Here’s a sampling of workforce, education, and economic development news from the holidays:

• Dept. of Labor / Employment and Training Administration plans to examine the net impact of WIA Title I programs (link)
• “Bio-science” gains a foothold in Ohio (link)
• Large workforce gap looms in North Carolina (link)
• Oklahoma releases Employer Survey Report (link)
• Are economic impact studies good for the arts? (A pro and con view)
• Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation releases national and state-specific economic impact studies of hunting and angling (link)
• Boston College releases Phase II of The National Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development, focusing on the employers’ awareness and response to the challenge of an aging workforce (link)

Originally posted: Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
Last modified: Thursday, January 3rd, 2008