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December 2005

• U.S. Department of Labor Announces $2.4 Million Grant to Train Wyoming Workers for Energy Industry Careers - December 19, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Announces $3 Million Grant to Train West Virginia Workers for Energy Industry Careers - December 19, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Announces $500,000 Grant to Train Pennsylvania Workers for Energy Industry Careers - December 19, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Announces $2.3 Million Grant to University of Missouri to Prepare Workers for Careers in Nuclear Energy - December 19, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Announces $3 Million Grant to Train Kentucky Workers for Energy Industry Careers - December 19, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Announces Grants of Nearly $14 Million To Train Workers for Careers in the Energy Industry - December 19, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Announces Over $2.7 Million Grant to Train Workers in Eastern Utah for Energy Industry Careers - December 19, 2005

November 2005

• U.S. Department of Labor Launches Pathways to Construction Employment Initiative in Louisiana and Mississippi - November 30, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Announces $5.9 Million Grant to Train Workers for Advanced Manufacturing Careers in Arkansas - November 29, 2005



• U.S. Department Of Labor Announces $1.3 Million Grant to Assist Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in Oklahoma - November 23, 2005



• U.S. Department Of Labor Announces $500,000 Grant to Assist Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in Tennessee - November 22, 2005



• U.S. Department Of Labor Announces $1.1 Million Grant to Assist Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in Kentucky - November 18, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Awards Nearly $20 Million in Grants for President's Prisoner Re-entry Initiative - November 8, 2005



• U.S. Labor Department Announces $4.3 Million National Emergency Grant for Hurricane Wilma Recovery and Cleanup Efforts in Florida - November 3, 2005

October 2005

• U.S. Department of Labor Announces $3.4 Million Grant to Increase Skills of Arizona IT Workers Grant Is Part of President's High Growth Job Training Initiative - October 20, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Awards $125 Million in Competition For the President's Community-Based Job Training Grants - October 19, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces More than $3.7 Million to Train Transportation Industry Workers - October 17, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Launches Re-employment Partnership in Mississippi to Help Hurricane Katrina Evacuees - October 6, 2005

September 2005

• U.S. Department of Labor Announces $63 Million to Strengthen State Unemployment Compensation Systems - September 30, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Releases Trade Adjustment Assistance Funds Final Release of FY 2005 Funds to Assist States - September 30, 2005



• National Head of Employment and Training Opens Hartford's New Job Corps Academy - September 30, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Launches "Pathways to Employment" Initiative Expanding Employment Services for Hurricane Survivors - September 30, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Extends Disaster Unemployment Assistance Eligibility for Jobless in Hurricane Rita-Affected Region - September 26, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Issues Regulatory Relief Advisory for Katrina-Impacted States - September 19, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor to Coordinate States Volunteering to Handle UI Claims of Katrina-Affected Workers - September 16, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Moves to Assist Job Seekers and Employers on Employee Identification Needs - September 15, 2005
  
  
• U.S. Labor Department Announces $12 Million in Training Grants to Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas - September 14, 2005



• U.S. Labor Department Announces Job Bank to Assist Workers and Employers Affected by Hurricane Katrina - September 12, 2005



• U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Visits Hurricane-Ravaged Gulf Coast Region With President's Economic Team - September 9, 2005



• U.S. Labor Department Announces $30.8 Million to Help Four States Quickly Distribute Unemployment Insurance Following Hurricane Katrina - September 8, 2005



• U.S. Labor Department Announces $75 Million National Emergency Grant to Assist Over 37, 500 Louisiana And Mississippi Evacuees Displaced by Hurricane Katrina - September 6, 2005



• Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $62.1 Million in Aid To Assist Louisiana's Hurricane Katrina Recovery Efforts - September 3, 2005



• U.S. Labor Department Announces $50 Million National Emergency Grant to Create Approximately 10,000 Temporary Jobs to Assist Mississippi's Hurricane Katrina Recovery Efforts - September 2, 2005

August 2005

• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces $4 Million to Aid Alabama's Hurricane Katrina Recovery Efforts - August 31, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Announces $237,000 Grant to Assist Dislocated Monaco Coach Corp. Workers in Bend, Ore. - August 29, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Announces Nearly $5 Million in Grants to Prevent State UI Tax Rate Schemes - August 10, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces $1 Million Grant to Assist At-Risk Asian Youth - August 04, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Addresses Need for Skilled Workers in Homeland Security at FOP Conference in New Orleans - August 03, 2005

July 2005

• Several Senior Employment and Training Administration Staff to Assume New Roles in October - July 28, 2005



• San Juan College Receives Recognition of Excellence Honor - July 14, 2005



• Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Receives Recognition of Excellence Honor - July 14, 2005



• Pleasantville, N.J., Program Serving Out-of-School Youth Receives Recognition of Excellence Honor - July 14, 2005



• Bay Area Biotech Consortium Receives Recognition of Excellence Honors - July 14, 2005



• P.R.O.M.I.S.E. Project Receives Recognition of Excellence Honors - July 14, 2005



• Labor Department Presents Second Recognition of Excellence Honors - July 14, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces Nearly $866,000 to Assist Dislocated Workers in Idaho - July 14, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces Nearly $528,000 to Aid 225 Dislocated Workers in Iowa - July 11, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Opens Workforce Innovations 2005 - July 11, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces $11.4 Million Grant to Aid in Recovery from Severe Flooding in Ohio - July 11, 2005



• U.S. Labor Department Announces Winners of $15.6 Million for Youth Offender Projects - July 7, 2005



• Department of Labor Announces Nearly $356,000 to Assist Women Ex-Offenders in Massachusetts - July 5, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Announces $750,000 Grant to Train Young Adults for California's Entertainment Industry - July 5, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Announces $2 Million Grant to Train At-Risk Youth - July 5, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Visits Anchorage to Announce $7 Million Grant to Train Alaskan Workers for Energy Industry Careers - July 5, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Announces $353,000 Grant to Assist Dislocated Workers in Wisconsin - July 5, 2005

June 2005

• U.S. Department of Labor Awards $1.2 Million to Faith-Based and Community Organizations - June 29, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Awards Nearly $5 Million in Grants to Workforce Investment Boards to Partner With Faith-Based and Community Organizations - June 29, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Announces More Than $28 Million For States to Plan for BRAC Transitions - June 28, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Announces $1.6 Million to Train Vermont Workers for Careers in the IT Industry - June 28, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Announces $850,000 Grant to Establish New Iowans Centers - June 28, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces Grants of $2.6 Million for Hospitality Industry Training - June 28, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Announces Nearly $3 Million to Train Maine Workers in Advanced Manufacturing Skills - June 28, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Announces $850,000 to Establish New Arkansans Center - June 24, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Announces $3.5 Million to Train Alabama Workers for Careers in Advanced Manufacturing - June 24, 2005



• Assistant Secretary of Labor Announces $480,000 Grant to National PTA - June 24, 2005



• Labor Department Announces Availability of $5 Million to Train Workers with Limited English Proficiency - June 16, 2005



• U.S. Delegation Attends International Seminar On Economic and Employment Development - June 13, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Awards $1.7 Million Grant to CVS Regional Learning Center in Detroit - June 7, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Awards $750,000 to South Carolina's Claflin University for Biotechnology Project - June 7, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Awards $1 Million Grant to Miami-Dade College for Biotechnology Project - June 7, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Awards Nearly $2.2 Million For Los Angeles, Orange County Biotech and Health Care Job Training - June 7, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Awards $276,000 to Job Path Inc. for Tucson Biotechnology Project - June 7, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Awards $1 Million for Indianapolis Health Care Project - June 7, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Awards $1.3 Million to University of Wisconsin System for Health Care Project - June 7, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Awards $846,325 for Wichita Falls Health Care Project - June 7, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Awards $871,000 to University of Utah for Health Care Project - June 7, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Awards Nearly $920,500 to Temple College for Biotechnology Project - June 7, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Visits Orange County to Present $1 Million Grant to Workforce Investment Board - June 6, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Announces $3.75 Million Advanced Manufacturing Grant to Pennsylvania - June 3, 2005

May 2005

• Assistant Secretary Of Labor Works with Executives to Help Job Corps Meet Employer Demand for Qualified Workers - May 27, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces $1 Million Grant to Aid 170 Dislocated Workers in Oregon - May 19, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Chao Announces $125 Million Grant Competition for the President's Community-Based Job Training Grants - May 03, 2005

April 2005

• U.S. Labor Department Announces $15 Million Grant Competition for Youth Offender Projects - April 22, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces $1.5 Million Grant to Aid 400 Dislocated Workers in Missouri - April 8, 2005



• Labor Department Announces $20 Million Grant Competition for President's Prisoner Reentry Initiative - April 1, 2005

March 2005

• Job Corps Adds Oilfield Services and Youth Challenge Programs to Its Portfolio in Louisiana - March 23, 2005



• Assistant Secretary of Labor Visits Nashville to Mark Health Care Milestones Under the President's High Growth Job Training Initiative - March 21, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces Nearly $18 Million in New Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment Grants - March 10, 2005



• Head of Employment and Training Discusses Job Training Reform During Address to Workforce System Leaders - March 4, 2005



• Labor Department Lauds House Passage of the Job Training Improvement Act - March 2, 2005

Febuary 2005

• U.S. Department of Labor Official Joins Houston-Galveston Area Council to Mark Aerospace Industry Grant - February 23, 2005



• National Head of Employment and Training Addresses Indiana's Biotechnology Industry Leaders - February 17, 2005



• Employment and Training Administration Announces FY 06 Budget Plans Job Training Reform, Increased Flexibility and Accountability Highlighted - February 7, 2005



• Seven States Approved to Embark on Personal Reemployment Account Pilot Program - February 4, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces $749,921 Grant to Aid Dislocated Workers in Wisconsin - February 2, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces $743,607 Grant to Aid Dislocated Workers in Alabama - February 2, 2005

January 2005

• U.S. Secretary of Labor Announces $5.8 Million Grant to Promote Expansion of Advanced Manufacturing Program to Six States - January 31, 2005



• Departments of Labor and Homeland Security Propose H-2B Foreign Labor Certification Reform - January 27, 2005



• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces Nearly $1.2 Million to Aid Dislocated Workers in Massachusetts - January 19, 2005



• U.S. Department of Labor Awards $2 Million Grant to Train Tennessee Workers for Geospatial Careers - January 10, 2005