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Natalie McAllister wrote a new blog post: Google Fiber Blog Announces “Google Fiber is almost here” 10 months, 1 week ago
The Google Fiber Blog made a big announcement today: on July 26th, something will happen. Will Fiber be ready? Will we have an official launch date? We’ll have to wait until next week to find out what Google has in store for Kansas City. In the meantime, Google has released this video as a “thank you”: [...]
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Natalie Jackson commented on the blog post 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Great post, Paul! Thanks for sharing!
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Natalie Jackson wrote a new blog post: Unprepared and Unaware: Could Tech Internships Reshape Perceptions Before Graduation? 1 year ago
Caps tossed and diplomas in hand, thousands of new graduates are entering the workforce this month. Although the job market is steadily improving, many college graduates are joining an inundated workforce. It’s an employer’s market out there, and according to a recently released college graduate study conducted by the Rutgers University Heldrich…[Read more]
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Natalie Jackson commented on the blog post Roll Call: KC’s IT Workforce Gathers Business, Education and Government to Address Weak Workforce 1 year ago
That’s a good question, Marc. The primary topic was aligning education and workforce needs, as many businesses in the area are struggling to find qualified tech talent. The problem seems to stem from a lack of interest in technology career paths–this is an area of great interest for the most recent discussion.
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Natalie Jackson wrote a new blog post: Roll Call: KC’s IT Workforce Gathers Business, Education and Government to Address Weak Workforce 1 year ago
On May 8th, NetStandard CEO and FiberKC founder Jeff Melcher gathered more than 60 key business leaders, educators and government representatives at the Regnier Center of Johnson County Community College to discuss the gap between the number of qualified technology professionals and the available positions in Kansas City. The half-day work session…[Read more]
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Natalie Jackson wrote a new blog post: NetStandard Leads Initiative to Increase Kansas City’s IT Workforce and Support Area Business Growth 1 year ago
Collaborative event connects education and business leaders in an effort to create a robust IT workforce supply in Kansas City. NetStandard announced today it will gather key business leaders, educators and government representatives to address the region’s weak university and college output in Information Technology (IT) graduates . As U.S. IT…[Read more]
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Natalie Jackson wrote a new blog post: Grant to Help KC Train High-Tech Talent in the Metro 1 year, 1 month ago
According to a story reported in last week’s Kansas City Star , the Full Employment Council in Missouri will evenly split a $5 million federal grant with the Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College and Workforce Partnership in Kansas. The grant is designed to help these organizations train and prepare…[Read more]
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Natalie Jackson wrote a new blog post: Can Google’s New Patent for the Fiber Project Spark SMB Entrepreneurship? 1 year, 2 months ago
The Google Fiber project officially began a new phase with the laying down of fiber optic cables in KCK last month. On February 6 th, Google’s Fiber Blog ( http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.com/ ) reported the Fiber team was rolling out “thousands of miles of cables and stretching them across Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri.” The Fiber…[Read more]
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