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Press Releases 2012

Elevator & Escalator Safety Awareness Week 11/09/2012

Workforce Centers to Hold Online Hiring Event for Grocery Chain 10/30/2012

Steamboat Springs Workforce Center 10/17/2012

Chief Economist Alexandra Hall Honored with National Award 8/27/2012

DUA Ending Press Release 07/31/2012

Unemployment Insurance May Be Available to Individuals Affected by Wildfires 6/27/2012

Colorado No Longer Qualifies for 13 Weeks of SEB 4/30/2012

Colorado No Longer Eligible for 7 Weeks of State Extended Benefits-2 4/6/2012

Youth Rocks Trinidad 3/12/2012

Military and Veterans Employment Expo Comes To Colorado Springs On March 3/1/20122

Broomfield Workforce Center Ready to Stage Metro Areas First 2012 Youth Fair 2/8/2012

New Website Provides Assessment Calculator for Teens Mapping their Futures 2/7/2012

Press Releases 2011

DOL and CDLE Partner to Reduce Employee Misclassification 12/5/2011

Labor Department Making Strides in Reducing Unemployment Insurance Overpayments 11/29/2011

Pueblo Workforce Center to Hold Resource Event for Job Seekers 11/17/2011

State Labor Department Receives $5 Million Technical Skills Training Grant 10/14/2011

Colorado Labor Department Renegotiates Bank Fees on Unemployment Debit Cards 10/6/2011

Governor's Summer Job Hunt Program Wraps Up 31st Year 10/5/2011

Resource Fairs / Recruiting Events Coming to Garfield and Routt Counties 10/3/2011

Virtual Job Fair Held By CDLE a Great Success 10/3/2011

CareerReady Colorado Certificate Program Reaches 10,000 Workers Milestone 9/23/2011

Workforce Centers in Eastern Colorado Focusing on Employer Services During Workforce Development Month 9/14/2011

Workforce Centers to Focus on Employer Services During Workforce Development Month 8/30/2011

Labor Department to Introduce Virtual Workforce Centers At Libraries Launch 8/26/2011

Transfer of Two Counties to Southeast Workforce Region Completed 8/1/2011

State Labor Department Urges Employers to Give Teens a Chance 6/28/2011

State Honors Six Companies for Outstanding Workplace Safety Records 6/16/2011

Delta Workforce Center to Offer Free Seminar on Employment Discrimination 4/13/2011

Montrose Workforce Center to Offer Free Seminar on Employment Discrimination 4/11/2011

Trinidad Workforce Center Ready to Stage Youth Rocks Trinidad 4/4/2011

FAQs for EUC Tier III

Business and Community Leaders Come Together for Summit on Workforce's Role in Colorado's Economy 3/22/2011

Colorado Rolls Out Latest Tier of Emergency Unemployment Compensation 3/3/2011

Broomfield Workforce Center Ready to Stage Metro Area's First 2011 Youth Fair 2/16/2011

Consumer Complaints Rise with Fuel Prices 5/27/2011

Press Releases 2010

Melody Bolton Returns to Limon 11/19/2010

Homeless Veterans Receive Assistance at El Paso 'Stand Down' Event 10/15/2010

Employer Workshop on Detecting Fraudulent Documents Coming to Garfield and Pitkin Counties 10/15/2010

Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel Recognized for Commitment to Veterans 9/23/2010

Trinidad Workforce Center to Showcase Community Resources at Special Event 9/17/2010

Gov. Ritter Unveils New Workforce Development Initiatives 9/16/2010

Colorado Receives $1.14 Million to Increase On-the-job Training 6/25/2010

Governor Signs Work Share Legislation Into Law 6/9/2010

Gov. Ritter Signs Legislation Establishing a Pay Equity Comission 5/26/2010

Labor Department Announces Joint Project to Assist New Veterans 4/27/2010

Unemployment Insurance Program to Provide Outreach Effort in Colo Springs 4/26/2010

Unemployment Insurance Program to Provide Outreach to Pueblo & Southern Colo 2/16/2010

Unemployment Insurance Program to Provide Outreach to El Paso County 2/9/2010

Unemployment Insurance Program to Provide Outreach to Pueblo and Southern Color 2/16/2010

Dept of Labor and Employment Begins Posting to Twitter and Facebook 3/4/2010

Unemployment Insurance Program to Provide Outreach to Mesa County and Grand Junction 2/1/2010

Unemployment Insurance Program to Provide Outreach Effort In Larimer County 1/28/2010

Gov. Ritter Announces Microsoft Partnership to Offer Free Skills Training 1/26/2010

Emergency Management Plan to be Created that Ensures the Safety of People with Disabilities 1/11/2010

Colorado to Borrow from Feds to Shore Up Unemployment Trust Fund 1/7/2010

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