The WorkSource - Gulf Coast Workforce Board Prepares to Hold 1st Annual Report Card on the State of the Region's Labor Force


Media Advisory


 What:    The WorkSource - Gulf Coast Workforce Board 1st Annual
          Report Card on the State of the Region's Labor Force

 When:    8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 24, 2005
          Media briefing to be held afterwards from 10:30 a.m.
            to 10:45 a.m.

 Where:   Doubletree Hotel Post Oak in the Galleria

HOUSTON, Feb. 22, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Workforce Report Card will compare the Gulf Coast's labor market and the effect it has on the local economy against that of comparable metropolitan regions in the United States. Each region has been compared and graded by a variety of indicators, and the report will present what the Board believes employers, educators and community leaders in the Gulf Coast region must do to remain competitive.

The Gulf Coast Workforce Board's vision is that the Gulf Coast of Texas ranks among the top ten economic regions in the world. Its mission is to help employers solve their workforce problems and residents build careers, so both can compete in the global economy.

The WorkSource, directed by the Gulf Coast Workforce Board, is a comprehensive human resources provider serving the 13-county Houston-Galveston Gulf Coast region. It focuses on both supply and demand employment issues affecting entire industries.

The WorkSource is not an employment or government agency. It is a nonprofit, public/private partnership addressing the needs of employers - the source of jobs for area residents.

In keeping with its focus on employer needs, The WorkSource operates 36 community-based career offices to help residents with a variety of job search and job training services.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, February 23rd by 4pm by calling 281-649-9595, attention Mary. Complimentary continental breakfast.



            

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