Workforce Florida announces $2.2M in transportation training funding
August 18th, 2011
By Adam Kealoha Causey Thousands of Florida transportation industry workers could hone their skills using more than $2.2 million worth of state-funded training opportunities under a grant announced Wednesday. Business leaders, elected officials and the board charged with keeping Florida residents in the workforce said the grants will help companies that use freight facilities, such [...]
An open road: Trucking companies rev up hiring of new drivers as recession winds down
May 17th, 2010
By John Perney | Special to the Kalamazoo G… May 16, 2010, 6:00AM KALAMAZOO — To hear those in the industry tell it, opportunities right now for someone interested in becoming a truck driver are as wide open as a four-lane highway at 3 a.m. They say demand for drivers is rising sharply — the [...]
