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"A vision without a task is but
a dream, a task without a vision is drudgery, a vision and a task is the
hope of the world." |
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"A vision without a task is but
a dream, a task without a vision is drudgery, a vision and a task is the
hope of the world." |
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 Mark your calendar for Friday, February 20, 2009 For instance, the state of Michigan is facing a 6.9 percent unemployment rate, one of the highest in the nation. Compare this to Alabama’s 3.5 percent unemployment rate – and the string of good news announcements we have been blessed with in recent months and years – and it becomes crystal clear that even with a national economic downturn, southwest Alabama has to keep looking forward, preparing for the better times which are on the horizon. To that end, I am pleased to announce plans are underway to host “Workforce 2013: Putting the Pieces Together for the Next Five Years.” Unlike other seminars and workshops held throughout the year, many which have been valuable, the goal of this daylong program is to tie all the pieces together for our region, making it clear that our “right hand knows what our left hand” is doing. Governor Bob Riley has agreed to join me as the honorary co-host of this timely meeting, and plans are already underway for an impressive line-up of national and regional speakers. But perhaps the best news is Workforce 2013 will be open to the general public. Following on our highly acclaimed “Economic Development Leadership Summit” five years ago, Workforce 2013 will be a must attend event for local and state officials, economic development leaders, workforce training directors and human relations specialists for many of the leading companies that call south Alabama and the Gulf Coast home. Originally scheduled for December 2008, the workshop has been rescheduled for Friday, February 20, 2009. Please check back later this fall for additional details on this exciting day. For additional details on this exciting day visit http://bonner.house.gov
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