On June 25, 2018 the first ever career seminar was held at Gaston College for local children aging out of foster care in Gaston County and Lincoln County. Centralina Workforce Development Board's NEXTGEN Specialist Solomon McAuley has been involved with... Read more →
The Centralina Workforce Development Board (WDB) has hired Anna Lu Wilson as its Business Engagement Coordinator effective Tuesday, October 30, 2018. She will work directly with Centralina WDB Business Services Leader Mark Seifel and the NCWorks Centralina team. Originally from... Read more →
The 2018 Governor’s NCWorks Award of Distinction winner Allen Shellenbarger was the focus of the Mission Moment segment at the Centralina Workforce Development Board meeting held on Tuesday October 16, 2018 in Kannapolis. Just the week before Allen was honored... Read more →
News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2018 Albemarle, N.C. – The Centralina Workforce Development Board (WDB) is excited to welcome Gus Vanegas as the new NCWorks Career Center Leader in Stanly County. Before joining the Centralina team, Vanegas was... Read more →
N.C. Department of Commerce Hosts Media Relations Training Nathan Ramsey, left, speaks to a crowded room during the Aug. 28 Media Relations Training session at the NCWorks Career Center in Conover. Photo credit: Beth Gargan During the month of August,... Read more →
New NCMI graduate, Cedric Ray, right, shakes hand of program instructor Stan Honeycutt at graduation ceremony on Aug. 30. This time last year, A.L. Brown High School senior Cedric Ray, 18, was like many of his peers, trying to prepare... Read more →
The Centralina Workforce Development Board has hired Tyana Johnson as its Communications Coordinator effective Monday, July 16, 2018. Raised in Palm Bay, Fla., Johnson developed an interest in journalism in high school. In 2007, her family moved to Charlotte, N.C.... Read more →
Anson Economic Development Partnership is pleased to announce that Columbus McKinnon Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCO), a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, technologies and services, will expand operations in Wadesboro, creating 19 jobs. The company plans to invest $5.4... Read more →
Anson County NCWorks Career Center leader Monica Gamlin recently provided training for Burnsville Recreation & Learning Center volunteers. The volunteers who attended the session were trained to provided information and instructions to assist individuals desiring employment throughout North Carolina. The... Read more →