by admin | Nov 30, 2022 | Educators Resources, Employers Resources, High School Career Connections, Job Fairs/Events, Students Resources
Students hear from Chad Stein, founder of SC Strategic Solutions. Local high school students recently participated in Student Bootcamp — an innovative new format facilitated by Norwalk Economic Development Corporation (NEDC) to expose students to workforce...
by admin | Sep 22, 2022 | Employers Resources, Uncategorized
IEDC Recognized Firelands Forward for Excellence in the Field Award winners were honored September 20th during the 2022 IEDC Annual Conference. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the largest nonprofit professional association...
by admin | Jun 16, 2022 | Educators Resources, Employers Resources, Frontline Worker Retention, Job Seeker Resources
The complexity of the workforce landscape demands an integrated and tiered approach to begin to address the many underlying causes of low labor force participation. Firelands Forward created the Workforce Hierarchy of Needs (based off of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs)...
by admin | Jun 14, 2022 | Employers Resources, Job Seeker Resources
What is a small business? This can seem like a straightforward question. It’s that mom-and-pop shop down the street from my house I have been going to for years. But to better study and understand small businesses, which is what we do at ECEDC, it is important to use...
by admin | May 9, 2022 | Educators Resources, Employers Resources, Frontline Worker Retention, Job Seeker Resources, Uncategorized
Firelands Forward Regional Child Care Study In partnership with the Child Care Resource Center, a Child Care Study was completed throughout the Firelands Region. Every day parents across North Central Ohio make difficult decisions about who will care for their...
by admin | Apr 21, 2022 | Employers Resources, Uncategorized
Regionomics: Benefits of Public Private Partnerships First let’s ask: What is a Public Private Partnership (PPP)? Britannica defines the term public-private partnership as a partnership between an agency of the government and the private sector in the delivery of...