THE BOARD SOURCE: August 2019
West Welcomes New DEO Executive Director
Before heading to Lake County for our grand opening event, the new president of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), Ken Lawson, stopped by our West center to take a tour of the facility. He met with our center staff, and really tuned in to what our career centers really have to offer our […]
Read More »Veterans Business Initiative Fall 2019 Kick-Off
Every spring and fall the Central Florida Disability Chamber hosts the Veterans Business Initiative, a program designed to reintegrate veterans and their families into the workforce and/or assist them with opening a business of their own. This comprehensive program selects approximately 100 of the most highly qualified candidates who wish to develop and refine their […]
Read More »The Age of Simulation
Orange County and the National Center for Simulation’s Florida Simulation Summit (FSS) is rapidly approaching and we’re excited to continue to support this progression of the Information Technology industry with a $2,500 sponsorship. This annual FSS summit serves as a showcase of the strong development and advancements of Central Florida’s simulation community including keynote speakers, […]
Read More »Empowering the Future Leaders of Tomorrow
Our Summer Youth Program has wrapped up and this has been our best and most successful summer, to say the least. Not only did we conclude the summer with nearly 800 participants, we expanded our program to include two brand new program tracks – Explore & Accelerate – to reach an even larger group of […]
Read More »Looking Back to Launch Us Forward
When President Kennedy declared we’d have a man on the moon – he didn’t know how we’d accomplish this huge mission but that was his North Star vision. Similar to President Kennedy, our organization has a bright North Star and that is to redefine what a career means…and we’re determined to fulfill it. In our […]
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