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• ‘Go Build Georgia’ tours to talk skilled worker shortage

  Dalton Daily News Rachel Brown 02-09-2012 That’s the number of skilled craft job opportunities expected to open in Georgia over the next year. The number of people trained to fill them? Not nearly enough, according to officials with the Governor’s … Continue reading →

• Bridging gaps, building stronger relationships

  MDJ Online Marcus Howard 02-08-2012 MARIETTA — Though Chattahoochee Technical College’s new president, Dr. Ron Newcomb, vacated his Smyrna City Council seat that he held for 20 years over a month ago, that hasn’t stopped some of his former constituents … Continue reading →

• Go Build Georgia touring the state

  WJCL By Nick Paradise Tuesday, Jan. 24 SAVANNAH–Finding a job these days isn’t the easiest task–though Georgia’s most recent unemployment rate measured at nine percent, it was only four months ago that unemployment hit 10.2 percent. At the same time, … Continue reading →

• Kemp would assume new powers to cut licensing wait times

  AJC By Christopher Quinn Monday, Jan 23 Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp wants to take licensing and investigative power from Georgia’s 43 professional licensing boards in order to cut wait times for more than 460,000 licensees. More than 200 … Continue reading →

• Georgia Governor uses Discovery Channel to improve skilled craft trade images

  Examiner By Gillean Smith Monday, Jan. 23 Building on the accomplishments of a recent workforce initiative, Georgia’s Governor, Nathan Deal has some ‘dirty’ ideas to help continue to promote the benefits of learning a skilled trade as a career in … Continue reading →

• Shift from hard labor blamed on economy, attitudes

  Gainesville Times By Dallas Duncan Sunday, Jan. 22 America has a labor conundrum: Its unemployment rate continues to rise and yet some industries can’t find enough workers. “Forty years ago, people understood that sweat and dirt were the hallmarks of … Continue reading →

• Georgia Announces ‘Go Build’ Program Promoting Skilled Trades

   ENR Southeast By Scott Judy Friday, Jan. 20 Surrounded by supporters wearing “Go Build” hardhats, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) on Jan. 17 announced the creation of Go Build Georgia, a promotional initiative aimed at raising the awareness of the … Continue reading →

• Deal seeks to promote traditional labor force development

  Rome News Tribune By Doug Walker Tuesday, Jan 17 Gov. Nathan Deal revealed a new initiative called Go Build Georgia to focus on increasing the potential workforce for traditional skilled labor jobs. Deal’s announcement comes four days after members of … Continue reading →

• Go Build Georgia: one way to get a high-paying job

  WJCL By Nick Paradise Tuesday, Jan. 17 Finding a job these days isn’t the easiest task–though Georgia’s most recent unemployment rate measured at nine percent, it was only four months ago that unemployment hit 10.2 percent. At the same time, … Continue reading →

• Deal, Mike Rowe team up to plug Ga.’s skills gap

  Gainesville Times By Dallas Duncan Tuesday, Jan 17 Gov. Nathan Deal wants to end the skilled trades gap in Georgia’s industries. His solution is Go Build Georgia, an initiative to educate students on the value of learning a trade and … Continue reading →