Senate committee adopts amendment to let 16- and 17-year-olds work in more manufacturing jobs The Committee on Government Organization adopted a strike-and-insert amendment to House Bill 4005, aligning West Virginia prohibited youth employment with U.S. Department of Labor standards and allowing 16–17-year-olds to work in occupations not otherwise prohibited, with safeguards and supervised training for hazardous tasks.

A new amendment could open the door for 16- and 17-year-olds in West Virginia to explore valuable manufacturing jobs while ensuring safety through supervision and training!

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Manufacturers report hiring, county agency highlights job fairs and training options Staff and business representatives told the Stephenson County planning committee that several local manufacturers are expanding and hiring, and promoted workforce resources and training partnerships to connect residents with jobs.

Local manufacturers are rapidly expanding and hiring, creating exciting job opportunities for our community—are you ready to seize them?

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EDA staff outlines workforce training plans, machining program and site-readiness work tied to blue catfish processors Lancaster County economic development staff described efforts to build pipelines for EMTs and machinists, support a machining program at Turn Dynamics through a Go Virginia implementation grant, and pursue site-inventory planning for incoming aquaculture and processing businesses, particularly blue catfish processors.

Lancaster County is paving the way for future EMTs and machinists while exploring new opportunities in blue catfish processing—what's next for this thriving community?

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Maybe we’ve got it backwards. Instead of making training easy to access, we should make it impossible to skip. Are we building lessons for the worker, or for the boss who wants to save money?

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Central California Builders Exchange Seeks Funding for Manufacturing Expansion Contract Builders Exchange requests funding to support manufacturing workforce and construction projects.

Central California Builders Exchange is on the verge of transforming the workforce landscape, seeking funding to elevate manufacturing and construction training that promises to create new jobs and boost the local economy.

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Virginia Works partners meet to address manufacturing skills gap and workforce development Virginia Works Network collaborates with manufacturers to address skilled labor shortages in region.

Northumberland County is tackling its skilled labor shortage head-on, focusing on welders and CNC machinists to boost the local manufacturing sector!

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