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About William Ward
Executive Director of the Regional Employment Board
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Hampden County to get $5.1 million in federal stimulus funds to provide job training, support for laid-off workers
17 articles also mentioned SpringfieldHampden County to get $5.1 million in federal stimulus funds to provide job training, support for laid-off workers
12 articles also mentioned HolyokeHampden County to get $5.1 million in federal stimulus funds to provide job training, support for laid-off workers
11 articles also mentioned Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc.Stimulus funds help provide summer jobs to nearly 2,000 Western Mass. teen-agers
7 articles also mentioned Springfield Technical Community CollegeTask force established to help with creation of high-speed computing center planned in Holyoke
5 articles also mentioned Holyoke Community CollegeRegional Employment Board urges Hampden County businesses to provide funding for summer youth employment
4 articles also mentioned The RepublicanOfficials urging jobs bill passage
4 articles also mentioned Chicopee
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Mentioned In 15 Articles
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J. William Ward stepping down from the Regional Employment Board of ... - MassLive.com
Explore masslive.com (Jun 10 2013)
... of this year. He'll leave just a few weeks later in late December or early January of 2014. SPRINGFIELD - J. William Ward, president and CEO of the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County , is fond of saying that a ...
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Comment Mentions: Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc. Baystate Health Smith & Wesson Corp.
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Pioneer Valley youth need summer jobs, and experience that goes with them, career center director says at jobs campaign kickoff
Explore masslive.com (May 9 2013)
...ived 6,000 applications. But that's only if funding in the state's supplemental budget comes through, said J. William Ward, president and CEO of the Hampden Regional Employment Board. The current state budget calls for o...
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Comment Mentions: Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc. Westfield State University Springfield
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Community College Casino Careers Training Institute inks deal with potential casino operators to train Western Massachusetts gaming workers
Explore masslive.com (Jan 8 2013)
...he Massachusetts Community Colleges to help facilitate the creation of new careers in the gaming industry. J. William Ward, executive director of the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County said people interested in ...
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Comment Mentions: Holyoke Community College Mohegan Sun Springfield Technical Community College
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Springfield's AIC gets federal grant to help nursing students pay for their education
Explore masslive.com (Oct 25 2012) Education , Health Care
...nearing retirement, she said. As those baby boomer nurses retire, employers will need to hire new workers. J. William Ward, executive director of the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County, said there are estimates ...
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Comment Mentions: American International College Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc. West Springfield
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H-1B visas rare in the Pioneer Valley, but are used to fund job training | masslive.com#incart_river_default
Explore masslive.com (Jul 23 2012) Education , Health Care , Information Technology , Life Sciences
...23 out of 106. The money went to train hundreds of local residents in information technology careers, said J. William Ward, president and chief executive officer of the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County. What’s...
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Comment Mentions: University of Massachusetts Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc. Baystate Health
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Viewpoint: Technical schools need employer voice
Explore masslive.com (Jun 10 2012) Education , Manufacturing
...nal schools, is an understanding of the realities of the world of work. By RICHARD LORD, JOHN H. DAVIS and J. WILLIAM WARD The Springfield metropolitan area built its name and its prosperity on a technically proficient m...
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Comment Mentions: Associated Industries of Massachusetts Springfield Holyoke
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Funds, work sites sought in Western Massachusetts for summer jobs program
Explore masslive.com (May 16 2012)
...te of any other age group, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hampden employment board president J. William Ward, said that when teens have jobs they tend to do better in the working world later on in life. Tho...
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Comment Mentions: Springfield Technical Community College Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc. Springfield
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Editorial: 'TWO' is better than one for workforce training
Explore masslive.com (Oct 19 2011) Education
...logies in their work force and the training it will take to make use of those technologies,” said J. William Ward, president and chief executive officer of the Regional Employment Board of Hampden county. STCC a...
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Comment Mentions: Holyoke Community College Springfield Technical Community College Springfield
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Springfield Technical Community College and Holyoke Communtiy College join forces for worker training | masslive.com
Explore masslive.com (Oct 17 2011) Education
...y College educated a total of about 1,000 employees on behalf of a number of local companies, Hayden said. J. William Ward, president and chief executive officer of the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County said wi...
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Comment Mentions: Holyoke Community College Springfield Technical Community College Springfield
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Springfield jobless rate dips to 11.8%
Explore masslive.com (Sep 20 2011)
...nd the region this year. In addition to gains in construction, manufacturing picked up 500 jobs this year. J. William Ward, president and chief executive of the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc., said taki...
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Comment Mentions: Springfield Chicopee Holyoke
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Workforce in Progress
Explore BusinessWest (May 5 2011)
...e of the region’s economy, workforce trends, challenges, and opportunities for growth. REB Executive Director William Ward says the plan also creates a framework for solutions to the identified challenges and covers a br...
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Comment Mentions: Springfield Technical Community College Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc. Springfield
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Officials urging jobs bill passage
Explore masslive.com (Jun 8 2010)
...might mean an additional 500 summer jobs for needy young people in Springfield, Chicopee and Holyoke, said J. William Ward, executive director of the Regional Employment Board of Hampden County. He estimated that there c... (Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: Holyoke Community College Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc. Springfield
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Grant to boost machine jobs
Explore masslive.com (Dec 17 2009) Education , Manufacturing
... features exhibits on the technological breakthroughs of the region's past, such as the Duryea automobile. J. William Ward, executive director of the Regional Employment Board, said this federal grant grew from a $500,00... (Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: University of Massachusetts Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc. Springfield
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Stimulus funds help provide summer jobs to nearly 2,000 Western Mass. teen-agers
Explore masslive.com (Aug 10 2009) Education
...e it received $5.1 million in federal stimulus funding of which $3 million will be spent this summer, said J. William Ward, executive director. It is more than double the number of jobs - 956 - which the board helped pro... (Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: Springfield Technical Community College Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc. Springfield
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Hampden County to get $5.1 million in federal stimulus funds to provide job training, support for laid-off workers
Explore masslive.com (May 27 2009) Education , Health Care , Manufacturing
...yment opportunities for youths, and for year-round services for low-income youths, said Executive Director J. William Ward. The board works with community-based organizations in providing services, he said. The funds wil...
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Comment Mentions: Governor Deval L. Patrick Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc. Springfield
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