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Council, nonprofit leaders outline Career 500 and wraparound supports to link residents to jobs
5419567 · July 17, 2025
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Panelists described Career 500, a partnership to advance workers' wages, and emphasized the need for wraparound services and employer-aligned training to retain workers in new jobs.
Rob Dorns, Columbus City Council President Pro Tem, and partners described a multi-pronged workforce approach that combines targeted training, employer partnerships and supportive services.
"We're trying to take 500 workers over the next 2 years and significantly improve their economic outcomes in which we're seeing double digit, wage increases," Dorns said, describing Career 500, a city…
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