Regional Workforce Training

Regional Workforce Training

What are the hottest jobs right now in Western Mass and are college-age students on a path that will get them a job upon graduation?  Connecting Point’s Carolee McGrath sat down with Bob LePage, the vice president of foundation and workforce training at...
Tipping in Stores & Restaurants

Tipping in Stores & Restaurants

On January 1, the minimum wage in Massachusetts was bumped up to $10 an hour. But some don’t feel that’s enough of a raise. There is a $15 an hour minimum wage movement, with proponents across the country pushing for higher hourly rates for workers. The...
Veterans Coming Home: Employment

Veterans Coming Home: Employment

In tonight’s Veterans Coming Home story, we discuss the issues of employment. We introduce you to two veterans, one from the Marines and the other from the Navy, and learn of the challenges they faced when they transitioned out of the military and began the search for...

Military Veteran Hirings

Here at WGBY we’ve been talking about the challenges and triumphs military veterans face when they come home. Finding a job that uses their military experience can be part of the struggle. One local town Chicopee just hired 5 veterans for their police force and...

Veterans Employer Summit

John Paradis of the Veterans Administration and Springfield Veterans Service officer Tom Belton will preview the June 6 “Employer Summit” at Western New England University, aimed at getting more businesses to actively consider hiring veterans —...

Women Entrepreneurs

There are a number of different product options out there for people who want to be their own bosses — Tupperware probably being one of the first and most recognizable. At a time when unemployment is still high and second jobs are common to help make ends meet...