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Skilled Worker Shortage
Skilled Worker Shortage
Skilled Worker Shortage
A Massachusetts business group is calling for changes in the state's education system in light of a report that shows more than two-thirds of the state's employers report difficulty hiring appropriately skilled employees. The report by the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education says bolstering the state's public schools is viewed as a critical step in producing more workers with the right s
Brown Declines SouthCoast Debate
Brown Declines SouthCoast Debate
Brown Declines SouthCoast Debate
The SouthCoast Alliance is holding a senatorial forum next Thursday at UMass Dartmouth. Both candidates have been invited, but Craig Dutra of the Alliance tells WBSM News only one candidate is showing up. In a letter to the Alliance, Brown says that he has committed to six debates, the most of any incumbent senator in 16 years and has finalized his debate and candidates forum schedule for the 2012
New Bedford Ranks in Top 100 Places for American Youth
Great news for New Bedford's younger set: the city has been named one of the country's top 100 places for young people to live in. The award comes from the "America's Promise Alliance", and ranked New Bedford in the top 100 because of it's vast array of community programming aimed at helping the city's youth succeed...