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"Employment in the state is starting to pick up. We've had some growth overall. We've had some growth in manufacturing. But we aren't happy. We are still at a point with the unemployment rate in excess of 11 percent in this area. There's a lot more work that needs to be done," Montgomery said.
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Montgomery Panel

"If we want to solve the job crisis, we have to nurture and support our entrepreneurs."  The White House is working with Congress to lower taxes on small business and to provide incentives to hire workers, Montgomery added.
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Dr. Ed Montgomery & Dr. Robert Borremans

Montgomery said he was pleased to see that the job center offered so many different kinds of assistance, including helping workers looking for work, retraining, preparing a resume, or receiving social services.
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"This is not the federal government imposing," Ed Montgomery, director of recovery for auto communities and workers, said. "This is the federal government listening."
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Dr. Edward Montgomery Visit

Dr. Ed Montgomery, Executive Director of the White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers, visited us on Friday, June 11. 

While in Janesville, Montgomery and federal officials representing the departments of Treasury, Commerce, Labor, Health and Human Services, Small Business Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and several more toured the Rock County Job Centerjob center and spoke with the media, then headed to the UAW local for a private meeting with the region's civic and business leaders.

Meeting Handouts & Materials

CORD Information

  
 

Overview of Rock County Conditions

  
 

Financial Stress Crisis Response

  
 

The Phoenix Fund

  
 

Comprehensive Mental Health Initiative

  
 

Rock County Transitional Jobs - Workers4U

  
 

Construction TOOLS Initiative

  
 

Urban Agriculture

  
 

Pipeline for College Readiness & Literacy

  
 

Back-to-Work

  
 

Summary of Federal Resource Inquiry

  
 
   
   
   
   
   

Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board
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