Tallahassee Community College Steps Up ED Efforts

The shortage of skilled workers in a wide range of industries makes it much harder for Florida to attract new businesses and difficult for those already here to recruit homegrown talent. It's considered one of the Sunshine State's biggest economic development challenges.

Florida's community colleges are a linchpin in the workforce development efforts, and Tallahassee Community College is quickly playing a central role in helping the Big Bend grow a healthier private sector.

Meanwhile, the college is nurturing partnerships with several large companies in the hope that those firms will strengthen their Big Bend presence.

Community colleges are bit players in economic development nationwide. They are the workforce development leaders in Ohio for example. If your local community college is not playing an active role in economic development, you should be encouraging them to do so.

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