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Local bakery awarded for hiring through work-based learning program
Summary
Debbie, owner of Lovey's Cakes, received a Golden Key Award after participating in a work-based learning program run by Workforce Services and hiring program participants, who business owners described as hardworking and reliable.
Debbie, owner of Lovey's Cakes, received a Golden Key Award after hiring participants from a work-based learning program run by Workforce Services. The recognition followed remarks from program partners and the business owner describing how the program led to hires and supported her small business.
The award highlights a partnership between the bakery and Workforce Services that began after Debbie lost her previous job and started the business. “I lost my job when the economy crashed. And I couldn't find a job, and I stayed home to take care of my grandson for a year… So my daughter said, mom, why don't you do cakes?” Debbie said, describing how she began Lovey's Cakes and later connected with Workforce Services.
Program staff and partners said the work-based learning placement helped the bakery find employees. “She interviewed a client, and she hired them,” a Workforce Services representative said, describing how a customer introduced Debbie to the program and how placements led to hires. A partner speaker praised the participants, saying, “The folks that Lisa has sent are the the hardest workers. They… are the best workers.”
Debbie said she has maintained the relationship with Workforce Services by checking in periodically and by training hires the same way she trains other employees, allowing for more repetition when needed. “They will work so hard for you, and they will stick around if you treat them right,” a Workforce Services partner said, and another speaker added, “She is willing to give some of our students a chance.”
The presentation emphasized the program's practical value to a small employer: it supplied candidates who business partners described as reliable and who have stayed on the job. The remarks also noted the personal path that led Debbie to start the bakery and to participate in the program.
No formal motions, votes or funding decisions were recorded in the transcript related to the award or the hiring arrangement. The meeting segment consisted of brief remarks and the award presentation; no additional policy actions or follow-up tasks were specified in the available record.
“Thank you for allowing me to receive the Golden Key Award. I appreciate it,” Debbie said at the close of her remarks.
