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California Economic Summit: Working to solve California’s thorniest problems

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By: Paul Granillo and Eloy Ortiz Oakley

December 9, 2016

Looking back at Summit’s five years of progress restoring upward mobility

Community College soft skills program scales to meet growing employer demand

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By: Amber Nelson

December 8, 2016

Soft skills like communication can make a big difference to students looking to land jobs, even in technical fields

The One Million Worker Challenge: Where the Summit will go next after year of success

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By: Justin Ewers

December 6, 2016

Next steps in closing California’s skills gap and addressing need for more graduates

Union training partnership aims to give formerly incarcerated more than a job

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By: John Guenther

December 6, 2016

Partnership uses career training and life skills classes to help ex-offenders avoid a return to incarceration

California students can see sizable pay increase after earning health care certifications

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By: Amber Nelson

December 3, 2016

New report shows finishing California Community Colleges health care programs can pay off for students significantly

VIDEO: Why finding solutions to California’s housing crisis is everybody’s problem

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By: John Guenther

December 1, 2016

Expert shares ideas about what it will take for California to match scale of housing crisis

Public gets second opportunity to help simplify California’s political ethics law

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By: Amber Nelson

November 29, 2016

Political Reform Act Revision Project invites second round of public comment next week

“Made to Order” aerospace workforce built by collaboration of community, college and industry

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By: Amber Nelson

November 23, 2016

Southern California manufacturing giant working with local college and community to close regional skills gaps.

VIDEO: The Maddy Report previews 2016 California Economic Summit

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By: John Guenther

November 18, 2016

CA Fwd President Jim Mayer breaks down the Summit and its mission dedicated to California’s regional economies

Blog & News

California Economic Summit: Working to solve California’s thorniest problems

Community College soft skills program scales to meet growing employer demand

The One Million Worker Challenge: Where the Summit will go next after year of success

Union training partnership aims to give formerly incarcerated more than a job

California students can see sizable pay increase after earning health care certifications

VIDEO: Why finding solutions to California’s housing crisis is everybody’s problem

Public gets second opportunity to help simplify California’s political ethics law

“Made to Order” aerospace workforce built by collaboration of community, college and industry

VIDEO: The Maddy Report previews 2016 California Economic Summit

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