News Center
News Articles
8/15/2023 WOOSTER, OHIO -- Wayne Economic Development Council is pleased to announce the launch of its new website, developed in collaboration with Golden Shovel Agency, to enhance its online presence. Located at https://www.waynecountyedc.com/, the website serves as a dynamic one-stop-shop, providing valuable resources such as an expansive economic development toolkit...
Des Moines, IA, June 29, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is making investments to increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity, expand market opportunities for farmers and support a growing workforce in rural areas. The announcement comes on the heels of...
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), signed by President Biden on August 16, 2022, changed a wide range of tax laws, and includes some $369 billion in new and expanded incentives for energy efficiency, renewable and clean energy investments, fleet decarbonization, infrastructure improvements, and other sustainability-related investments. While many...
The skilled trades are at a pivotal moment in time. More than a decade of understaffing issues remain unresolved as the Great Retirement looms, and current economic uncertainty is shifting budget priorities away from workforce development at many organizations. As for the next decade, the U.S. Bureau of Labor (BLS)...
Key Steps to Satisfying Workforce Needs
Jun 1 2023According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics most recent report released on March 10, 2023, the unemployment rate for March was 3.5 percent. The unemployment rate has hovered at this level over the last 12 months, ranging between 3.5 percent and 3.7 percent, except for in January 2023 where it...
U.S. Real GDP increased at a 1.3% annual rate in the first quarter of 2023, higher than previous estimates of 1.1%, according to the second estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Durable goods orders rose 1.1% in April, the second consecutive month of growth. The gain was largely...
This is an interesting period in the food processing industry. On the surface, it’s enduring a number of struggles, such as addressing inflation, supply chain issues, lack of workforce, energy costs, etc.
But the industry always has one ace in its deck of cards, no matter the problems: people...