The Big Event: Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference Gets to the Heart of the Issues
The Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference, held Sept. 19 at Vermont Technical College, featured keynote speaker Jane Lindholm of Vermont Public Radio and two dozen workshops. Reflecting the times, five of the sessions tackled technology issues, from beefing up cybersecurity to promoting a business through Pinterest to navigating the ever-changing platform that is Facebook. In response to requests from previous participants, the...
Pizza Hut Joins Effort to Offer ‘100,000 Opportunities’ to Youths
Dallas — A coalition of businesses that has pledged to increase training and hiring for “opportunity youth” is nearly doubling in size and now includes Pizza Hut. The “100,000 Opportunities Initiative,” initially announced last month by Starbucks, now calls for 29 companies to help at least 100,000 young people ages 16 to 24 by 2018. The program will offer youths who face “systemic barriers to jobs and education” apprenticeships,...
