extra with Andrew Rogrers
Ahead of the Labor Day Holiday Weekend Andrew Rogers sits down and talks with various experts about the current labor force in the Pikes Peak Region. He’s joined by KRDO’s Human Resource Coordinator Zack Luczejko to discuss the current marketplace for employees and well as changes in working with employees in the current market, Traci Marques, Executive Director of the Pikes Peak Work Force Center to discuss the resources available to not only job seekers but employers in the area, and Chef Robert Burnet, owner of Mama Pearl’s Cajun Kitchen about the staffing issues seen for many restaurants.
Educating the public through economic forum at UCCS
COLORADO SPRINGS, Sep 1, 2022 —The 26th annual University of Colorado Colorado Springs Economic Forum took place on Thursday from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Ent Center for the Arts at UCCS. Continue to article …
August 31, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
Conflicted economy requires adaptation by Jeanne Davant
COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug 24, 2022 —Some employers are pulling back on hiring the people they were desperately looking for a few months ago. Others are still eager to find employees. Continue to article …
August 24, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
August 17, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
Funding available for El Paso, Teller County businesses to train current employees by
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO), Aug 10, 2022 —As many businesses continue struggling to hire new workers, the Pikes Peak Workforce Center is offering $150,000 in federal funds for businesses … Continue to article
Workforce Center offering cash for companies to upskill workers in El Paso, Teller Counties by KRDO News
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO), Aug 10, 2022 —The Pikes Peak Workforce Center is awarding $150,000 in Employee Development Funds to companies that want to train or upskill current employees. Continue to article & video …
PPWFC offers funds for employee training by
Aug 11, 2022 —The Pikes Peak Workforce Center (PPWFC) is offering funds for businesses to upskill their workforces, thanks to a $150,000 allotment from the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
The employee development funds must be used on work-based, virtual or classroom employee training…continue to article
Businesses offered $150,000 in grants for staff training by Brett Yager
COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug 10, 2022 —The Pikes Peak Workforce Center(PPWFC) has $150,000 in Employee Development Funds to award to companies. The funds were made possible by the federal Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act … continue to article …
August 10, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
Celebrating high school interns and local businesses by Maggy Wolanske
COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug 10, 2022 —Today, Pikes Peak Business and Education Alliance (PPBEA) celebrating 48 high school interns and 19 local business in Southern Colorado.
The mission of PPBEA to improve the Pikes Peak regions future workforce and talent pipeline. Continue to article & video …
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August 3, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
Serving Pueblo and the Big Milspouse Hiring Plus
PUEBLO, July 30, 2022 —Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center is growing in Pueblo and operations manager Justin Verhulst joins Mike Lewis to talk about what his group is bringing to the table to make life better for the military connected community.
Then, special assistant to the Colorado Springs Mayor, Jessie Kimber, and Pikes Peak Work Force Center’s Robin Lovewell, answer an important question: why hire a military spouse?. Continue to Podcast …
July 27, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
July 20, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
Military bring skills, loyalty to civilian workforce by
COLORADO SPRINGS, July 15, 2022 —Six and a half months ago, Jim Lovewell transitioned out of a 25-year career in the U.S. Air Force.
The Air Force sent him to school for logistics and trained him to be a foreign area officer.
Among other duties, Lovewell commanded logistics readiness squadrons in England and at Peterson Air Force Base; headed the Joint Logistics Operations Center at NORAD and U.S. Northern Command; and served as director of staff, Headquarters Space Operations Command, U.S. Space Force, at Peterson Space Force Base. Continue to article …
July 13, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
Retirees reentering workforce amid economic challenges by Alasyn Zimmerman
COLORADO SPRINGS, July 8, 2022 —Seven months ago, Curt Elliott and his wife realized they needed a change. Their dollars weren’t going as far as they used to. Elliott had been retired for years and with changes in the economy, he decided to return to work at 73 years old. Continue to article and video …
July 6, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
CDLE fines companies for pay transparency violations by
July 5, 2022 —The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment has started fining companies that are out of compliance with wage transparency requirements in the 2019 Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, The Colorado Sun has reported. Continue to article …
June 29, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
Best in Business 2022: Workforce Development
Colorado Springs, June 24, 2022 —
“The Pikes Peak Workforce Center is a vital part of our regional economy in Colorado,” Communications Manager Becca Tonn said. “Each year, we connect more than 2,000 local businesses with thousands of talented job seekers. In addition, we are able to offer funding for companies to upskill, reskill or next-skill their current employees.
“We are proud that the return on investment from our $5 million in federal funding is about $42 million annually, with an economic impact of $35 million in El Paso and Teller counties.”
June 22, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews some hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
June 15, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a hiring event and highlights a few job openings.
June 8, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews some hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
More teens working in Colorado, U.S. than before the start of COVID-19 pandemic by
June 5, 2022 — School is out for summer and that means teens aren’t only looking forward to warmer weather and vacations, but also summer jobs. And they’ll have plenty of company. Continue to article …
More teens working in Colorado, U.S. than before the start of COVID-19 pandemic by
June 5, 2022 — School is out for summer and that means teens aren’t only looking forward to warmer weather and vacations, but also summer jobs. And they’ll have plenty of company. Continue to article …
Cripple Creek-Victor School District trades program offers hiring solutions by
Cripple Creek, June 1, 2022 — In a time when labor shortages closed the city’s nursing home, forced casinos to offer hiring bonuses and restaurants to reduce hours, Cripple Creek-Victor School District responds to the need for skilled workers.
June 1, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews some hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
May 25, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center highlights a few job openings.
May 18, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews some hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
Pikes Peak Workforce Center hosts Military and Veterans Employment Expo this week by Anissa Connell
COLORADO SPRINGS, May 16, 2022 — The Pikes Peak Workforce Center is hosting the Military and Veterans Employment Expo from May 16 to May 18.
Over 100 employers are set to attend the event to assist veterans and spouses with finding their next career outside of service. Continue to article …
May 11, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews some hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
Unemployment rate going down, jobs opening up in El Paso Co. by Ashley Portillo
Colorado Springs, May 11, 2022 — The unemployment rate is dropping in the state of Colorado, and the number of open job positions in the Pikes Peak Region are going up.
Promising job market getting added competition from new college graduates – Pikes Peak Workforce Center: At least 16,000 jobs available in region by Patrick Nelson
Colorado Springs, May 10, 2022 — College graduates will now be entering the pool of job candidates creating some additional competition for a wide array of job openings right now in the Pikes Peak Region and across the state. Continue to video & article …
Skills to fill the workforce shortage by Greta Anderson
May 5, 2022 — As industries continue to suffer a shortage of workers, Colorado state officials and hiring experts are leaning more into skills-based hiring — a practice they say can potentially increase employers’ field of applicants by nearly 40 percent in the state.
About 61 percent of Coloradans have some postsecondary degree or credential … continue article …
May 4, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews some hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
What’s Working: Unpacking Colorado’s “muddled” economy by Tamara Chuang
April 30, 2022 — New business filings remain at higher than usual levels but dissolutions rising too. Plus: Business bills, top cities to start a business and more! Continue article …
Department of Human Services, workforce centers to host virtual and in-person career fairs by Staff Writer
April 29, 2022 — The Colorado Department of Human Services, in partnership with local Colorado workforce centers, is hosting a statewide virtual and in-person career fair titled “Empowering Coloradans Day” to fill more than 170 open positions in a wide range of fields, including health care, communications and others. Continue article …
April 27, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Becca Tonn with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center highlights a few job openings.
Cripple Creek City Council hears gaming device, RE-1 school district reports by Norma Engelberg
April 26, 2022 — The city of Cripple Creek gets much of its funding from gaming device fees. At the April 20 city council meeting, Finance Director Paul Harris reported that during the second quarter the number of devices increased by 26, to 2,826.
“We’re still down 759 machines from pre-COVID-19, or 21 percent,” he said. “We’re not rebounding rapidly. Multiple factors go into that.” Continue article …
What’s Working: Diversity tools to get past Denver’s $45,000 “scrape-by” wage by Tamara Chuang
Colorado Springs, April 23, 2022 — Colorado had one of the largest declines in job openings nationwide, but even as the state’s job economy has recovered, we’re not back to normal yet.
Since before the pandemic, a group of Denver business leaders have been working on a plan to get more of their employees above a $45,000 annual wage. There was a good reason for that: A livable wage and promotion potential could help retain workers in a tight labor market…. continue article here
April 20, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews some hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
Partnering to connect work-ready job seekers with local businesses | Library Limelight by Traci Marques
Colorado Springs, April 19, 2022 — Like many places across the country, the Pikes Peak region is experiencing a labor shortage. Employers have job openings but either don’t receive many applications or there are skill mismatches between applicants and available positions. … continue article here
April 13, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews some hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
April 6, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews some hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
March 30, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews some hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
2022 Rising Stars: Erica Romero by
Colorado Springs, March 25, 2022 — Erica Romero, business relations manager for the Pikes Peak Workforce Center, doesn’t give herself enough credit for the above-and-beyond service she provided to local government agencies and businesses amid COVID pandemic challenges. … continue article here
State unemployment numbers low, Pikes Peak region businesses still struggling to fill positions by Natalie Haddad
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo., March 16, 2022 — The state of Colorado is outpacing the rest of the United States. This week, Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment announced Colorado’s unemployment rate … continue article here
March 16, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews some hiring events and highlights a few job openings.
Lowest unemployment rate in Colorado since start of pandemic by Brian Sherrod
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Colorado has fully recovered all of the jobs lost during the pandemic. The unemployment rate is now the lowest it has been since before COVID. Pikes Peak Workforce Center tells 11 News within the Pikes Peak region, most jobs have been recovered as well.
March 9, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple job fairs and highlights a few job openings.
March 2, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple job fairs and highlights a few job openings.
February 23, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple job fairs and highlights a few job openings.
Workforce Center hosts job fair for veterans and the public by Jeanne Davant, Feb 16, 2022
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Pikes Peak Workforce Center will host the Connect with a Vet Job Fair from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 17, at the Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd.
February 16, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a job fair and highlights a few job openings.
Workforce Center hosts job fair for veterans and the public – Jeanne Davant, Feb 16, 2022
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Pikes Peak Workforce Center will host the Connect with a Vet Job Fair from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 17, at the Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd.
Pikes Peak Workforce Center to host job fair Thursday
Wayne Heilman, Feb. 15, 2022
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Pikes Peak Workforce Center will host a job fair for both veterans and the general public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Blvd.
Connect with a Vet job fair in Colorado Springs this Thursday features 80 employers, 2nd half open to the general public by Tony Keith
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Feb. 16, 2022 – If you know someone looking for a job, this Thursday a major job fair will be held in Colorado Springs.
The Pikes Peak Workforce Center is hosting the “Connect with a Vet” job fair
February 9, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a job fair and highlights a few job openings.
February 2, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Darlene Wolford with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple job fairs and highlights a few job openings.
January 26, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Becca Tonn with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a job fair and highlights a few job openings.
January 19, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Becca Tonn with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a couple job fairs and highlights a few job openings.
Woodland Park chamber president Deb Miller honored by Association of Colorado Chambers of Commerce by
Debbie Miller, left, president of the Greater Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce, accepts the award from Dot Miller, an executive with the Association of Colorado Chambers of Commerce.
The Association of Colorado Chambers of Commerce paid tribute to Debbie Miller this month for her 13 years of service to the organization.
Workforce Center offers training to upskill employees by
To help companies retain their staff amid soaring rates of resignations, the Pikes Peak Workforce Center is offering funding for short-term, industry-recognized certifications.
Unemployment rate has gone down steadily – Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado 2022-01-15 – Job seekers have returned to work and the unemployment rate has been steadily declining across the county since June 2021.
El Paso County unemployment rate down since June 2021 – El Paso County’s unemployment rate is 4.6% by Ryan Martin
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — Job seekers are getting back to work and the unemployment rate has gone down steadily throughout the county since June of 2021.
January 12, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Becca Tonn with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews a job fair and highlights a few job openings.
State disaster relief funds fund employment for Cripple Creek parks and rec employee Dillon Owen by
January 11, 2022,
Grants provided by the Colorado Department of Labor to the Pikes Peak Workforce Center fund the temporary employment of Dillon Owen at the Cripple Creek Parks and Recreation Department.
January 5, 2022- KRDO Morning News
Becca Tonn with the Pikes Peak Workforce Center previews an upcoming hiring event and highlights a few job openings.
