Broward Schools, Broward Teachers Union –Technical, Supervisory, and Professional Employees Reach Tentative Agreement for the 2012/13 School Year
On Friday, June 7, 2013, Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) and the Broward Teachers Union – Technical Support Professionals (BTU-TSP) unit reached a tentative agreement for the 2012/13 school year. BCPS and BTU agreed to a 2% salary increase for approximately 462 employees, represented by the BTU, effective April 1, 2013. In December 2012, discussions [...]
Veteran’s Job Fair in #PompanoBeach
State Representative Gwyndolen “Gwyn” Clarke-Reed presents a Veterans Job Fair at E. Pat Larkin Community Center. Agencies and Businesses that offer services beneficial to Veterans will also be on site. Event is June 26, 1-5 pm at 520 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Pompano Beach. VETS FREE. For Details and More Information, please contact [...]
Amazon poised to create more than 3,000 jobs in Florida
Tallahassee – Governor Rick Scott and Amazon announced on Thursday Amazon’s proposal to create more than 3,000 full time jobs with benefits and more than $300 million in investment in Florida by the end of 2016. Governor Scott said, “Amazon’s commitment to create more than 3,000 new jobs in Florida is further proof that we’ve [...]
Wasserman Schultz asks Gov. Scott to veto bill that supposedly thwarts paid sick leave for workers
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Members of Florida’s Federal Congressional Delegation are urging Governor Rick Scott to veto a bill passed by Florida’s legislature that will have a negative impact on Florida’s workers, particularly working families. The legislation would block local governments from adopting mandatory sick time benefits, forcing working parents to choose between taking care [...]
Palm Beach County Unemployment Rate Lowest in Nearly Five Years
Palm Beach County’s unemployment rate for April 2013 is 6.8 percent – the lowest since June 2008 (6.5 percent) – and 1.6 percentage points less than the April 2012 rate of 8.4 percent. The county’s unemployment rate matches the state and falls below the national rate of 7.1 percent, according to information provided today by [...]
Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed Neighborhood Initiative Summer Job Program for teens in Deerfield Beach
Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed Neighborhood Initiative Summer Job Programhe Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed Neighborhood Initiative Summer Job Program hereby announces the opening of the Application process for Summer 2013. The objective of the GCR summer program is to provide employment opportunities and mentorship to meet the needs of at-risk youth between the ages of 13-15 years old. Application(s) can [...]
Over 3,000 jobs – 65 companies at job fair in Sunrise's BBT Center April 16
MEGA JOB FAIR! TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH 10AM-2PM BB&T CENTER (formerly Bank Atlantic Center) One Panther Parkway Sunrise, FL 33323 This is NOT your typical Career Fair! We have reserved the ENTIRE bottom Concourse of the stadium! The doors will open promptly at 10am, If you have pre-registered online please print it out and bring it [...]
Over 3,000 jobs – 65 companies at job fair in Sunrise’s BBT Center April 16
MEGA JOB FAIR! TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH 10AM-2PM BB&T CENTER (formerly Bank Atlantic Center) One Panther Parkway Sunrise, FL 33323 This is NOT your typical Career Fair! We have reserved the ENTIRE bottom Concourse of the stadium! The doors will open promptly at 10am, If you have pre-registered online please print it out and bring it [...]
Turbine Controls expansion to bring 60 aviation jobs to #Miramar
Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that Connecticut-based Turbine Controls, Inc. (TCI) – an industry leader in providing aircraft engine component maintenance, repair and overhaul services to aviation and industrial customers across the globe – has announced an upcoming expansion to Miramar, Fla. that will create 60 jobs. TCI has operated in Connecticut for 30 years. [...]
#STEM jobs up 15% in Florida with strongest demand in #SouthFlorida
There were more than 56,405 online job postings in STEM related fields for January 2013. Over-the-year job postings are up 15.2 percent compared to January 2012. Governor Scott said, “We’ve made incredible progress in growing jobs for Florida families, and STEM fields have played a key role in that effort. In the four years before [...]
