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Northwest Region Blog
The presence of such industry powerhouses as Polaris, Arctic Cat and New Flyer make Northwest Minnesota a hub of transportation equipment manufacturing.
From wheat and potatoes to soybeans and sugar beets, the region is a major producer and processor of food staples and specialty agricultural products. Click here to view the blog.
Ticket to Work
Jul 21 2021Are you receiving Social Security disability benefits and want to know how working will affect your benefits?
Are you afraid of losing benefits or medical coverage if you return to work?
Did you know, if you receive SSDI benefits, that you can work for up to 12 months with no earning limit...
RMCEP provides a year-round comprehensive set of services for youth who are age 14 – 24. The goal of this program is to work closely with each youth to provide effective learning environments linking education and employment as we guide them through career exploration, the development of a career plan...
A drive on just about any Minnesota highway reveals dozens of “Now hiring” signs from desperate employers, some offering hundreds of dollars in signing bonuses. Manufacturers, restaurant chains, agribusinesses, and health care organizations are among the many companies that say they’re in dire need of workers. In the Twin Cities...
Getting Back on Track After COVID-19
Jun 11 2021As summer approaches rapidly across Minnesota and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic begins to withdraw with vaccine availability, staff at the Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program (RMCEP) are eager to help match employers with job seekers. One sign of the progress is that while RMCEP offered all its service...
Job fairs are a routine vehicle to help connect job seekers with hiring employers. BUt when COVID-19 interrupts the tried and true delivery method of putting the two groups together, alternative methods may be needed. That is exactly what Rural Minnesota CEP has done, offering a series of unique jo...
Pequot Lakes High School took some time to recognize some students paving their path into the workforce, as well as the local businesses helping them do it.
Dan Determan | Apr. 16, 2021
Pequot Lakes High School students Keean Kerger (left), Tommy Franz and Vinny Sposito pose with plaques in appreciation of loca...
Northwest, MN – The Regional Workforce Alliance (RWA) of Northwest Minnesota is proud to announce new recipients of the Inclusive Workforce Employer (I-WE) designation. The following organizations received the I-WE designation for their commitment to and development of an inclusive and equitable culture within their business and the region:
Brainerd Famil...
Aviation enthusiasts come to Javron, Inc. in Brainerd to have their experimental aircraft designed, built or repaired. That would not be possible without individuals like Kelsey Saba, a welder at Javron and recent graduate of the welding program at Central Lakes College (CLC), also in Brainerd. And just as Sab...
Northwest, MN – The Regional Workforce Alliance (RWA) of Northwest Minnesota is proud to announce that three regional employers have been recognized with the Inclusive Workforce Employer (I-WE) Designation for their commitment to and development of an inclusive and equitable culture within their business and the region. The I-WE designatio...
