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Trade skills exhibit visits 2 schools
A trailer where students could virtually learn how to weld, operate a train or work on a utility pole stopped at two local high schools this week.Be Pro Be Proud, an initiative geared toward improving workforce education in Arkansas and four other states,...
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Be Pro Be Proud works to close skills gap
Hot Springs National Park Rotary Club on Wednesday hosted Be Pro Be Proud, an initiative led by the Associated Industries of Arkansas that seeks to bring a new generation of professionals to the states skilled workforce by addressing the skills gap and ch...
Read MoreState Chamber chief estimates two job openings for every unemployed person in Arkansas
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Randy Zook has been working to resolve the states labor dilemma with all the tools he can muster. With baby boomers retiring and a smaller number of new generation workers moving into the workforce, Ark...
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AEP FOUNDATION DONATION TO SUPPORT BE PRO BE PROUD OF ARKANSAS
July 7, 2022 - Southwestern Electric Power Company, on behalf of the American Electric Power Foundation, recently presented $20,000 to the Be Pro Be Proud program based out of Arkansas. The program, launched in 2016, is designed to introduce skilled trade...
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Boozman addresses workforce program
BENTONVILLE -- While speaking at the 2022 national Be Pro Be Proud conference Wednesday morning Sen. John Boozman said people who can't earn a living or feed their families will care little about international troubles such as the war in Ukraine or do...
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Jonesboro summer camp teaches kids real-world skills
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A summer camp for kids interested in hands-on activities is giving them a chance to make connections with professionals in the workforce.The camp offers tours of businesses around the area and provides students with a broad overvi...
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Be Pro Be Proud Draft Day Lands BRTC Student a Job before Graduation
Participation in the Be Pro Be Proud Draft Day has landed one student a job, and several more have follow-up interviews.Seniors enrolled in BRTCs Career and Technical Center recently attended the Be Pro Be Proud Draft Day event at Jonesboro High School. A...
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State economic development officials on hand for Be Pro Be Proud Draft Day in Jonesboro
When Gov. Asa Hutchinson was growing up on a farm in Northwest Arkansas, his father had to work a manufacturing job in Tulsa, Okla. Each week, he would leave on a Monday morning and return Friday night to make sure his family could keep their farm.His hop...
Read More Arkansas State Chamber to host Be Pro Be Proud Draft Day for high school seniors
JONESBORO, Ark. (KTVE/KARD) According to the Arkansas State Chamber, on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, the organization will host what they say is a huge event for high school seniors. The organization said that they created the event to partner with qualified...
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Arkansas unveils 2nd traveling unit to let students sample skills needed for jobs
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, Associated General Contractors of Arkansas and the Arkansas Trucking Association created this initiative several years ago to help young people understand their different options in private industry in order to make...
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Be Pro Be Proud highlights technical trades using virtual technology
Camden Fairview students used advanced virtual and augmented reality last Thursday, September 9 to get a taste of what its like to work in a variety of technical fields with the help of the Be Pro Be Proud program.Be Pro Be Proud is a workforce developmen...
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Mobile Virtual Reality Workshop Introduces Students to Good Jobs
BE PRO BE PROUD VIRTUAL REALITY MOBILE WORKSHOP - The massive Be Pro Be Proud trailer made its way to Rison and Woodlawn High Schools giving students an opportunity to see and test out through virtual reality some of the high-paying skilled and technical...
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