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Laura Edington -
Local school administrators, professors and legislators met with U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, of North Carolina’s 8th Congressional District, on Monday in Hamlet to discuss job creation through workforce training and the SKILLS Act.
Richmond Community College was Hudson’s first stop on his district tour, which will run through April 4.
Hudson, a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, said federal Workforce programs are broken.
Mary Katherine Murphy -
In a Monday visit to Richmond Community College, U.S. Rep Richard Hudson discussed job creation and educating unskilled workers with members of the local business community.
“One of the keys to jobs, as you all know in this county very well, is that you’ve got to train your workforce,” Hudson said. “You’ve got to have folks that have the skills necessary for existing employers, but also for any future employers you might bring in.”
Nash Dunn -
Education and business officials nodded Tuesday as their locally elected congressman discussed workforce development reform in Thomasville.
Rep. Richard Hudson, R-8th, said millions of jobs are unfilled across the nation because of a skills gap that needs fixing.
Federal workforce development programs are a mess, he said, and create a maze of perplexity for job seekers.
SALISBURY — U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson is slated to stop at Rowan-Salisbury Community College on Tuesday morning as part of the “Jobs and Education” tour.
Hudson is visiting community colleges across the 8th District, speaking with school administrators, professors and students about how local schools create jobs.
The freshman congressman is expected to stop in from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Salisbury campus.
A press release said Hudson will also speak about steps Congress is taking to help boost employment.
Opting out: A Republican bill to toss the requirement that businesses automatically enroll new workers in the company health plan is winning praise from industry. Reps. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) and Robert Pittenger (R-N.C.) are warned that the auto-enroll provision of President Obama's healthcare law would bury employers of 200 workers or more in paperwork — a particular threat for industries that experience high employee turnover.