...Pillager was named an education and employment adviser, a post funded by the three-year, multi-campus, U.S. Department of Labor manufacturing training grant. She had been a Staples campus library technician since October 2007.Suzanne...

Central Lakes College President Larry Lundblad will be the guest of Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., at Tuesday's State of the Union address in Washington, D.C.

...have agreed to pay $295,000 to settle a sex discrimination claim at a Lund boat plant in Minnesota. The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced the settlement Tuesday. The agency had alleged...

...Lakes College are going to help veterans and displaced workers train for good-paying manufacturing jobs. The U.S. Department of Labor awarded Central Lakes College (CLC) and three institutional partners a $13.1 million grant to expand educational...

In response to the current economy and high unemployment rates, Central Lakes College in Brainerd is hosting information sessions at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sept. 27 in the Business and Industry Center at the college campus to provide the community with information on training the school offers in conjunction with Career Step, a leading online health care education company, for careers in the growing health care industry.

...qualify for benefits through the state Dislocated Worker Program. They may also get federal benefits if the U.S. Department of Labor determines the layoffs were due at least in part to foreign competition. Another 125 employees are being cut...

The Minnesota State Energy Sector Partnership is accepting innovative proposals from Minnesota-based businesses and organizations to train Minnesotans in occupational skills, support career pathways and achieve successful job placement in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industry. MSESP, which plans to distribute about $1.6 million, will consider proposal requests ranging from $25,000 to $250,000. Broad partnerships and inter-regional collaborations are welcome.

...Brunswick Corp. and Lund Boat Co. over alleged sex discrimination at a Lund boat plant in Minnesota. The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs filed the administrative complaint Thursday. The complaint...

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is anti-woman.

Good Neighbor Home Health Care schedules job fair to fill open positions BAXTER - A Job Fair is scheduled for 3-7 p.m. June 20 to fill open positions at Good Neighbor Home Health Care at the company's Baxter office.