Ready to Work Archives - San Antonio Report https://sanantonioreport.org/tag/ready-to-work/ Nonprofit journalism for an informed community Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:49:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sanantonioreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-SA_Report_Logo_512pxArtboard-1-32x32.jpg Ready to Work Archives - San Antonio Report https://sanantonioreport.org/tag/ready-to-work/ 32 32 172243930 Meet a San Antonio HVAC company using Ready to Work money to defray training costs https://sanantonioreport.org/atlas-ac-san-antonio-worker-training-ready-to-work-city-grant/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5370521 A San Antonio company that grew by making its own YouTube explainers is now insourcing its workforce training with help from Ready to Work.
Meet a San Antonio HVAC company using Ready to Work money to defray training costs was first posted on June 4, 2024 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5370521 City inks deal with JBSA to offer job training to veterans, dependents within Bexar County https://sanantonioreport.org/city-jbsa-job-training-veterans-dependents-within-bexar-county/ Mon, 20 May 2024 20:51:27 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5369278 Locally, about 4,000 service members transition out of the military each year; some will be applying for civilian jobs for the first time. A new agreement between Joint Base San Antonio, Workforce Solutions Alamo and the city will connect local veterans and their families with job training and placement through Ready to Work.Veterans and their spouses who live in Bexar County will be targeted by the city's Ready to Work program for job training and employment.
City inks deal with JBSA to offer job training to veterans, dependents within Bexar County was first posted on May 20, 2024 at 3:51 pm.
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]]> 5369278 Ready to Work budget approved with expanded on-the-job training subsidies https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-council-approves-ready-to-work-budget-expanded-training-subsidies/ Thu, 16 May 2024 20:22:28 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5368911 Abby Montoya, a graduate of the Ready to Work program, now works at UT Health’s new Outpatient and Surgery Center on Kyle Seale Parkway.City Council reaction to subsidizing businesses for on-the-job training was mixed, but they voted unanimously to approve Ready to Work's $49.5M budget.
Ready to Work budget approved with expanded on-the-job training subsidies was first posted on May 16, 2024 at 3:22 pm.
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]]> 5368911 As it serves more people, Ready to Work seeks $49.5M and 7 additional staffers https://sanantonioreport.org/ready-to-work-budget-san-antonio-fiscal-year-2025/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5366918 Francisco Martinez, CEO of Project Quest, addresses new participants who qualify for the Ready to Work program during an orientation Thursday.San Antonio City Council will get an update on the workforce development program before being asked to approve its budget.
As it serves more people, Ready to Work seeks $49.5M and 7 additional staffers was first posted on April 30, 2024 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5366918 Is San Antonio still affordable? Depends on where you’re from. https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-affordable-city-transplants-jobs-recruitment/ Sun, 28 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5366511 Fifteen homes make up a “missing middle” housing block in the Lone Star neighborhood.A recruitment message that's resonating across the U.S. touts San Antonio's competitive cost of living. Is it still true?
Is San Antonio still affordable? Depends on where you’re from. was first posted on April 28, 2024 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5366511 Knives are out for Nirenberg’s Ready to Work program https://sanantonioreport.org/ron-nirenberg-ready-to-work-job-training-program-criticism/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 21:16:06 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5364922 Mayor Ron Nirenberg during his State of the City address hosted by the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday.City Council has grown increasingly critical of the $240 million job training program, but there's no turning back on a voter-approved initiative.
Knives are out for Nirenberg’s Ready to Work program was first posted on April 11, 2024 at 4:16 pm.
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]]> 5364922 San Antonio’s Week in Photos, March 24-30 https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-report-week-in-photos-march-24-30/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5363711 Images of public art honoring Tejano pride, Easter camping at Brackenridge Park and more make up the past week's top photos.
San Antonio’s Week in Photos, March 24-30 was first posted on April 1, 2024 at 6:00 am.
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]]> 5363711 Ready to Work will subsidize companies of all sizes to train new and existing employees https://sanantonioreport.org/ready-to-work-san-antonio-subsidize-companies-train-new-existing-employees/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5363251 Ready to Work has opened a new front in its $200 million workforce development effort by subsidizing on-the-job training for new employees and new skills training to boost the career prospects of those already employed. The taxpayer-funded workforce development program will spend an initial $3.1 million on two pilot programs with the potential to train […]
Ready to Work will subsidize companies of all sizes to train new and existing employees was first posted on March 28, 2024 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5363251 Alamo Colleges aims at ‘moonshot’ goal of 15,000 workforce program students https://sanantonioreport.org/alamo-colleges-san-antonio-double-down-workforce-development/ Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5358715 San Antonio College District is committing to expanding their workforce development programs to help address the pattern of intergenerational poverty that many families in San Antonio experience.This fall, 17 new programs will be available in high-demand areas of health care, manufacturing, data science and artificial intelligence.
Alamo Colleges aims at ‘moonshot’ goal of 15,000 workforce program students was first posted on February 15, 2024 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5358715 With only some goals met in 2023, Greater:SATX targets more foreign business this year https://sanantonioreport.org/greatersatx-foreign-business-2024-economic-development-goals/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5357039 JCB, a British-based manufacturer of industrial equipment, plans to build a manufacturing facility on San Antonio's South Side, one of the significant foreign investments pointed to. by Greater:SATX.Greater:SATX missed a few of its marks in 2023 but plans laid out in a new agreement put more emphasis and spending on the global market.
With only some goals met in 2023, Greater:SATX targets more foreign business this year was first posted on February 2, 2024 at 5:00 am.
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