Task force presses Regional 1 for workforce commitments tied to $350 million resolution
Shelby County's Black Economic Inclusion Task Force pressed Region 1 to clarify how a county resolution tied to $350,000,000 will translate into hiring and contracting for residents of targeted low-income ZIP codes, and asked workforce subcommittee members to produce concrete goals and a meeting plan before follow-up talks with hospital leaders.
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Chair Brooks convened the Regional Black Economic Inclusion Task Force and opened discussion of a resolution tied to Regional 1 that authorized $350,000,000 in county support. Janice Banks, a task force member, summarized responses from Region 1 indicating the hospital will provide a list of schools and programs it already works with to help build a workforce pipeline for the specified ZIP codes.
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