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  1. May 15, 2012
    Sign up for great summer lifeguarding jobs at Babcock State Park or Kanawha State Forest

        SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Lifeguarding is great work experience in an outdoor setting. Lifeguarding positions are available for summer 2012 employment at Babcock State Park in Fayette County and Kanawha State Forest in Kanawha...

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  2. May 15, 2012
    Deadline to File Disaster Unemployment Assistance for Harrison, Preston, and Taylor Counties is May 21, 2012

    Charleston, W.Va. -- In April, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin and WorkForce West Virginia Acting Executive Director Russell Fry announced that West Virginians living in Harrison, Preston, and Taylor counties who are unemployed due to recent severe storms,...

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  3. April 24, 2012
    GOVERNOR TOMBLIN ANNOUNCES HUNDREDS OF NEW JOBS COMING TO KANAWHA VALLEY

    Gestamp, $11 billion international company, locating to former South Charleston Stamping and Manufacturing Plant   Audio: Sound Bite 1, Sound Bite 2  SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announced Gestamp, an $11 billion...

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  4. April 23, 2012
    Residents in Two Additional Counties Eligible to Apply for Federal Disaster Unemployment Funds

    Charleston, W.Va. -- WorkForce West Virginia Acting Executive Director Russell Fry announced that Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits will be available to qualifying persons residing or working in Lincoln and Mingo Counties. These areas...

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  5. April 20, 2012
    RESIDENTS IN THREE ADDITIONAL COUNTIES ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL DISASTER UMEMPLOYMENT FUNDS

    Today WorkForce West Virginia Acting Executive Director Russell Fry announced that Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits will be available to qualifying persons residing or working in Harrison, Preston and Taylor counties. These areas were...

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  6. April 4, 2012
    CLARIFICATION: REDUCTION IN FEDERAL EXTENDED BENEFITS (EB) TO AFFECT LIMITED CLAIMANTS

    Charleston, W.Va. -- Effective April 8, 2012, a limited number of West Virginians receiving federally funded extended unemployment benefits will see a reduction in the number of weeks they receive benefits.   This change applies only to those...

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  7. January 19, 2012
    New website is one-stop shop for active military, veterans and families

    Charleston, W.Va. –  As hundreds of West Virginia veterans return home after serving their country overseas, there is now a website to help them transition back into civilian life. The website, www.wvmilitaryconnection.org, provides links to...

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Courtney Sisk
Courtney Sisk
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Subject(s): Energy, Workforce