Employment / Careers

As Drinking Water Week continues, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and its members urge students and job seekers to consider careers in the water sector.

“The water community offers careers that are both central to public health and the environment, and are personally and professionally rewarding,” said AWWA Executive Director David LaFrance. “Plus, it’s an ideal time to become part of the water workforce. There are excellent opportunities available alm...

Rocket21™ (the new social network where kids explore amazing possibilities for their lives and futures) and the Captain Planet Foundation (supporting hands-on environmental projects for children and youth) are teaming up to increase awareness of green careers and lifestyle choices among 21st century kids.

"Rocket21 kids have shown a deep passion for protecting the environment – and they want to learn and do more,” said Rocket21 CEO Mark Grayson. "Our partnership with C...

When 60-year-old business owner Tom Y. Sawyer read that Baby Boomers are retiring at a rate of 10,000 a day, the alarm bells went off. He realized that with such a mass exodus of knowledge and experience, American businesses are facing an unprecedented brain drain. And he saw it beginning at home with his own company, RSW Partners, a marketing and business consulting firm based in Grand Junction, Colorado.

“My partner and I were starting to look at retirement, but I realized how...

Goodwill Industries International is pleased to honor Jane Oates, Assistant Secretary of the Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor, with the Goodwill 2011 Outstanding Leadership Award for Federal Executives. The award is given by Goodwill Industries International and its board of directors’ public policy committee.

The Outstanding Leadership Award honors federal executives’ support of Goodwill’s mission and public policy agenda. Oates is...

Nelnet is one of the leading education planning and financing companies in the United States and holds a student loan-servicing contract with the U.S. Department of Education.

“Leveraging our partnership with CoSentry enables us to strategically use CoSentry’s multiple sites to effectively facilitate connectivity and availability between production and disaster recovery locations in support of Nelnet’s diverse set of customers, products and systems,” said Steve Schuttler, managing director for Nelnet’s IT infrastructure and 5280 Solutions, a Nelnet company.