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In another endorsement of Western Pennsylvania's post-industrial recovery, President Obama on Wednesday called the Community College of Allegheny County “an outstanding model” of job creation worthy of national replication.

Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Eight of the region’s 57 largest private companies, three of the 20 largest financial institutions and two of the locally based public companies are currently led by women. But there is the issue of compensation, and the pay gap between men and women remains daunting. In 2013, women working full-time in the Pittsburgh metro area earned an average salary of $36,861, while their male counterparts were paid $50,771, according to The National Partnership for Women & Families.

Source: Pittsburgh Business Times

Finding the right job is closely tied to the education and skills you have. That’s why the Labor Department is so focused on doing everything we can to connect ready-to-work Americans with ready-to-be filled jobs – and to connect employers with skilled workers.

Source: US Department of Labor official blog

In this letter to the Business Editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3RWIB CEO Stefani Pashman details the need for more employment opportunities for teens.

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh region has experienced great economic opportunity in recent years, but not every neighborhood has been able to take advantage of that opportunity, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said Wednesday

Source: Pittsburgh Business Times

Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said to build Pittsburgh International Airport up to a major hub, it's going to take cooperation from Pittsburgh companies.

Source: Pittsburgh Business Times

For Jade Morel, the labor landscape in Pennsylvania looks a lot different from what it did when she was growing up near Johnstown. Morel, 35, had to move to Texas for a job in the drilling industry after she graduated from Penn State in 2001. She's now living in Sewickley with steady work as an engineering manager at Chief Oil & Gas LLC in Wexford.

Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Chrystal Alexander, chairperson of the Workforce Development, Jobs, and Human Capital Subcommittee of the Economic Development Transition Team assembled by Mayor Bill Peduto, details her read on the workforce development opportunities of today and into Pittsburgh’s.

Source: Fourth Economy

A 12-member task force has been assembled by Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto with a goal of expanding job opportunities for the city’s high schoolers. Specifically, the group has been tasked with overhauling the Summer Youth Employment Program. Last year the program employed more than 300 residents between the ages of 14 and 21.

Source: WESA-FM

Mayor William Peduto announced today the appointment of members to his Summer Youth Employment Opportunities Task Force following the issuance of an executive order last week calling for the program to be overhauled.

Source: Office of Mayor William Peduto

Source: Pittsburgh Business Times

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Mark Latterner recognized in Pittsburgh Business Times

Source: Pittsburgh Business Times

Making it in America, an initiative in which 3RWIB is a part, was featured in this blog post by the White House.

Source: The White House Blog

Stefani Pashman, 3RWIB CEO, speaks about jobs and the economy on the Feb. 2, 2014, edition of "Our Region's Business."

Source: Our Region's Business

Looking for work? Looking for workers? The newest star in the spotlight of employment in Pittsburgh is appropriately named Pittsburgh Works, a collaboration of community-based and public organizations aimed at simplifying and improving the workforce development system for both employers and employees. Read more about this innovative initiative.

Source: North Hills Monthly

Mark T. Latterner, executive vice president, regional senior credit officer, Citizens Bank's Mid-Atlantic Region, was elected president of Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board.

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 23, 2014) — Stefani Pashman, Chief Executive Officer of Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, has been elected to the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Workforce Development Council. She was elected to the one-year term during the organization’s 82nd annual winter conference in Washington, D.C.

Pennsylvania’s job market is a reflection of the national market: still recovering. Even though Moody’s Analytics ranks it 41st in the nation for expected job growth in 2014, there are bright spots for job seekers. The Marcellus shale drilling industry has buoyed the jobs outlook in the western region of the state and the health care industry employs thousands statewide. NerdWallet crunched the data to find the best cities for job seekers in Pennsylvania.

Source: NerdWallet.com

Mark T. Latterner, Executive Vice President, Regional Senior Credit Officer, for Citizens Bank’s Mid-Atlantic Region which includes Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Virginia, recently was elected President of Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board (3RWIB). He will lead the organization through 2016.