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Even in a Pandemic, a Good Job is Still a Competitive Advantage

By Janice Urbanik and Caroline Corona

Posted on Mar 26, 2020

With low wage workers and small businesses most vulnerable to the economic impact of COVID-19, employers who maintain their workforce…

Category: Employers, Job Quality

Tags: Best Practice, business leaders, Community Impact, Employers, financial wellness, Frontline Workers, Good Jobs, healthcare, policy, retail, systems change

Grocery Stores are a Lifeline

By Joshua Enoch

Posted on Apr 23, 2019

Harbor East “Good morning Baltimore,” I sang to myself as my train pulled into the Camden MARC station. I was…

Category: Employers, Event, Racial Equity, Retail

Tags: Best Practice, business leaders, community health, Community Impact, Employer Champion, equity, Frontline Workers, Good Jobs, Philanthropy, Poverty, racial equity, retail, Young Adults

"Retail America" Episode 2: How Can Employers Overcome Low Unemployment?

By National Fund for Workforce Solutions

Posted on Jan 9, 2019

Pat Steele, Project Director at Central Iowa Works, shares insights into how employers are overcoming low numbers of job applicants…

Category: Collaboratives, Retail

Tags: Frontline Workers, Regional Collaborative, retail

From Preparation to Practice: Transformation of the Retail Ecosystem

By Ana Hageage

Posted on Nov 23, 2018

"Equity is both a process and a goal.” – Jerry Hawkins, Director of the Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation…

Category: Collaboratives, Employers, Event, Job Quality, Racial Equity, Retail

Tags: Community Impact, Frontline Workers, Good Jobs, racial equity, Regional Collaborative, retail, Young Adults

#LIAW - Why Retail Matters

By Pat Steele

Posted on Jun 27, 2018

Sharing and promoting the work of our regional collaboratives is extremely important. It is their hard work and effort that…

Category: #LIAW, Collaboratives, Employers, Local Investment @ Work, Retail

Tags: business leaders, Community Impact, Industry Partnerships, Regional Collaborative, retail, Young Adults

The Future of Retail

By Ana Hageage

Posted on May 31, 2018

Did you know the cost of replacing the average hourly retail worker is $25,000? The annual turnover rate for hourly…

Category: Employers, Event, Retail

Tags: Frontline Workers, Good Jobs, Industry Partnerships, retail

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