Missouri: Leaping Ahead in Workforce Development and Much More
September 30, 2019
By Mark Sutherland
States and communities across the U.S. are facing shortages of available and trained workers. And Missouri is taking aggressive steps to position themselves as a national leader in the solutions to this challenge.
In July 2019, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed into law a piece of legislation that caused Missouri to leap ahead of states like Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee and Georgia and become a top state for workforce development. Missouri’s new $42 million Missouri One Start program is part of a fundamental reset in...
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