http://cleartrendllc.com Predicting the future with cutting edge workforce analysis techniques. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:25:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Companies around the USA are taking advantage of millions of dollars in federal grants to fund worker training programs.  In this example, construction companies around Ft. Benning, Georgia will be the beneficiaries. Today Governor Sonny Perdue, along with U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss and U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, accepted a $5 million Workforce Development ... http://cleartrendllc.com/2008/03/28/make-dol-grant-funds-work-for-your-business/ This is great news!  This week we took a big step forward in formalizing our Workforce System Simulation process.  In preparing our patent application we received advice from many our our friends and colleages in industry and in the academic community. The provisional patent applicaiton is titled "A System and Method for Modeling ... http://cleartrendllc.com/2008/03/16/cleartrend-llc-files-provisional-patent-for-innovative-workforce-analysis/ Recent contracts and growth in Alabama have created a shortage of 4000 skilled workers in the Mobile, AL area. A new contract awarded to Northrop Grumman will cause that shortage to grow to almost 6000! Here's the story from the Press-Register: The workforce challenges only grow greater for Mobile with Friday's ... http://cleartrendllc.com/2008/03/16/workforce-woes-on-the-gulf-coast/