Workforce Readiness Prosper Talks February 24th

 SOREDI is coordinating quarterly Prosper Talks to bring interested parties together around key topics

Medford, OR. – January 26, 2016: Are workforce concerns holding back your business growth? SOREDI knows there are some common problems that businesses in Southern Oregon face. Perhaps the most common constraint identified in recent years is the region’s workforce readiness.

SOREDI is coordinating quarterly Prosper Talks to bring interested parties together around key topics – like workforce readiness – so that through informed dialogue solutions can be created. Voice your concerns, provide feedback, and affect change for the betterment of our region’s economy. Gain fresh perspective, learn of opportunities and engage with special guests:

• Scott Beveridge,  Southern Oregon Education Service District
• John Young, Grants Pass High School Career Center Coordinator
• Mike Donnelly, Carestream Health
• Bill Jiron, Rogue Community College Customized Training

In order to facilitate dialogue that ultimately helps every business prosper through increased understanding, active participation, and improved workforce readiness, seating at Prosper Talks is limited to those that have the desire and motivation to find the resources available to affect change.

Workforce Readiness Wednesday, February 24th 8:00-9:30am at the Medford Airport (parking will be validated) Complimentary – Limited to 30. Please RSVP to soredi.org/events

About SOREDI: SOREDI is a private, membership-based, non-profit organization, governed by a board of directors. Its staff is charged with local business expansion and new business recruitment efforts, financial assistance to start-up companies through its business loan fund, and management of Enterprise Zones in Jackson and Josephine Counties. The agency was formed as a regional economic development agency in 1987. Learn more at https://soredi.org.

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