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Going back to school? Research labor market first

Last updated Friday, May 18, 2012 - 3:51pm

Does an advanced education make it easier to make more money? Yes. Does an advanced education make it easier to get a job? Well, maybe.

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Layton bids farewell to economic specialist

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 12:13am

LAYTON — The man who has had a hand in building Layton’s economic base, with 50 to 100 new businesses and business relocations to his credit, has taken a job with the state.

Ben Hart, the city’s former economic specialist, has been named the first-ever Department of Workforce Services director of employer initiatives.

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Department of Workforce Services helps scores of Utahns find a job

Ron Campbell Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 11:45pm

While Utah's unemployment numbers continue to hover around six percent, well below the national average, The Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS) is taking a closer look at whether they are making a difference.

In the May/June edition of their publication "Trendlines," WFS executive director Kristen Cox addresses this very question and with the data to back it up, concludes with a resounding yes.

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Wilson's war: Substance abusers receiving financial help for Department of Workforce Services

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, January 30, 2012 - 8:09am

SALT LAKE CITY — A Kaysville lawmaker is proposing that every person who files for financial help from the Department of Workforce Services be required to take a written test to determine if they are addicted to drugs or alcohol.

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Senator from Ogden sponsors bill to track poverty trends

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 12:47am

SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Stuart Reid, R-Ogden, has introduced legislation that would allow state officials to track intergenerational poverty in an effort to break that cycle.

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Summit: Weber agencies' problems growing along with clients' woes

Charles F. Trentelman Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, September 16, 2011 - 11:51pm

OGDEN -- Federal money to help the Top of Utah's poor is drying up as the number of people looking for help is rising, putting agencies that work with the poor in a financial bind.

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Employment agencies a valuable tool in your search for a job

Ron Campbell Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, July 8, 2011 - 5:23pm

Using employment agencies in your job search is a no-brainer. Use them, as many as you have time for.

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Breaking news: Government does job well, makes woman happy

Charles F. Trentelman, Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, July 2, 2011 - 10:23pm

Members of the Utah Legislature say -- with justification, considering their own performances -- that government always goofs the job.

But here's information from Laura Allen Burgett, 43, a freshly minted, almost homeless single mom and customer of real government workers:

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The exterior of a rehabilitated home in Ogden is pictured on Monday. The home was recently renovated with the help of grant funds.

Cooperation of many transforms Ogden home

Scott Schwebke, Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, June 27, 2011 - 11:45pm

OGDEN -- A once-ramshackle four-plex in East Central Ogden that has been converted into an attractive, single-family home was unveiled Monday as part of a cooperative effort involving the city, state, two local nonprofit organizations and Home Depot Inc.

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After her appearance in court and being sentenced to 250 hours of community service, Teresa Bassett walks by Hispanic Community activist Tony Yapias Monday, June 6, 2011. Bassett, 59, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of computer crimes, despite maintaining her innocence during a hearing in 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City. Bassett recently changed her name to London Grace Wellington. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Paul Fraughton)

Woman linked to Utah immigrant list pleads guilty

Josh Loftin, The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, June 6, 2011 - 11:25pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Two former state workers pleaded guilty Monday to their roles in the release of a list of 1,300 purported illegal immigrants that created panic among Utah’s Hispanic community last year.

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