2/2/2012 5:23 PM
ST. GEORGE — The Utah Department of Workforce Services in partnership with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and the Utah Department of Veteran’s Affairs will sponsor a job and career fair on Saturday, January 28 from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Dixie Center located at 1835 S. Convention Center Drive in St. George. Read more at DeseretNews.com Read More » |
2/2/2012 5:19 PM
Michigan's top military official put lawmakers on notice Tuesday that it will take a broad-based effort to lower the state's high veteran unemployment rate. Read more at Lansing State Journal Read More » |
2/2/2012 5:17 PM
Leroy Johnson Jr. has been out of the work force for eight years. He's hoping some of the contacts he made Thursday at a job fair for veterans, military personnel and their spouses can change that. Read more at TheTownTalk.com Read More » |
2/2/2012 5:10 PM
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 31, 2012) -- Amidst concerns of budget and troop reductions, Reserve Soldiers remain a critical component of America's defense, said the chief of the Army Reserve. Read more at Army.mil Read More » |
2/2/2012 5:09 PM
LEHMAN TOWNSHIP — Saw Creek Estates Community Association (SCE) General Manager David Martin, recently accepted a certificate from the office of the Secretary of Defense recognizing SCE as a patriotic employer. SCE received the recognition by participating in the National Security and Protecting Liberty and Freedom program which supports employee participation in America’s National Guard and Reserve Force. Read more at Pike County Courier Read More » |
2/2/2012 5:08 PM
SPRINGFIELD, IL (01/31/2012)(readMedia)-- The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Illinois Committee honored Southwest Airlines, Eaton Corp. and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service with Pro Patria awards during ESGR's annual banquet Friday at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield. Read more at ReadMedia Read More » |
2/2/2012 5:05 PM
The Illinois Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, an agency of the Department of Defense, Friday recognized the Lake in the Hills Police Department at a ceremony in Springfield. “The Above and Beyond Award recognizes companies who provide outstanding support and cooperation to members of the Armed Services,” said Michael Ayers, Illinois ESGR Field Committee Chair. Read more at First Electric Newspaper Read More » |
2/2/2012 5:04 PM
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Current Newspapers and shorenewstoday.com were presented with the Seven Seals Award the by New Jersey Employer Support Guard and Reserve Jan. 14. Read more at ShoreNewsToday.com Read More » |
2/2/2012 5:02 PM
(Pembroke, NH) – Green Mountain Communications, a premier technology and wireless solutions provider, has been honored as a Patriotic Employer by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Committee. Read More » |
2/2/2012 5:01 PM
The Human Resource Management Association of New Mexico (HRMA) has partnered with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve which provides many different services to our veterans and military families, some of which is assisting in the identification and coordination of employment opportunities for service members and their family.
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2/2/2012 4:59 PM
DAVENPORT, IOWA – (January 30, 2012) – McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, which operates under the McGladrey brand as the nation's fifth largest assurance, tax and business consulting firm, was recently recognized with the Patriot Award (http://www.esgr.org/site/Programs/PatriotAward.aspx) by the Iowa Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). Read more at PRLog.org Read More » |
2/2/2012 4:57 PM
BLOOMFIELD — Bloomfield Town Manager Louie Chapman and Police Chief Paul Hammick received the Patriot's Award Monday from the Employee Support of the Guard and Reserve, a volunteer organization that advocates for soldiers serving in the National Guard and Reserve. Read More » |
2/2/2012 4:54 PM
An Omaha company is in the national spotlight for taking care of one of its workers who was overseas fighting for America. Electrical Contractors Inc. of Omaha won the Secretary of Defense Freedom Award. Read more at WOWT.com Read More » |
1/27/2012 2:42 PM
Even before the doors officially opened at 8 a.m. Wednesday for an enormous veterans job fair at the Washington Convention Center, hundreds of job-seekers had shown up and were going through security, getting in lines and signing up for interviews. Read more at WashingtonPost.com Read More » |
1/27/2012 2:39 PM
Our national ESGR (Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve) leadership have been working with the Active Army in developing a “proof of concept” to address the unemployment situation as it relates to transitioned Army personnel especially focused on those receiving unemployment compensation (UCX). The Army plan is to run a several-month — 4 months at this point — pilot program, and take the lessons learned and possibly expand at some point to other states. Read more at OC-Breeze.com Read More » |
1/27/2012 2:36 PM
For the past year and a half, hundreds of National Guard members were on active duty helping the U.S. Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border. Read more at 10News.com
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1/27/2012 2:34 PM
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1/27/2012 2:31 PM
Three Maysville employers were honored with Patriotic Employers Awards in recognition of extraordinary support of their employees who serve in the Kentucky National Guard and Reserve. Read more: http://www.maysville-online.com/maysville-employers-honored-for-support-of-national-guard-and-reserve/article_57dc640d-3ffa-5ae6-8782-def7e56e6ccb.html#ixzz1kgmHUvVtRead More » |
1/27/2012 2:30 PM
Josh Finch hoped Tuesday would end with a solid lead on a possible new career. The specialist in the Army National Guard returned from a deployment to Iraq in March 2011 and now works as a bartender. Read more at KnoxvilleBiz.com Read More » |
1/27/2012 2:29 PM
Two Hardin County Schools officials have been recognized Wednesday for supporting the military. Read more at TheNewsEnterprise.com Read More » |
1/27/2012 2:26 PM
Charlotte Vosika has received the Department of Defense's "Patriot Award" in recognition of extraordinary support of her employee, SGT Kyle Luckett, who serves in the Indiana Army National Guard. Vosika is a claims supervisor at United Healthcare's Golden Rule Insurance. Read more at InsideIndianaBusiness.com Read More » |
1/27/2012 2:24 PM
When Steven Goward was in the Marines, his title and duties made sense to everyone in his world. He was in charge of "fire direction control," an administrative and logistical artillery position. Read more at LansingStateJournal.com Read More » |
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1/27/2012 2:19 PM
More than 2.3 million soldiers have served in Afghanistan and Iraq over the past decade, and official fatality and casualty numbers — 6,179 dead, 47,000 wounded — fail to capture the extensive physical and psychological injuries many of them have suffered. Rea dmore at Yahoo.com Read More » |
1/27/2012 2:17 PM
The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve presented a Patriot Award to Overland Products General Manager Bill Ekeler Thursday. Read More » |