The Missouri Job Center will relocate to a three-story building at 1600 N. Boonville in the Midtown neighborhood this fall. The Job Center, along with the City’s Department of Workforce Development, is currently located in a leased facility at 2900 E. Sunshine. City Council in July approved the purchase of…
Author: Katherine Trombetta, Missouri Job Center, for SGFNN
To commemorate National Apprenticeship Week in November, the City’s Department of Workforce Development hosted a Mayoral Proclamation on Nov. 13, 2023. Councilman Abe McGull presented the proclamation to a group of City employees and partner organizations at the Missouri Job Center. City staff also gave an update on the early…
Thanks to a $3 million Apprenticeship Building America grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, the City’s Department of Workforce Development, located at the Missouri Job Center at 2900 E. Sunshine, has expanded its registered apprenticeship program to provide career pathways in five industries: public safety, manufacturing, IT, health care…
The City of Springfield’s Department of Workforce Development has been selected as one of 32 recipients nationwide for a $17.5 million Good Jobs Challenge grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The grant seeks to spur economic growth and strengthen the pipeline of skilled workers by serving more than 2,800 individuals…
Thanks to a $10,000 Challenge America grant from the National Endowment of the Arts, Bingham Elementary School fourth-graders will get to explore career paths through art during the next school year. The Art @ Work program is a collaboration between the City of Springfield’s Department of Workforce Development and the…
Thanks to a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, the City of Springfield’s Department of Workforce Development has relaunched a program to help formerly incarcerated individuals reenter the workforce. The APPLIE Pathway Program (APPLIE stands for About Persons with Past Legal Issues in Employment) will provide credential…
The City’s Department of Workforce Development, housed at the Missouri Job Center, is seeking applicants for the next session of the Green for Greene training program. Green for Greene is funded by a $200,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. This free, five-week training program in which participants earn certifications…
In the seven months since the Missouri Job Center North relocated an affiliate site deeper in the heart of Zone 1, nearly 300 local residents have taken advantage of the services provided through the satellite office. The Job Center North, originally opened in 2016 to serve Zone 1 residents in…
The Missouri Job Center in Springfield is relocating its north-side affiliate office to a new location in the Grant Beach neighborhood. The center will be moving to The Fairbanks community hub, 1126 N. Broadway Ave., to provide more strategic services to residents of Zone 1. A tentative opening date is…
The Missouri Job Center currently offers several career training opportunities for those who have experienced job loss. Training dollars and career services are available for the Green for Greene and Missouri Works Together grants, as well as the Dislocated Worker Program for those who have been recently laid off due…