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2007 WORK FORCE TRAINING: Expanding Companies Come To Depend on State Work Force Training Programs  [ 8/16/2007 ] By: Ken Krizner, Managing Editor
  The demand for a quick ROI in a new facility means that it is imperative that a company's work force is highly trained from the first day of operations.   Read The Full Article

2007 KNOWLEDGE WORKER QUOTIENT ™: The Top Metros in the Knowledge Economy  [ 4/12/2007 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor, and Michael Keating, Senior Research Editor  Related Link...
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Our 5th annual Knowledge Worker Quotient provides you with a roadmap for where to find the best educated work force in America.   Read The Full Article


2007 EDUCATION QUOTIENT: Today’s Schools Are Shaping Tomorrow’s Work Force  [ 1/8/2007 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor, and Michael Keating, Senior Research Editor  Related Link...
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Our 16th annual Education Quotient compares 2,800 school districts nationwide to provide you with a means to compare the type of manufacturing work force you’re likely to encounter in communities throughout the U.S.   Read The Full Article


2006 WORK FORCE TRAINING RATINGS: Site Location Experts Rank the Best State Work Force Training Incentive Programs  [ 8/7/2006 ] By: Ken Krizner, Managing Editor  Related Link...
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Companies find that they can become profitable more quickly with a work force that is trained from the outset.   Read The Full Article


2006 METRO PUBLIC SCHOOLS QUOTIENT: Here's How to Evaluate the Public Schools for an Entire Metro Area  [ 5/8/2006 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor  Related Link...
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We rank all 362 Metro Areas according to the qaulity of all of their public school districts. Why? Because over 70 percent of the U.S. work force does not have a college degree. That’s why it’s important for businesses to look closely at the quality of the public schools in communities they are considering for a future facility.   Read The Full Article


2006 KNOWLEDGE WORKER QUOTIENT ™: College Towns Are at the Heart of the Knowledge Sector Economy  [ 4/1/2006 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor, and Michael Keating, Senior Research Editor
  Our 4th annual Knowledge Worker Quotient compares all 362 MSAs for the ability to support the technology revolution in the United States.   Read The Full Article

2006 EDUCATION QUOTIENT™: How Well Are We Educating Our Future Workers?  [ 12/13/2005 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor, and Michael Keating, Senior Research Editor  Related Link...
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Our 15th annual Education Quotient ratings of 2,800 secondary school districts nationwide (encompassing 36 million students) can provide growing businesses with a way to compare the potential work force in communities around the country.   Read The Full Article


Work Force Training Is Critical for Expanding Companies  [ 10/11/2005 ] By: Ken Krizner, Managing Editor  Related Link...
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Companies expect their new facilities to be profitable immediately, and a trained labor pool is part of that objective. Also included is a comprehensive chart, with points of contact, for major work force training incentive programs in each of the 50 states.   Read The Full Article


COMMENTARY: Work Force Quality Begins With the Three Rs  [ 10/11/2005 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor
  How much longer can we continue to pretend that one in every four 13 year olds doesn’t really exist? Our economic future rests in how we answer that question.   Read The Full Article

2005 KNOWLEDGE WORKER QUOTIENT ™: America’s Super Cities of the Future  [ 5/12/2005 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor, and Michael Keating, Senior Research Editor  Related Link...
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Our third annual Knowledge Worker Quotient ™ identifies metro areas that are exceptionally well placed to attract and nurture high-tech companies and entrepreneurs because of their concentration of extremely well educated workers.   Read The Full Article


COMMENTARY: Education Is the Key to Success in the Knowledge Economy  [ 5/12/2005 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor
  Most employers will look to hire the smartest workers they can find at a price they can afford. It’s really a matter of supply and demand.   Read The Full Article

Infrastructure Is Crucial When Establishing Nanotech Operations  [ 2/14/2005 ] By: Michael Keating, Senior Research Editor
  But the U.S. faces a shortage of skilled workers to staff such facilities.   Read The Full Article

WORK FORCE WATCH: Make It Hard to Say No to a Relocation  [ 1/12/2005 ] By: Debbie Romanski
  Companies have to "sell" the idea to employees.   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: Should We Care That Johnny Can’t Add?  [ 12/5/2004 ] By: Bill King
  Would the United States be able to maintain its leadership in technological innovation without the steady supply of scientists and engineers educated outside this country?   Read The Full Article

Work Force Training: Providing a Competitive Advantage For Expanding Companies  [ 8/15/2004 ] By: Ken Krizner
  Expanding companies look to states to help them train a work force to compete in the global economy.   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: Don’t Underestimate the Value of Work Force Training Programs  [ 8/15/2004 ] By: Bill King
  The true worth of these programs is that they involve an activity -- training -- you are actually likely to spend money on anyway.   Read The Full Article

Work Force Watch: Relocation Is Not Just a Strategic Move  [ 7/18/2004 ] By: Debbie Romanski
  For decades, companies relied on vast numbers of highly educated and competitive baby boomers to fill their management ranks. To advance, these baby boomers would move — without a lot of fanfare.   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: Is Your State Developing a Supply of Knowledge Workers?  [ 5/1/2004 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor
  The ability of your state to develop and attract businesses in knowledge-based industries is dependent upon the ability of your colleges and universities to produce a steady stream of educated workers.   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: Education Is the Key to Economic Prosperity  [ 3/1/2004 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor
  Communities without a strong educational foundation — good public schools, community colleges, a local college or university — are at a severe disadvantage in the ongoing competition for good-paying jobs with a future.   Read The Full Article

Research Corner: Work Force Training Can Help Colleges Bridge Budget Gap  [ 1/1/2004 ] By: Michael Keating
  Dollars are getting scarce for higher education. State appropriations for higher education fell 2.1 percent to $60.3 billion in fiscal year 2003-04, according to a survey by the Center for the Study of Education Policy at Illinois State University.   Read The Full Article

Lack of Qualified Workers Threatens Manufacturing Industry  [ 11/15/2003 ] By: Dan Perkins
  Programs aim to retrain displaced workers so they can adapt to high-tech manufacturing jobs.   Read The Full Article

The Attraction of Work Force Training Programs  [ 10/3/2003 ] By: Ken Krizner, Managing Editor
  Companies that are expanding or relocating can take advantage of state work force training programs to prepare their employees to be as efficient as possible as quickly as possible.   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: It's Not Your Father's JuCo Anymore  [ 10/1/2002 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor
  Local community colleges are at the center of economic development work force training programs.   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: Are You an Employer of Choice?  [ 5/1/2000 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor
  Finding the right employees, and then keeping them, is major struggle for companies in today’s tight labor market. The challenge is to keep the good ones you already have, while also being able to attract your neighbor’s best employees, too.   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: Just Wait Until the Pokémón™ Generation Comes of Age  [ 1/1/2000 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor
  Is it really possible that the latest pre-teen craze may actually have positive side effects for America’s economic future?   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: How Important Is Education to Your Community’s Future?  [ 11/1/1999 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor
  If your local school district doesn’t compare favorably with other school districts in your region — or in your state, or even nationally — you’ve got a problem.   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: The 18-to-25 age Group Is the Key to a Region's Future Work Force  [ 9/1/1998 ] By: Bill King, Editor
  By looking closely at this key demographic, you can forecast whether or not a community will be able to support your future work force needs.   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: Dependability: It's a Word you Can Count on  [ 5/1/1998 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor
  When you're comparing work forces among your prospective expansion sites, don't stop at quality, availability and cost.   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: Underemployment Can Hide a Skilled Work Force  [ 1/1/1998 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor
  Remember back when we used to consider a five percent unemployment rate to be the equivalent of statistical full employment?   Read The Full Article