Author: Charlotte Works Staff

17 Oct Gia Lockhart: A second-chance story

Posted at 14:34h in Success Story by Charlotte Works Staff

When you meet Gia Lockhart, especially if she’s in her CATS (Charlotte Area Transit System) uniform, you see a classy, cheerful woman with sparkling eyes and a wide smile. What you don’t see is a woman with an eight-page N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles rap sheet...

17 Oct Hope, patience and time lead to success for Youth Works student

Posted at 14:32h in Youth by Charlotte Works Staff

“Having no job, not being in school and living in a single-parent home led me to feel hopeless,” says 20-year-old LaQuisha Davis. The 2012 Harding University High School-graduate attended one semester at South Carolina State University, but was forced to leave because she couldn’t afford the...

17 Oct On-The-Job Training Grants help small business owner run, grow her business

Posted at 14:16h in Employers by Charlotte Works Staff

Cheryl Warren has come “back to the coffers” at Charlotte Works more than once in her quest to grow her property management company. Using the On-The-Job Training (OJT) Grants program, Warren has added four staff members to the roster of Rubec Properties, the business she threw herself...

17 Oct Workforce by the numbers: Business and finance still our economic engine

Posted at 14:01h in Careers by Charlotte Works Staff

Charlotte Works is pleased to continue Workforce By The Numbers, spotlighting workforce research from around the region. Data and analysis are provided through our partnership with the Charlotte Chamber. With the great recession in our rear-view mirror, employment in business, finance, sales and marketing are well...

17 Oct Working Smart in the workplace: Soft-skills training solution on the way

Posted at 13:48h in Employers by Charlotte Works Staff

Recently ABB, the power and automation technologies company, added the following “Main Responsibilities and Accountabilities” to its job profile: People-related skills upholds ethics and values; demonstrates integrity; promotes and defends equal opportunities; encourages organizational and individual responsibility towards the community and the environment demonstrates an interest in and...

17 Oct Enhancements make Youth Business Connector easier for employers, educators to connect

Posted at 13:35h in Youth by Charlotte Works Staff

The Youth Business Connector (YBC) is a web-based clearinghouse developed through a collaboration among employers, schools and community organizations that are working together to build career education partnerships in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area. Through relevant career education opportunities and experiences, local employers build a future pipeline...

19 Sep Congratulations! They’ve landed!

Posted at 16:34h in Success Story by Charlotte Works Staff

Charlotte Works congratulates the following clients on recently landing new jobs! Montoya Adams landed a position as a business systems analyst with AIG. Her first day was August 25. She was a client of both Charlotte Works and the Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS) back in 2012....

19 Sep Springing into WIA Classroom Training: Start now for 2015!

Posted at 16:21h in Training by Charlotte Works Staff

“Spring semester” is a deceptive title: spring semester at your local college or university actually begins in January. So although the temperature is still warm, it’s time to think about the winter. Admission deadlines at many institutions are rapidly approaching. Through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA),...

19 Sep Workforce by the Numbers: Filling the IT gap

Posted at 15:58h in Careers by Charlotte Works Staff

Mid-skill employment opportunities ripe in information technology Charlotte Works is pleased to continue a new feature, Workforce By The Numbers, which will spotlight workforce research from around the region. Data and analysis will be provided through our partnership with the Charlotte Chamber. Like healthcare, information technology (IT)...