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For Immediate Release
August 17, 2004

CBIA RECEIVES $200,000 CONTRACT TO PROVIDE BUSINESS
SERVICES TO EMPLOYERS IN 37 TOWNS
Business Liaisons Will Provide Recruitment, Interviewing and Training Services


The Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA) has received a $200,000 contract from Capital Workforce Partners (CWP) to provide business services to employers in the 37 cities and towns CWP serves in north central Connecticut.

CBIA has teamed up with the Greater Bristol and New Britain chambers of commerce to provide business/employer services in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Labor’s Connecticut Works Program, to help meet the employment and training needs of regional businesses. The program is funded by the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) through the Connecticut Department of Labor. WIA seeks to meet the needs of both employers and job seekers through workforce development programs and services provided primarily by contracted partner organizations.

Through Connecticut Works One-Stop Career Centers, the program provides multiple public and private employment and training services for job seekers and employers. One-Stop centers across the state utilize a number of organizations, collaborating to create a seamless delivery system by providing assistance to employers in the area of recruitment, training, education and business information.
Employers in the north central region of Connecticut can access job-related information through employer liaisons who provide services to employers, including up-to-date labor market information to aid in attracting and retaining employees. Liaisons also:

  • help analyze labor markets to develop a list of high-growth jobs;
  • target employers in identified career clusters and emerging industries in Connecticut who need highly skilled employees or specific training programs to help keep them competitive;
  • offer recruitment support to help businesses attract and maintain top employees; and
  • provide outreach services and programs to businesses requesting support for dislocated workers.

Lauren Weisberg Kaufman, CBIA vice president of education and job training, says the program will implement and coordinate an effective workforce development system that creates economic and employment partnerships among service providers, job seekers and employers. “It’s one-stop for business owners who need access to services to obtain all the necessary information needed to utilize the system and to find the skilled labor necessary for their businesses to grow and expand. We expect to hear from businesses that need assistance, services and programs to help them hire, retain and improve the skills of their workforce and help keep their companies competitive,” said Weisberg Kaufman.


The 37 towns of the north central region of Connecticut served by Connecticut Works One-Stop are Andover, Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bolton, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Hebron, Marlborough, New Britain, Newington, Plainville, Plymouth, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Stafford, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor and Windsor Locks.

Connecticut Works is managed by Capital Workforce Partners in partnership with the North Central One-Stop Consortium, which includes the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL), Community Renewal Team (CRT), Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), Capitol Region Education Council (CREC), north central community colleges (Asnuntuck, Capital, Manchester and Tunxis), Human Resource Agency of New Britain (HRA), Hartford Housing Authority, Catholic Family Services, Career T.E.A.M. and John D. Driscoll United Labor Agency, the MetroHartford Alliance, and other organizations covering the 37 towns and cities.

CBIA is Connecticut’s largest business organization, with 10,000 members.

For more information, contact Judy Resnick, CBIA director of workforce development and training or the Connecticut Works employer services liaisons: Janet Gemmiti, 3580 Main St., Hartford, at 860-522-6550, ext. 313, or Angelo D'Alfonso, 10 Main St., Bristol, at 860-584-4726.


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For more information contact Nancy Andrews, CBIA media relations manager, at 860-244-1957 or andrewsn@cbia.com.

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