Archived Newsworthy Articles April 17, 2008 Looking for seasonal hires? Looking to expand your workforce? Want to have a ready-made work-ready workforce pool with current resumes? Your advertising and recruitment have already been done for you!! Just sign up, no later than May 1, to participate in the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network’s Fourth Annual Youth Opportunities Fair on May 29 and you’ll have the unique opportunity of meeting with more than 1,000 work-ready young adults – all at one time and in one place – and with no fees. The Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network and the Youth Council of the Workforce Investment Board are proud to present the Youth Opportunities Fair where employers will be able to discuss immediate and upcoming employment opportunities with young work-ready adults ages 16 – 24. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. April 17, 2008 Are you a woman interested in a career in law enforcement? You won’t want to miss this opportunity. On Friday, April 25, a Women in Law Enforcement Recruitment will be held from 10:00 am –12:00 pm at the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network’s Harbor WorkSource Center, 1851 N. Gaffey Street. Ste. F, San Pedro. The LA County Sheriff’s Department has 150 openings for Sheriff Custody Assistant and Deputy Sheriff Trainees. Salary ranges from $3,3337-$4,136 per month depending on experience. Candidates must have U.S. high school diploma or GED. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. April 17, 2008 Click on the above headline to download the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network's Network in the News for March 2008. April 7, 2008 If you are looking for meaningful employment you will want to talk with the 11 employers who have hundreds of current openings at the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network’s hiring event at the Career Transition Center, 3447 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, on Friday, April 11, 1:00 - 3:00 pm. The event is open to the public. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. April 3, 2008  Forty-five individuals will begin a new life as they graduate from one of two fast-paced, demanding training programs, the Brownfields Integrated Environmental Training and Employment and the Construction Apprenticeship Pathways (CAP). Both programs are conducted by the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network’s Center for Working Families.
“These 45 graduates are to be commended for taking steps that will create a new life for themselves and for their families. They have taken a big step towards securing their financial futures. Housing construction may be slow right now, but infrastructure construction is booming and these men and women are ready,” said Sixth District Councilmember Dee Andrews, whose district includes the Center for Working Families. “Green jobs, such as Brownfield Remediation, will only grow and these graduates are in on the ground floor of their career.” The five-week Brownfields Integrated Environmental Training and Employment Program trains, and places, low-income residents in environmental remediation careers. The trainees completed the environmental training requirements, and earned a number of key certifications important to employment in that industry, including OSHA 30, Asbestos and Lead Abatement, Refinery Safety Overview and Hazardous Waste Worker Protection and Emergency Response. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. April 2, 2008 Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network’s HarborWorkSource Center will host a job recruitment on Wednesday, April 9, for 30 Class A Driver positions currently open with CRST, one of the largest, most successful trucking companies in the United States. CRST is now hiring recent truck school graduates and also offers company-sponsored training for those who want to get a Class A License. Salaries range from $440-to-$990 per week depending on experience. Benefits include immediate medical coverage and a 401K plan after 90 days. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. March 26, 2008  Thousands of Long Beach residents may miss out on the Economic Stimulus Package’s (ESP) rebate checks of up to $600 for individuals, $1,200 for married couples, and $300 for each eligible child because they haven’t filed a 2007 tax return.
“American families are struggling in the weakening economy. Family incomes and home prices are down as health care, energy, food and education costs, and mortgage foreclosures have climbed,” said 37th Congressional District Congresswoman Laura Richardson. “Through the bipartisan effort of Congress and the White House, ESP will put hundreds of dollars into the hands of more than 130 million American families, seniors and disabled veterans.” Certain retirees, disabled vets and low-wage workers are eligible. People who have earned at least $3,000 from wages or certain benefits from Social Security, Railroad Retirement and Veterans Affairs may also be eligible. Many of these individuals normally don’t file a tax return. This year, they must file to receive the payments. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. March 25, 2008 Thousands of Long Beach residents may miss out on the economic stimulus payments of up to $600 for individuals, $1,200 for married couples and $300 for each eligible child. What do they need to know? The press conference will be held at the Center for Working Families, 1900 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, 90806 at 11:00 am on March 26. Congresswoman Laura Richardson and Councilman Dee Andrews will speak. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. March 10, 2008 Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network will host job recruitment for 10 positions currently open with Servicon Systems, Inc., the leading facilities maintenance contractor servicing aerospace, industrial, hi-tech, and commercial sectors, on Wednesday, March 12. To participate in the recruitment, individuals should visit or call the Career Transition Center, 562.570.3799, prior to Tuesday and ask for an EDD Rep to schedule an appointment in ACES 1550. Enrolled individuals will meet the employer on March 12, from 9:00 am to noon, at the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network’s Career Transition Center, 3447 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, 90807. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. March 5, 2008 Long Beach’s efforts to reduce gang violence, improve public safety and support gang prevention activities through job skill training and personal development just received a major boost. As part of an overall strategy to combat gang violence, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently announced the award of a $400,000 California Gang Reduction, Intervention and Prevention (CalGRIP) grant to the City of Long Beach and an additional grant of close to $400,000 to Centro CHA, a youth service provider for the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. March 5, 2008 Click on the above headline to download the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network's Network in the News for February 2008. March 5, 2008 Starting a business? Growing a business? Need a trained workforce? How about cutting edge labor market Information? Have a business in Torrance, but want to start one in Long Beach? Check this out! The Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network’s (Network) new 2008 Small Business Resource Guide is a fantastic free tool to help business owners find the answers they need. Designed to broaden and connect the regional base of employer information, the Guide includes a listing of free business resources in the Lomita, Long Beach, Signal Hill, Torrance, Harbor Gateway, San Pedro and Wilmington. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. To download a PDF version of the guide, click here . February 28, 2008 Community members might be a bit concerned when they see fourteen people in HazMat safety gear tomorrow afternoon (February 28). The 14 students have just completed and prepared for a career in Construction Union Apprenticeship Building Trades, where they learned about the construction industry, received two weeks of math instruction for the trades, OSHA safety regulations, refinery safety and CPR training, will be putting on safety gear and practicing with simulated hazardous materials. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. February 27, 2008 Individuals, families, and small business owners who earn less than $50,000 a year and live or work in North Long Beach will want to take advantage of free income tax preparation services and financial advice at Long Beach Tax Day. “This is a great service for residents and small business owners in the Top of the Town, and I hope everyone takes advantage of it. These professionals have helped folks claim up to $4,700 that is rightfully theirs through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child Tax Credit, and other programs,” said 9th District Councilmember Val Lerch. The event will be held on Saturday, March 1, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at Houghton Park, 6301 Myrtle Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90805. Please bring your valid ID, Social Security Card and W-2s to the appointment. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. February 22, 2008 Are you fluent in English and at least one other language? Are you looking for a position with Verizon? If so, you are invited to attend a Job Recruitment Event at the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network’s Career Transition Center on Monday, February 25, from 10:00 am – noon. Appointments are required. To schedule an appointment, please call 562.570.WORK and ask to speak to an EDD Representative. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. February 11, 2008 Self-sufficiency is always a goal, but for those who are on disability, returning to work is not as simple as it seems at first glance. If this is true for you or someone you know, you’ll want to attend the free workshop “Keep The Benefits While Returning to Work” on Thursday, February 14, 1:30-3:30 pm at the Disabled Resource Center in Long Beach. Reservations are required. Joy Tsuhako, Social Security Administration, and Camille Chatman, Human Potential Consultants, will cover how Social Security makes its computations for a “Trial Work” period. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with a Benefits Specialist to discuss their individual situation. The workshop is open all people, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual preference, or disability type. Please call to Dolores Nason, 562.427.1000, or Patti Kolpa, TTY 562.570.4629, or email Patti_Kolpa@longbeach.gov to reserve a seat. Interpreters can be available if the request is received 72 hours in advance. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. February 8, 2008 Click on the above headline to download the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network's Network in the News for January 2008. January 31, 2008 Job seekers are invited to attend a Meet The Employer job recruitment event, hosted by the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network, on February 1 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Career Transition Center, 3447 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach. Chevron, which will be recruiting for 20 open positions, will be hiring cashiers to work in San Pedro, Wilmington, Long Beach, Bellflower, Norwalk, and other gas station convenience store locations. The pay is $8.50/hr with benefits provided after 90 days. It also includes a 401k company incentive program and a tuition reimbursement program. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. January 24, 2008 Here’s what’s with kids today –more than 9,000 hours of work and more than 3, 300 hours of class work to prepare for entry into the workforce. Sixty-nine youth participating in the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network’s (Pacific Gateway) Inspired Internship program will be graduating on Friday, January 25, 4:30-6:00 pm, at Dyer Hall on the campus of Long Beach City College, 1305 East PCH, Long Beach. Free parking is available in student parking lots. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. January 15, 2008 Click on the above headline to download the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network's Network in the News for December 2007. January 9, 2008 As Long Beach’s low–income working families anticipate the arrival of W-2 forms in the coming days, the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network, in partnership with Broad Spectrum CDC and Long Beach Community Action Partnership, launched its 2008 campaign to encourage low-income working families to utilize the free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program to claim money that is rightfully theirs through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Child Tax Credit, and other programs. Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster: 7th District Councilmember Tonya Uranga; Bryan Rogers, Executive Director of Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network; and Donnicus Cook, Executive Director of Broad Spectrum Community Development, kicked-off the 2008 Tax Season Campaign – Free Tax Preparation and Financial Services for Low-income Working Families today at the Long Beach Job Corps Center. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. December 19, 2007 Thanks to funding through the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network, 18 students have earned an Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) from Long Beach City College (LBCC) and will be honored at a special ceremony at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (Memorial) on December 19. The Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network’s (Network) Healthcare Initiative, which is one of several high wage, high growth industry clusters that are funded through the Network, works with LBCC and Memorial to implement the Nursing Education Capacity Enhancement Project (NCE). For the full Press Release, click the above headline. November 19, 2007 Eleven recent graduates of the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network’s Brownfields Environmental Training and Employment Program are assisting in the clean-up of the 58,000 gallons of oil that spilled into San Francisco Bay recently. On Thursday, November 1, 22 trainees completed the five-week Brownfields Integrated Environmental Training and Employment Program offered at the Network’s Center for Working Families, 1900 Atlantic Ave. The Program trains and places low-income residents – who have been impacted by brownfields in their own neighborhoods – in environmental remediation careers. The 22 trainees graduated by completing the environmental training, and earning a number of key certifications important to employment in that industry. For the full Press Release, click the above headline. November 16, 2007 Individuals 17 ˝ and over, and able to lift 70 lbs or more, are invited to attend an information and interview recruitment session for UPS at the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network’s Youth Opportunity Center, 3447 Atlantic Ave., on Tuesday, November 27, 3:30 – 6:00 pm. The recruitment session is for the part-time position of Package Handler, which will pay $8.50 an hour. Reservations required: Call 570-4700. For the full Press Release, please click the above link. November 12, 2007 Veterans as well as job seekers in general are invited to the "Hire A Hero – Hire A Veteran" Job and Resource Fair on Tuesday, November 13, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Long Beach Convention, 300 E. Ocean Ave. The State Employment Development Department spearheaded this multi-agency collaborative effort to provide job assistance and resources for Veterans, National Guard, Reservists returning from active duty, and the public. Sponsors include the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network, US Veterans Initiative, Long Beach City College, L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe, 4th District, and many more. More than 50 confirmed exhibitors will be providing employment opportunities and resource information. Veteran assistance such as replacing lost records, medical records, and DD214 will be available. Onsite workshops for jobs seekers will be conducted as well. For more information, please call 310.223.2915 or 323.242.6407. September 28, 2007 Please click the above link to download the Bi-Weekly Report for the week of September 28, 2007. September 14, 2007 Please click the above link to download the Bi-Weekly Report for the week of September 14, 2007. August 31, 2007 Please click the above link to download the Bi-Weekly Report for the week of August 31, 2007. August 17, 2007 Please click the above link to download the Bi-Weekly Report for the week of August 17, 2007. Back to Newsworthy main page | 
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