About Us
Our Board's Vision
Our vision is sustainable employment through strategic human capital investments that produce positive economic returns for business/industry and our communities.
Board Meetings
The Arapahoe/Douglas Workforce Board meets at our Lima Plaza Campus location beginning at 11:00 a.m., unless noted otherwise.
2019 Meetings:
December 05, 2019
October 03, 2019
August 01, 2019
April 04, 2019
February 07, 2019
2018 Meetings:
December 06, 2018
October 04, 2018
August 02, 2018
April 05, 2018
2017 Meetings:
December 07, 2017
- Strategic Planning Session
August 03, 2017
June 01, 2017
February 02, 2017
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Report: PY15 Economic Impact of Workforce Center Operations
- Presentation: PY15 Economic Impact
- Construction Industry Profile
- Handout: Funding Process
- Handout: Fiscal Dashboard
- Handout: ADW-01-2017 Supportive Services for WIOA Title I & Other Grant Funded Initiatives SNAPSHOT
- Handout: Construction Careers Now! Hiring Fair
- Handout: Construction Careers Now! Flyer
2016 Meetings:
December 01, 2016
October 06, 2016
August 04, 2016
June 02, 2016
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Local Area Policies: Certification of the Workforce Center, Title I Priority of Service, Classroom Training Policy, WIOA Eligibility for Title I Programs
- Presentation: SKILLFUL A Markle Initiative
- Presentation: Cherry Creek 2021: Budget, Bond & Innovation Recommendation
- Handout: Raise the Floor and Build Ladders
- Handout: Restore the Promise of Work
- Handout: Innovation that Matters
- Handout: Help Wanted
- 2016 Labor Force & Economic Profile: Metropolitan Denver Highlighting Arapahoe & Douglas Counties
April 07, 2016
February 04, 2016
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: WIOA Framework-NAWB
- Presentation: Colorado Workforce Development System Goals
- Presentation: 7th Annual Economic Impact Report
- Policy: Eligible Training Providers
- Executive Summary: Arapahoe/Douglas Works! Local Area WIOA Plan
- Report: ADW! PY14 Compliance Monitoring Report
- Map: Colorado's Workforce Development Planning Regions
- Article: Colorado: Learn, Live, Grow, and Embrace Community Capitalism
- Report: The Conference Board HWOL
- Report: ADP National Employment
2015 Meetings:
December 03, 2015
- Location: Charles Schwab Lone Tree Campus
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Report: State of Working Colorado 2015-16
- Report: Colorado Business Economic Outlook 2016
- Report: CU Leeds Colorado Business Economic Outlook 2015
- Report: The Colorado Talent Pipeline 2015
- Report: Toward a More Competitive Colorado 2015-2016
- Presentation: Financial Services Overview
October 01, 2015
August 06, 2015
April 02, 2015
February 05, 2015
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Report: Are the Long-Term Unemployed on the Margins of the Labor Market?
- Press Release: Colorado Employment Situation 2014
- Article: Two Colorado economic developers named among North America’s best
- Toolkit: U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeship Programs
- Presentation: Long-Term Unemployed
- Recognition: Two Colorado economic developers named among North America's best
- Article: Hilton's Global Week of Service
2014 Meetings:
December 04, 2014
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: State of Working Colorado 2014
- Report: State of Working Colorado 2014
- Presentation: Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative
- Article: Absent Major Change, High Wealth Inequality Will Likely Remain the Norm
- Article: Aurora retailers and restaurants hungry for seasonal employees
- Presentation: Sixth Annual Economic Impact
October 02, 2014
August 07, 2014
- Location: Kaiser Permanente 10240 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Presentation: Higher on the Ladder is Best for Health
- Presentation: Trends in Healthcare
- Presentation: Greater Metro Denver Healthcare Partnership/Colorado Urban Workforce Alliance
June 05, 2014
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Article Changed Life of the Poor: Better off, but Far Behind
- Handout: Veterans Employment Outlook: Arapahoe & Douglas Counties
- Handout: The State of Worker Earnings
- Handout: Workforce Centers: Supporting Successful Labor Market Reentry for Justice Involved (Ex-Offenders)
- Report: Greater Metro Denver Healthcare Partnership
- Presentation: Opportunity Works!; Understanding Quintiles
- Handout: Using Income Quintiles in Workforce Developoment
April 03, 2014
- Topic: Aerospace & Aviation with Vicky Lea from Metro Denver EDC
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Handout: ADW! Aerospace Industry Profile
- Handout: Metro Denver EDC Aerospace Profile
- Handout: ADW! Aviation Industry Profile
- Handout: Metro Denver EDC Aviation Profile
- Presentation: Colorado's Aerospace Industry
- Presentation: Buckley Mission Brief
- Report: Colorado Economic Databook
- Report: Mature Worker Taskforce Closeout
- News Release: America's Adults at 27
- Article: Food for Thought: Local Politicians Struggle with a Week on a Food Stamps Budget
- News Release: Employment Situation of Veterans
February 06, 2014
2013 Meetings:
November 07, 2013
- Meeting held at the Northfield Bass Pro Shops
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Article: The Conference Board
- ADP National Employment Report (October 2013)
- Data Brief: Super-Sizing Public Costs
- Presentation: Workforce Intelligence
- 2014 Labor Force & Economic Profile Metropolitan Denver
- PY12 Economic Impact Report
- Retail Industry Profile
- Article: The Best Places in Colorado for Jobseekers
August 08, 2013
- U.S. Congressman Mike Coffman invited
- Agenda
- Meeting Minutes
- Infographic: ADP Regional Employment Report
- Aritcle: The Conference Board
- Presentation: Greater Metro Denver Healthcare Partnership
- Presentation: Front Range Energy Coalition Final Updates
- Video: Greater Metro Denver Healthcare Partnership
- Infographic: ADW! PY12 Economic Impact
- Infographic: ADW! Business Economic Impact
June 06, 2013
April 04, 2013
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Article: More Americans than ever using food stamps
- Article: Trends with benefits
- Article: Impact of boomers working past 65
- Article: Brookings - Mountain Monitor
- Article: Advancing in America's Lower-Wage Workforce: Employer & Worker Perspectives
- Website: College Measures
- Presentation: Youth Council in the Works!
