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Job Skills Get Noticed in Columbus, OH
As Cities Raise Minimum Wages, Many States Are Rolling Them Back
State legislatures and city halls are battling over who gets to set the minimum wage, and increasingly, the states are winning.
Jimmie W was born and raised in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. Growing up he had experienced a lot of challenges which led him down the path of self-destruction. As a result, in December of 2007, Williams and his wife started “Just Us Lawn Care, Inc” and they have accomplished great things with their business thus far. Most recently, they were selected to the Accion Chicago Client Advisory Board for the 2016-2018 years and participated in the Mayor’s Round Table at the Small Business Expo 2016.
Household Debt Makes a Comeback in the U.S.
By Michael Corkery and Stacy Cowley
New York Times
It took nearly a decade, but debt has made a comeback.
Louisville Urban League Provides Direction and Stability
Louisville Urban League
Alisa W.
September 2016
What Trump's Economic Agenda Means To You
With the presidential inauguration just days away, we turn our attention to President-elect Donald Trump's economic agenda and what it may mean for investors.
What is the Urban Tech Jobs Program?
The Urban Tech Jobs Program (UTJP) answers the call to get more Americans working again in the technology sector. Through a collaboration between the Urban League, higher education institutions, training centers as well as local and national employers, UTJP strives to develop competitive candidates for H-1B occupations.
Where Were Trump’s Votes? Where the Jobs Weren’t
Did the white working class vote its economic interests?
The day after the presidential election — in a long and brooding interview with Rolling Stone magazine — President Obama offered his take on why blue-collar whites flocked so decidedly to Donald J. Trump.
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