Northeast PA Business Journal - News

Voting the kitchen table
Election Day 2008 will be decided at the kitchen table, according to an eye-opening national poll from Franklin & Marshall College.
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Renewable Resources: Efforts on an unprecedented scale are underway to completely change the face of NEPA's workforce
"This is the kind of out-of-the-box program we're looking for": Luzerne County Community College runs 'Project Success: GED Completers Transitioning to Postsecondary Education to Prepare for Employment in High Growth Industries.' The focus is on financial
services and IT skills for jobs on 'Wall Street West.' Project Success is funded through a $15 million Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. LCCC identifies potential students and contacts them with a letter that begins: Congratulations on being selected to apply to Project Success. This special program is only for GED completers like you, who performed well on their GED test, scoring 2500 or higher.
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Area belt-tightening strategies
How we are coping
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As of Aug. 1, 60 jobs filled at TCMC - including 2 researchers from MIT
One of Dr. D'Alessandri's key tools is a rectangular clock that displays at any given moment the number of days, minutes, hours and seconds until the opening of the new college. The clock counts down to the tenths of a second, communicating a sense of urgency to staff.
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NEPA's first Wall Street West firm: SECCAS
First 'Wall Street West' firm: Colleagues intrigued, but still question our workforce.

'Dan Summa had been wooing his peers in the financial community to join him in NEPA, and then the monetary woes hit the financial industry. This put the brakes on spending for IT expansion for 12 to 15 months.'
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Although it seemed like an ideal match between available jobs and skills needed, Johnson's logistics program not as strong as expected
60% of modern jobs require a 2-year degree: What it takes to fill this niche. (Hint: It begins with an 'm' and rhymes with 'path')
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Do local high schools give what it takes to get into new medical school?
Paul Katz, M.D., vice dean for faculty and clinical affairs with the proposed Commonwealth Medical College, says that because of the volume of information that must be learned during medical school students must arrive with their science "nuts and bolts" already in place Their skills must also include superior verbal communications and critical thinking abilities.
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