Seven years ago, Top of Virginia Regional Chamber CEO Cynthia Schneider found herself at a crossroads. Her job had ended and she was 58, but she wasn’t ready for retirement.
For Andrea Davis, FastForward has been nothing short of life-changing. She was incarcerated for over eight years in federal prison, and after serving her time, she knew she had to […]
Had it not been for the pandemic, Amy Russo wouldn’t be in a new career right now, down what she loves – which now includes inoculating people against the COVID-19 […]
Talent shortages are frustrating to employers but with 10 million unemployed in the United States, is there really a shortage of talent or are skills gaps the underlying issue? The […]
Clarke County Man Beats the Odds and Finds a New Career Through Training with Laurel Ridge Workforce Solutions Luis Camacho-Bruno is so much happier pursuing his trades education than he […]
Usually, plumbers are the ones making house calls. But, one evening a week, a professional comes to Powell’s Plumbing in Winchester to provide instruction to 11 employees. It’s all part […]
Like many people around the U.S., Angel Ortiz of Remington lost his job at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Luckily for Ortiz, he was able to turn this setback […]
Josiah Shortridge is just 22-years-old, but the facility operator HVAC technician is already thriving in his career. He recently completed the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) trades course offered […]
Since earning the 10,000th workforce credential from the Virginia Community College System’s (VCCS) FastForward job training program, life just keeps getting better and better for Winchester resident Ed Breeden. He […]
2019 Fauquier County High School grad Logan Falls has a jump start on his heavy construction career thanks to Laurel Ridge Workforce Solutions’ Heavy Equipment Operators (HEO) program. He was […]
