Workforce Development

Southwestern Illinois College is receiving $7.5 million to build the new facility.

More than 260,000 Missourians filed claims showing they were unemployed as of May 2. It’s a staggering number, and it’s likely only to grow.For Jeff…

Inmates at a Missouri prison will be able to prepare for the workforce prior to their release, thanks to an in-house training program. The Re-Entry Center…

Missouri ranks second nationally for completed apprenticeships. Officials say it’s a sign that efforts to improve apprenticeships in the state are paying…

After counting out the last in a series of chest compressions, Harry Painter Jr. sets up a nebulizer and begins piping oxygen into his patient’s…

EDWARDSVILLE — A new program that gives high school students hands-on experience with the construction trades kicked off this year. Over two years,…

ST. CHARLES — U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt wants to increase job training programs in the state and seek more foreign trade partners.The Republican Missouri…

For the fourth year in a row, St. Louis businesses say their biggest barrier to expanding employment is a lack of skilled workers. That’s according to St.…

Senator Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, was the first in his family to go to college.Yet the good economic news in the state, and especially his hometown of…

Students from across the region will gather at St. Louis University Monday to explore careers in geospatial technology.The National…