Unclaimed Property Returned to Nevadans The Nevada State Treasurer’s office has announced $28.5 million in unclaimed property has been returned to Nevadans during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the early weeks of the pandemic, the Treasurer’s office worked with the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) to develop a program designed to connect individuals … [Read more...] about Around the State
Training and Rehabilitation (DETR)
Coming Up…Multiple Generations in the Workplace
Nevada businesses are operating in a unique era. People are living longer, healthier lives, and therefore they’re not leaving the workforce as soon as they once did. As a result, there are currently four generations working together, bringing unique strengths to the workplace, as well as new challenges. In some ways, people working together are simply people working … [Read more...] about Coming Up…
Adaptive TrainingWorkforce in Nevada
Numerous factors are contributing to today’s dynamics of workforce training in Nevada—the approach, the offerings and the delivery—which continue to evolve to meet the needs of employers and employees. The Silver State keeps creating jobs at a record pace, the fastest in the United States for the sixth consecutive month as of the end of March 2019. Then, the year-over-year … [Read more...] about Adaptive Training
Workforce Issues
As Nevada claims the distinction of having the highest private sector job growth in the country, according to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR), decision makers are focusing on how the Silver State can best respond to workforce needs in an ever changing and diverse economy. “The economy is diversifying based on the economic development … [Read more...] about Workforce Issues
Educating Nevada’s Workforce: Higher Education in Nevada
Education and economy go together. It’s almost like an equation: education plus workforce equals a healthy economy. A top flight, community-involved system of higher education is a draw for new industries looking to locate within a state. There’s a need for research institutions, an educated, trainable workforce and a healthy feeder K through 12 school system that prepares … [Read more...] about Educating Nevada’s Workforce: Higher Education in Nevada
Nevada’s 2014 Economic Forecast: The Way the Wind Blows…
When it comes to fortune telling, nothing is ever certain, but a handful of industry experts share their thoughts on Nevada’s economy in 2014. This year’s predictions offer more good news than has been reported in Nevada Business Magazine’s annual Economic Forecast in the last few years. While most business executives are proceeding with caution, they seem to agree the worst of … [Read more...] about Nevada’s 2014 Economic Forecast: The Way the Wind Blows…