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Arapahoe County Communication Services
Haley McKean
(303) 636.1945
hmckean@co.arapahoe.co.us

News/Press Releases/Media Mentions

Youth Invited to Register for Job-Readiness Series and Hiring Event	February 10, 2012
Arapahoe/Douglas Works! receives Sloan Award for workplace flexibility	January 30, 2012
Disabled citizens invited to October resource fair and hiring events	September 22, 2011
Job seekers can benefit from Workforce Development Month	September 1, 2011
KUSA 9News Video: How to get the jobs that exist	August 19, 2011
Arapahoe/Douglas Works! will move to Centennial on July 26	July 5, 2011
Youth in the Works! is interviewed on Castle Rock Radio	June 2, 2011
Youth invited to register for June Career Academy	May 25, 2011
County purchases Lima Ridge Professional Center in Centennial	April 25, 2011
Learn how to start and run a business	March 31, 2011
Arapahoe/Douglas Works! receives national award for workplace flexibility	February 11, 2011
Workforce center unveils new Web site with innovative job-search tool	September 3, 2010
Arapahoe/Douglas Works! releases first-ever economic impact report	April 16, 2010
Wage subsidies available or buisnesses hiring new employees (HIRE Colorado)	March 26, 2010
Youth invited to register now for after-school job academies	March 25, 2010
Workforce center seeks guest speakers for youth job-readiness academies	February 12, 2010
Youth get a head start on finding summer jobs and activities	March 16, 2009
Changing a light bulb, changing the future of youth in the workforce	March 9, 2009
Arapahoe, Douglas, Denver Counties join forces for Annual Youth Job Fair	March 5, 2009

Awards

2010	Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility
2010	Colorado Department of Labor & Employment's Best Practices Award, Outcomes Using Occupational Saturation Rates
2009	COMTO, Business Partnering Committee Award
2009	Colorado State Youth Council, Think Big Youth Energy Conservation Corps Project Award
2009	State of Colorado Creative Solutions to Workforce Issues Board & Region Award
2008	HealthOne, Critical Care Fellowship Appreciation
2008	National Workforce Association, Outstanding Urban Workforce Development Agency Award
2008	National Association of Workforce Boards, Theodore E. Small Workforce Partnership Award
2008	Highest Percentage of Enhanced Funding for Employment First Program
2008	Family and Work Institute, Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility
2007	Colorado’s Best Practice Symposium, Best Practice for Process Mapping & Action Planning
2007	Family and Work Institute, Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility
2005	Colorado Best Practice Symposium’s Best Practice for Healthcare Center within Workforce Center Project
2004	Colorado Performance Excellence (CPEx) Foothills Award
2003	Colorado Workforce Development Council, Workforce Investment Board, Creative Solutions Award
2003 - 2004	Public Employment Services Award, Employment for Veterans
2000 - 2001	Public Employment Services Award, Employment for Veterans
2000	National Association of Counties, Workforce Development Award for Excellence, Cherry Creek Student Option
2000	Colorado Workforce Development Council, Outstanding Performance Achievement Award
1997 - 1998	Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., Outstanding Job Service Center Award
1994	Raising Colorado, William Smith High Teen Parent Program Award
1994	National Association of Counties, William Smith High Teen Parent Project Award
1986	President of the United States, Summer Jobs Award, Summer Youth Program