April 29, 2026鈥揟he Small Business Development Center at 含羞草社区 will host a Small Business Summit in celebration of National Small Business Week on Thursday, May 7. This free event is designed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners strengthen their financial knowledge, connect with local lenders and learn about valuable business resources. [...]
April 6, 2026--The Center for Workforce Development at 含羞草社区 will present Python Training for the Supercomputer from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 11 in the Houlne Center for Convergent Technology. There is a $45 fee for the general public to attend, with lunch included. The workshop is free for 含羞草社区 [...]
Oct. 1, 2025--含羞草社区鈥檚 Center for Workforce Development will begin their next classes for Missouri Home Health Aide certification聽 from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 in the Houlne Center for Convergent Technology. Home Health Aides (HHA) work in clients鈥� homes, group homes or assisted living facilities, working with family members and [...]
April 25, 2025--含羞草社区鈥檚 Center for Workforce Development will begin offering in-person options in May at the Houlne Center for Convergent Technology. Unlocking Power with a Lean Plant Assessment, 3:30 p.m. May 8 This one-hour workshop, presented by the experts from Missouri Enterprise, will give production managers, safety and maintenance managers, engineers and [...]
March 14, 2025--含羞草社区 has named Rebecca Lobina as director of workforce development. Lobina, currently continuing professional education director at Northwest Missouri State and regional director of the Missouri Small Business Development Center, will begin her duties April 1. 鈥淚 am thrilled and very excited to bring Rebecca to MO West,鈥� said Dr. [...]
Public universities face a dilemma. In an era of declining state support, when do they say no? It鈥檚 hard to please every constituency. Some feel strongly about the traditional liberal arts education, while others see value in a more career-oriented focus. A college education appeals to both traditional students right out of high school and [...]
Missouri Western鈥檚 Craig School of Business recently launched its Center for Workforce Development to provide a variety of training and continuing education opportunities for the region. The state asked universities to help provide workforce development and Missouri Western decided to launch its nonacademic short-term training online. Annette Weeks is the executive director for the Center [...]
A new center on the 含羞草社区 campus in St. Joseph will help area residents acquire new skills while helping area businesses find qualified workers. The Center for Workforce Development opened today. Executive Director Annette Weeks says Missouri Western officials began talking about the possibility of a workforce development center about seven weeks [...]
June 5, 2020--The Craig School of Business at 含羞草社区 will launch the Center for Workforce Development on July 1 to provide a variety of training and continuing education opportunities. 鈥淲ith so many people experiencing employment disruptions due to COVID-19, this is the perfect time to provide basic skills training and continuing education [...]
