TALENT DEVELOPMENT

Last night, several organization representatives, educational institutions, and community members met to collaborate and identify the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for education, job traini

We received this award notification today from the SC Department of Commerce: Rock Hill Economic Development Corporation - Knowledge Park Innovation Center, Phase III: $100,000 Phase III of the Knowle

An historic building on Chattanooga's NorthShore houses 127,000 square feet of entrepreneurial activity. Both the Chamber of Commerce's Incubator and the Tennessee Small Business Development Center (

Looks like we're on the right path with the Talent Pipeline program. In this link, Carol D'Amico addresses the difference Mayors and municipalities can make in connecting talent to local business work

The most difficult moment of the whole competition -- facing the judges and answering their questions. This photo is from our annual Student Innovation Competition at Winthrop University. Amazing ide

https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/04/25/605092520/high-paying-trade-jobs-sit-empty-while-high-school-grads-line-up-for-university?utm_campaign

The Talent Development and Attraction Committee has met twice since the initial kick-off meeting and has established a meeting schedule for the remainder of the planning period. To date, several commi

Many communities have incorporated "makers' spaces" into their overall talent development strategy. An excellent example of this is The Hub in North Little Rock, Arkansas (www.arhub.org.) In their o

https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/services/people-organisation/workforce-of-the-future/workforce-of-the-future-the-competing-forces-shaping-2030-pwc.pdf

What are some other communities that have transformed themselves in the past few years? Are these places we can visit, or can we invite someone to come to Rock Hill and give us insight/answer our ques

As part of this great committee, we are excited to get to the next level at the York Tech Innovation Lab. The lab was designed as part of one of the first Knowledge Park grants. The "Fab Lab," as we

In researching talent development efforts in other cities and towns our business model is emerging as a unique program. While other efforts emphasize workforce development and have been launched wi

The Spark Center serves as a unique business concept launched by Spartanburg Community College, Spartanburg City and County governments, the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce and other partners

The city of Norman, Oklahoma recently hosted a "Live. Work. Play" event for college students and young professionals to show all the reasons they should stay in the area. They treated it more like a