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Dan Carden Northwest Indiana leaders made their pitch to state economic development officials Wednesday for $52 million in funding to support 36 regional projects focused on taking an already dynamic corner of the state to the next level. “Northwest Indiana is on the tipping point of greatness,” proclaimed Heather Ennis, president of the Northwest Indiana…

We welcomed close to 1,200 high school students from 29 area schools to our 5th Annual Construction & Skilled Trades Day held on Tuesday, November 23, 2021! 16 trades engaged students while sharing information about their apprenticeship programs. #NAW2021

By: Curtis Hankins, Quisha King Last Updated: October 29, 2021 On Wednesday afternoon, Center of Workforce Innovations (CWI) and the Northwest Indiana Workforce Board brought together two dozen manufacturers from across the Region for their Manufacturing Industry Job Fair. The event at Avalon Manor in Merrillville was attended by close to 400 jobseekers who visited with the…

Joseph S. Pete Looking for a good-paying factory job? Top employers like Alliance Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs, Carl Buddig and U.S. Steel will be at a manufacturing job fair Wednesday. The Center of Workforce Innovations and Northwest Indiana Workforce Board will host the Manufacturing Job Fair from 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Avalon Manor banquet…

By: Lauren Grasham Last Updated: October 22, 2021 Center of Workforce Innovations helps employers launch non-traditional apprenticeship programs including Childcare Development Associate Credential program – NWILife The Center of Workforce Innovations (CWI) is offering apprenticeship programs tailored to every employer’s needs. “CWI helps employers to develop registered apprenticeship programs to meet the training needs of…

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is reminding Hoosiers that all federal unemployment insurance (UI) benefit programs under the CARES Act will end on Sept. 4, 2021. The programs that will end are: Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), which provides for an additional $300 weekly payment Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), which provides benefits for…

Wednesday, August 18, 2021 By looking at these two bright and bubbly young women, you would never know their not-so-perfect lives. Tasha and Mallory have been in and out of jail, addicted to heavy drugs, and dropped out of school. When it felt like everyone and everything was against them, these women never gave up.…

CWI is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit interest by experienced entities to provide Human Centered Design training to CWI employees. You can access the full RFP here. Questions relating to this RFP may be submitted prior to deadline of August 16, 2021. Questions must be in writing and directed to Tamara Stump,…

CWI is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit interest by experienced entities to provide servant leadership training to CWI employees and possibly partners. You can access the full RFP here. Questions relating to this RFP may be submitted prior to deadline of August 9, 2021. Questions must be in writing and directed to…