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INDOT to Host Virtual Job Fair

Details: Created: Monday, 29 March 2021 13:26

INDOT to Host Virtual Career Fair Thursday, April 1

Virtual Career Fair

The Indiana Department of Transportation will host an online, virtual career fair on Thursday, April 1 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. ET. INDOT is recruiting applicants for open full-time and seasonal positions in highway maintenance, fleet services, construction engineering and construction project inspections. Recruiters from INDOT will be available to answer questions and provide information on the benefits of joining the State of Indiana team. INDOT offers $250 sign on and $500 retention bonuses for eligible candidates.

Click here or visit https://bit.ly/3tRIiB2 to attend INDOT’s virtual career fair. Advance registration is not required.

Summer seasonal positions run from April through October at a starting pay of $16 per hour. Candidates should have a valid driver's license and commercial driver's license (CDL). A high school diploma or GED is preferred but not required.

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About the Indiana Department of Transportation
Over the past 100 years, INDOT has transformed the state of Indiana into the Crossroads of America we know today. With six district offices and 3,500 employees, the agency is responsible for constructing and maintaining more than 29,000 lane miles of highways, more than 5,700 bridges, and supporting 4,500 rail miles and 117 airports across the state. Indiana once again ranked #1 in the U.S. for infrastructure in CNBC’s 2019 “America’s Top States for Business” ranking. Learn more about INDOT at in.gov/indot.

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East Central Indiana - Mallory Duncan - 317-452-2369 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Central Office - Scott Manning - 317-517-0072 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Local and State Plan for Review

Details: Created: Tuesday, 16 February 2021 13:20

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Rural Health Care Training Grant Awarded

Details: Created: Thursday, 21 January 2021 14:01

On Friday, January 15, 2021, the U. S. Department of Labor announced that approximately $40 million in H-1B Rural Healthcare Grant Program funds have been awarded to public and private entities to address rural health care workforce shortages in communities across the country. The Western Indiana Workforce Development Board was part of a nine board coalition across Indiana that submitted a proposal and was awarded a total of nearly 2.5 million dollars for use statewide. The Lafayette-based Tecumseh Area Partnership will serve as the grant recipient and fiscal agent for the coalition. This statewide proposal was one of fewer than 20 awarded throughout the U.S. Approximately $250,000.00 of the statewide award will go to the Western Indiana Workforce Development Board in order to implement the grant locally.

The coronavirus pandemic has increased the need for healthcare workers, particularly in rural areas where the need was already acute. The aim of this funding is to increase the number of individuals trained in healthcare occupations that directly impact patient care and alleviate health care workforce shortages by creating sustainable employment and training programs in health care occupations serving rural populations.

“Numerous people throughout the six counties that compose Region 7 are trained annually in healthcare fields with support from WorkOne West. This grant will serve to expand on-going conversations with local health care providers and training entities in order to identify unique ways of incorporating new and emerging technologies, such as interactive simulations and personalized and virtual instruction,” said Rick Burger, president of the Western Indiana Workforce Development Board.

Manufacturing Day 2020

Details: Created: Thursday, 01 October 2020 19:18

Manufacturers Day empowers manufacturers to come together to address their collective challenges so they can help their communities and future generations thrive.

Manufacturers in the United States need to fill 4.6 million jobs by 2028. More than half of those jobs could be left unfilled because of two issues: a skills gap and misperceptions about modern manufacturing. That’s why The Manufacturing Institute, together with the National Association of Manufacturers, launched the Creators Wanted campaign, an unprecedented national effort to build the modern manufacturing workforce of tomorrow.

By 2025, Creators Wanted aims to reduce the skills gap in the United States by 600,000, as well as increase the number of students enrolling in technical and vocational schools or reskilling programs by 25% and increase the positive perception of the industry among parents to 50% from 27%. Click below to view reports on manufacturing in our local nine county region that includes; Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo counties in Indiana, and Clark and Edgar counties in Illinois.

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Manufacturing Report