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Columbus Fashion Alliance tells Franklin County commissioners Ready to Work placed 24 participants and reports 70% placement rate
Summary
The Columbus Fashion Alliance updated Franklin County commissioners on Ready to Work and LaunchLab programs, reporting a 70% job-placement rate, multiple retail partnerships and estimates of multimillion-dollar local economic impact based on modeling with Ohio University.
Yogi Terrell, representing the Columbus Fashion Alliance, told the Franklin County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 2 that the Ready to Work workforce program and LaunchLab accelerator — both supported with county funding — have placed 24 participants so far and that the program currently reports a 70% job placement rate.
Terrell said the alliance worked with Ohio University to model outcomes for an anticipated 30…
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