U.S. Chamber's Workforce Development Leadership Program

Here is a resource you should know about. The first program was held in March. It is guided by three goals:

* Demonstrate how chambers of commerce can serve as an important resource connecting small and medium-sized employers to one-stop career systems to enhance communities' economic development efforts;

* Build the capacity of chambers and one-stop career centers to create a win-win workforce strategy for both businesses and low-skilled and low-wage workers; and

* Create a greater understanding and use by business of the resources and retention strategies available to employers to support entry-level, including welfare to work employees.

Go to the U.S. Chamber website to learn more.