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Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola noted the Little Rock Workforce Development Board’s (LRWDB) recent successes and ongoing workforce development role in his 2018 State of the City Address. The mayor highlighted expansion of re-entry programs, including the city’s partnership with Goodwill, Our House and the LRWDB on felony re-employment programs. In particular, he discussed the … [more]

…and the HRMA Oscar for Organization of the Year goes to the Little Rock Workforce Development Board! The LRWDB received this prestigious award at the Human Resource Management Association of Arkansas’ (HRMA) third annual Oscars of Leadership Development event on March 1, 2018. The Organization of the Year Award recognizes an organization that has made … [more]

The Human Resource Management Association of Arkansas (HRMA) has nominated the Little Rock Workforce Development Board (LRWDB) for its prestigious Organization of the Year Award. HRMA’s Organization of the Year Award recognizes an organization that has made an outstanding contribution to the field of Human Resources.  The nominated organization has demonstrated extraordinary support and leadership … [more]

The 2018 Super Saturday event will be held on February 3 at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds. The theme for the 2018 event will be “Trabajando Juntos en la Comunidad” (Working Together in the Community) and is part of a larger Little Rock effort to reach out to the growing Latino community. Little Rock residents can … [more]

In July 2017 the Labor Department awarded $1.2 million to the Little Rock Workforce Development Board to create a collaborative reentry project. The Rock City Reentry Project (RCRP) team reached several key milestones as the calendar turned from 2017 to 2018.  Staff members enrolled six new participants, making a total of 14 in the program. … [more]