The Kings County Veterans Employment Committee (VEC) is comprised of both public and private sector members who are interested in the employment issues of our local veterans’ community. The VEC promotes the importance and advantages of hiring, training, and retraining highly qualified veterans. Veterans have the proven ability to quickly learn new skills and concepts.
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As the calendar moves steadily toward Veterans Day, there also are plans to honor our veterans and active duty military personnel a few days early. Natalie Jackson, assistant events coordinator for Waxhaw, filled me in on the plans for the Nov. 2 First Friday celebration 5-9 p.m. in downtown Waxhaw. Jackson said the November event
President Obama has kept his vow to wind down two wars and bring home troops — but meeting the job, educational and medical needs of those returning veterans also has become a challenging priority for the White House. Mr. Obama made veterans’ care a major theme during the 2008 campaign. Since taking office, Mr. Obama
The United States’ manufacturing sector is in an odd predicament right now. There are currently about 600,000 high-skilled manufacturing jobs that need to be filled, but 82% of manufacturing companies can’t find skilled workers to fill those positions. It’s unusual problem to have when the U.S. unemployment rate is at 7.8%, but a group of
The law giving tax credits to companies who hire veterans expires in about two months. During a visit to Lufkin RMT Friday, Sen. Charles Schumer said the program’s renewal needs to be a priority for the federal government. Of the roughly 2,015 unemployed veterans in the Southern Tier, Schumer noted, 182 live in Allegany County. “One
Veterans Day is an opportunity to take time to honor the men and women who have served our country, and the B&B industry has found its own way to do that. On Sunday, November 11th, hundreds of innkeepers in the U.S. and Canada will open their doors to offer free overnight stays followed by breakfast
Signing one of the few acts of Congress last year that sparked no arguments, President Barack Obama called on U.S. businesses to “hire a veteran right away.” Nothing in this economy happens right away. Jobless numbers of military veterans serving in the post-9/11 era have dipped in the past year — to just below 10
Bill Mondillo sums up the plight of a Coast Guard veteran in central Ohio with a little story about himself. Last year, he was at a Veterans Day event at his granddaughter’s elementary school. The school played Anchors Aweigh to celebrate the Navy people there. The song that begins “From the halls of Montezuma to
Northeast Indiana veterans deserve an answer: Did the Department of Veterans Affairs suddenly close down the inpatient and intensive care units at its Fort Wayne medical center because of deficient care or as part of yet another plan to change what is offered there? Had this unexpected surprise occurred at any other VA medical center
The far-flung swing states that have the most sway in the presidential election have something else in common — a large share of military veterans who are getting special attention from the fiercely dueling campaigns. In a White House campaign this hard-fought, no interest group can be ignored. But veterans are an especially prized group