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Robust Cloud Talent a Built-In Competitive Advantage

5/20/21
One of the most powerful tools a business can have at its disposal is the ability to make quick decisions when presented with new information. As work environments and the jobs that drive the region’…
Economic Development

Five Digital Literacy Skills and How Businesses Can Assess Them

5/11/21
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced organizations to adopt technological alternatives to in-person meetings, gatherings, and operations in a matter of weeks, rapidly widening the breadth of tasks…
Economic Development

UpSkill Houston Recognized in National Workforce Development Playbook

4/26/21
HOUSTON (April 26, 2021)  –  For the last seven years, the Partnership’s UpSkill Houston initiative has played a leading role in mobilizing the collective action of industry, business, education, and…
Membership

House Passes Budget, Legislature Moves Broadband and Energy Issues

4/23/21
Week In Review This week, the House amended and passed Senate Bill 1, the state biennial budget. It now heads back to the Senate and conference committee to iron out differences between the two…
Employment

Houston Legislators Lead on Building Skilled Texas Workforce

4/21/21
Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) and Representative Jim Murphy (R-Houston) have introduced critical workforce legislation to align the work of the state’s three major education and workforce…
Membership

Healthy Families, Healthy Texas Bills Pass House and Partnership Pushes Workforce Improvements

4/16/21
Week In Review There are just six weeks left in the Texas legislative session and some important procedural deadlines are rapidly approaching. The House passed important health care legislation and…
Executive Partners