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Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board

The Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board

Connecting Employers and Job Seekers
employment - education - training

The Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board is a business-led, policy-setting board that oversees workforce development initiatives in the ten-community region stretching from Dartmouth to Wareham, MA. Appointed by New Bedford Mayor Scott W. Lang, the Board is composed of business, civic, education, labor, and community leaders.

Established under federal law, the Board's Chairman is a member of the private sector. The current Chairman is Charles R. Simpson, President and CEO, First Citizens' Federal Credit Union in Fairhaven. Vice-Chairman is David DeJesus, Jr., VP Human Resources, Southcoast Hospitals Group, St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford.

The Board employs a staff of full-time professionals and maintains offices in New Bedford. The Board itself consists entirely of volunteers.

All of the Board's meetings are open to the public.

227 Union Street, Suite 206, New Bedford, MA 02740-5946
PH 508.979.1504 • FAX 508.979.5680
Visit us on the web at: http://www.gnbwib.org

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Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board Legislative Breakfast

NEW BEDFORD – The resounding themes at this year’s Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board Legislative Breakfast were worsening funding problems, increased need for workforce training and job placement, and the need to focus on connecting skills to job needs.  Mayor Scott Lang praised everyone and their efforts to improve things in New Bedford and encouraged “nonprofits, unions, citizens, and the Workforce Investment Board to work together as a team to train and place “as many individuals as possible with the limited available funds.”

Mayor Lang’s Summer Jobs Program Remains A Priority

Mayor Scott W. Lang, in partnership with the Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board, Inc. (WIB) and New Directions Southcoast, Inc., is planning to kick-off a summer jobs campaign for New Bedford youth ages 14 and up. This effort will reach out to local business owners and the community as a whole in order to solicit both financial contributions and job pledges for the Summer of 2008. These jobs and donations will be used to put the City’s youth to work and thereby have an impact on the city and community as a whole. Last summer, this program was a great success and it is hoped that this upcoming summer will demonstrate even more success.

New Bedford - Career Center Success

Success stories are nothing new for the people who work at the Greater New Bedford Career Center (GNB CC). Working with clients that have difficulties is challenging at best. Lost job, family problems and the mental anguish people go through when they lose their jobs are just some of the problems the staff needs to pay attention to. Sometimes it takes a complete team effort to accomplish this goal.

Post For Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board Director of Operations Filled

The Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board, Inc. (WIB) is pleased to announce the addition of Louise Pelletier to the WIB staff. Louise recently relocated to Rhode Island, having lived in Massachusetts for many years. Louise’s educational background includes an undergraduate degree in Education and a Masters in Public Administration from Suffolk University. Her professional experience includes over 15 years in information systems operations management, adult training, and customer support.

Governor Patrick Announces $107,000 to Assist Dislocated Workers in South Coast

Funds will retrain former MultiLayer Coating workers for new jobs in the Commonwealth’s fastest-growing industries

BOSTON---Monday, January 14, 2008—Governor Deval Patrick today announced the designation of $107,000 in Rapid Response set-aside grant funds to the Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board that will provide intensive training to 25 laid off workers from New Bedford based MultiLayer Coating Technologies, including enrollment of 10 employees in a bio-tech training program at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board - Reorganization Under Way

NEW BEDFORD - The Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board, Inc. (WIB) recently held a luncheon at Candleworks in New Bedford to brief its committee chairs on the details of the WIB’s reorganization that was approved at the September ’07 quarterly board meeting. Following introductions, Chairman Charles R. Simpson, Jr. said he appreciated the commitment from each attendee and encouraged the group to lead others and embrace the changes. “This reorganization is necessary to better meet the needs of those we serve,” said Simpson.

LiteracyWorks Pursues Additional Funding - Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board

Jean Fox, LiteracyWorks Entrepreneur for the Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board, Inc. recently wrapped up the first year of the initiative by submitting a proposal to the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts to provide program development services for its early literacy efforts. Here’s why.


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