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Nasir Crownie, a local graduate from Obama High School and a second-year attendee in the College and Career Readiness Program at Bloomfield Garfield Corp, was accepted to CMU for early admission.

An Allegheny EARN program nominee was chosen to receive this year’s Governor’s Achievement Awards. The awards were presented at the 2022 Annual Conference hosted by PA Workforce Development Association (PWDA), in early May 2022.

PITTSBURGH (July 1, 2021) — Robert L. Cherry Jr., Deputy Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), has been named Chief Executive Officer of Partner4Work (P4W). He assumes the role on July 26, 2021.

UPMC Health Plan, Health IT Pittsburgh and Partner4Work today announced the launch of a new health information technology (IT) training program for individuals in underserved communities to provide opportunities in the fast-growing field of Health IT. 

Per Scholas to Expand Regional Talent Pipeline and Accessibility into In-Demand Tech Careers

The Good Health, Better World podcast sponsored by UPMC Health Plan brings experts together to discuss some of healthcare’s most important (and often challenging) topics. In this episode, our excellent leader, Earl Buford highlights the critical link between strong health and steady employment. The episode also shares information about the new collaboration between P4W and UPMC Health Plan on the Pathways to Work program.

By Richard Cerilli

Pittsburgh Business Times - December 10, 2020

Due to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in Allegheny County, the PA CareerLink® Allegheny County offices will be closed to the public beginning November 9, 2020. We anticipate this to be a temporary closure, and sites will reopen as soon as the county’s positive COVID cases decrease to an average below 10 cases per 100,000 individuals.

Pittsburgh Business Times

September 15, 2020

By Earl Buford and Laura Ellsworth

Pittsburgh Business Times - September 11, 2020