Regional Economies

Putting More “Community” into Community Colleges
150 150 Jim Mayer

Smart and steady reform effort needs to be sustained – and replicated to help government adapt to a rapidly changing California.

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Economic Summit creates action plan to train one million more skilled workers
150 150 Nadine Ono

Attendees brainstormed strategies to close the skills gap and improve California’s workforce which could have a shortage of 1 million credentialed workers over the next decade.

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Recipe for strong a California economy includes one million more skilled workers
150 150 John Guenther

Challenge to find enough skilled workers to fill high-pay jobs represents one of the three big challenges to be featured at California Economic Summit.

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Legislative wrap-up: California housing solution is under construction
150 150 Ed Coghlan

Taking stock of the Legislative session for results and wins for California Forward that spur community investment in housing and infrastructure.

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Progress update on California Economic Summit’s Roadmap
150 150 Justin Ewers

As CA Fwd and partners collaborate on upcoming 2015 California Economic Summit, the list of wins along the Roadmap to Shared Prosperity grows.

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Early signs of a deal emerge in special session on road maintenance
150 150 Justin Ewers

Infrastructure bills emerging in the California Legislature could offer the first glimmerings of a potential road funding deal that includes new money, new protections to ensure road funds are spent on roads, and new accountability measures.

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12 new ways to close infrastructure funding gaps highlighted by CA Fwd and Economic Summit partners
150 150 Justin Ewers

Paying for badly needed maintenance of California’s transportation system would benefit from using “fourth sector” models, which combine public, private and nonprofit resources for public good.

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