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Click here to register! Join the Pacific Center for Workforce Innovation (PCWI) for a lunch presentation featuring Jerry Sanders, President & CEO of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Former Mayor Jerry Sanders will discuss the current

Peter Callstrom, President & CEO of SDWP, is one of 20 commissioners that serve on the City of San Diego’s Commission on Gang Prevention and Intervention. The Commission was established in response to the concerns emerging in San Diego neighborhoods

Are you following us on Twitter? Have you “liked” us on Facebook? Learn more about workforce development issues impacting our region. SDWP provides daily posts on Twitter, including the latest labor market data, upcoming events, and program updates. From announcements

The United Way of San Diego County’s Doug Sawyer is retiring after eight years as the President and CEO. Sawyer led the United Way through a transformation – strategically investing to improve early grade reading, financial self-sufficiency, and ending homelessness. Last

The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (Go-Biz) hosted a local workshop on its new California Competes Tax Credit. Following the dissolution of the state’s Enterprise Zone program in 2013, new programs have been created in its place under

This past year has been one of many successes and progress in our mission to support job seekersand employers. We are happy to share a few of our highlights (in no particular order) as we close out 2013 and look

The Daily Transcript hosted a leadership Roundtable on December 11, 2013. During Roundtables, industry leaders discuss a variety of subjects related to our economy: employment, financial matters, estate planning, etc.” title=”“> Our CEO, Peter Callstrom addressed a number of matters related to

Please join us for the longest-running free economic forecasting event in San Diego County. What does the region’s economy look like for 2014 and beyond? A panel of experts covering the future of the economy, the real estate market, employment

San Diego Workforce Partnership is on a mission to save jobs in San Diego County.  From January 2009 to present, SDWP has received a total of 387 layoff notices from employers, with 34,156 positions laid off in San Diego. With

After nearly two years of being out of work, having been laid off from his job at a steel shop, getting his foot in the door was all Joel Vazquez needed to land a full-time job. In December 2011, with