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Chrystal Alexander, chairperson of the Workforce Development, Jobs, and Human Capital Subcommittee of the Economic Development Transition Team assembled by Mayor Bill Peduto, details her read on the workforce development opportunities of today and into Pittsburgh’s.

Source: Fourth Economy

A 12-member task force has been assembled by Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto with a goal of expanding job opportunities for the city’s high schoolers. Specifically, the group has been tasked with overhauling the Summer Youth Employment Program. Last year the program employed more than 300 residents between the ages of 14 and 21.

Source: WESA-FM

Mayor William Peduto announced today the appointment of members to his Summer Youth Employment Opportunities Task Force following the issuance of an executive order last week calling for the program to be overhauled.

Source: Office of Mayor William Peduto

Source: Pittsburgh Business Times

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Mark Latterner recognized in Pittsburgh Business Times

Source: Pittsburgh Business Times

Making it in America, an initiative in which 3RWIB is a part, was featured in this blog post by the White House.

Source: The White House Blog

Stefani Pashman, 3RWIB CEO, speaks about jobs and the economy on the Feb. 2, 2014, edition of "Our Region's Business."

Source: Our Region's Business

Looking for work? Looking for workers? The newest star in the spotlight of employment in Pittsburgh is appropriately named Pittsburgh Works, a collaboration of community-based and public organizations aimed at simplifying and improving the workforce development system for both employers and employees. Read more about this innovative initiative.

Source: North Hills Monthly

Mark T. Latterner, executive vice president, regional senior credit officer, Citizens Bank's Mid-Atlantic Region, was elected president of Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board.

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 23, 2014) — Stefani Pashman, Chief Executive Officer of Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, has been elected to the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Workforce Development Council. She was elected to the one-year term during the organization’s 82nd annual winter conference in Washington, D.C.

Pennsylvania’s job market is a reflection of the national market: still recovering. Even though Moody’s Analytics ranks it 41st in the nation for expected job growth in 2014, there are bright spots for job seekers. The Marcellus shale drilling industry has buoyed the jobs outlook in the western region of the state and the health care industry employs thousands statewide. NerdWallet crunched the data to find the best cities for job seekers in Pennsylvania.

Source: NerdWallet.com

Mark T. Latterner, Executive Vice President, Regional Senior Credit Officer, for Citizens Bank’s Mid-Atlantic Region which includes Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Virginia, recently was elected President of Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board (3RWIB). He will lead the organization through 2016.

3RWIB CEO Stefani Pashman discuss the region's workforce with Stacy Smith and David Shribman during the Jan. 12, 2014, KD PG Sunday Edition.

Source: KDKA-TV

Two years ago, Highmark launched a $2.4-million workforce development program. During a Dec. 19 press event at New Century Careers on Pittsburgh’s South Side, spokesman Evan Frazier said the company was pleased with the results and is committed to ongoing support.

Source: New Pittsburgh Courier

David Chalfant decided last year that he'd had enough of working as a stock clerk in a grocery store. The West Mifflin resident enrolled in October 2012 in a machinist training program known as Manufacturing 2000 at New Century Careers in the South Side.

Source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Highmark will announce results of a two-year, $2.4 million workforce development project Thursday at a skills training center on the South Side.

Source: Pittsburgh Business Times

On Monday, the Alcoa Foundation presented Catalyst Connection with $125,000 to fund a new workforce development initiative aimed at providing training and internship experience for unemployed youth.

Source: Pittsburgh Business Times

The number of jobs in Marcellus Shale core industries in Pennsylvania, including gas extraction, drilling oil and gas wells and pipeline transportation, increased 149 percent — from 12,188 to 30,369 jobs — between the fourth quarters of 2009 and 2012. And the average wage in core industries was $83,100.

Source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Western Pennsylvania laborers rank among the best-skilled technical workforces in the country, giving the region a clear upper hand for its manufacturing resurgence.

Source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review