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July VIA Luncheon: Whittaker-Bermite – What’s Next
Click here for video from SCVTV: https://scvtv.com/2018/07/18/whittaker-bermite-discussion/ Whittaker-Bermite – What’s Next? The Property. The Clean-Up. The Entitlements. Located in the center of the City of Santa Clarita lies Whittaker-Bermite, an undeveloped 996-acre site. This former munition testing and manufacturing site has contamination issues and complexity of property ownership. However, the financial responsibility for site cleanup continues…
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VIA – A Trustworthy Organization in Santa Clarita
VIA – A Trustworthy Organization in Santa Clarita The Valley Industry Association (VIA) plays an important role in the City of Santa Clarita through its many programs offered. When I first came to represent Southern California Edison as the Public Affairs Regional Manager, the first organization I became acquainted with was VIA, because of the…
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Volunteering – The Most Enjoyable Way to Network
Imagine getting your next client or job opportunity from someone you interact with regularly on one of VIA’s Committees. Imagine building long-lasting relationships with other business people who share some of your same interests and passions. Well, it’s quite easy to turn these images or visions into reality! Yes, it will require a little bit…
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The Real Reason New College Grads Can’t Get Hired
I came across this article a few months back and was struck by how critical basic soft skills are to those about to enter the world of work. VIA’s Connecting to Success Program helps get high school students on the right track with those skills, but it is ever more important our students leave school…
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Career and Technical Education Should Be the Rule, Not the Exception
Career and Technical Education Should Be the Rule, Not the Exception Gallop by Tim Hodges March 10, 2015 It’s hard to argue with the success of Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, which teach transferable workplace skills and academic content in a hands-on context. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently characterized CTE programs as…
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Voc-Ed Makes a Comeback
I received the article below (Forbes, 4/16/15, Neil Howe) as a forwarded post from GetREAL California, a group highly invested in growing Career Technical Education in California. Those of us in the Santa Clarita Valley are fortunate to have a strong Career Tech Collaborative that has been hard at work building our CTE (Career Technical…