West Virginia Science & Research
West Virginia Science & Research, a division of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, coordinates federal and state scientific research grants, including EPSCoR, to academic institutions in the state and conducts outreach activities to broaden the public's understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Visit wvresearch.org for more details.
Workforce Solutions - Employer Service
Workforce Solutions provides comprehensive human resource services for businesses and residents of the 13-county Houston-Galveston Gulf Coast region.
Workforce Solutions helps employers solve workforce-related business problems and area residents build careers, so that both can better compete in the changing worldwide economy.
Our Employer Service Division provides personalized service to help employers find qualified applicants for their jobs, build the skills and expertise of their new and current employees, and address human resource needs.
We operate multiple community-based career offices in 13 Texas Gulf Coast counties to help residents get a job, keep a job or get a better job – offering placement, career counseling and financial aid services.
We partner with the region’s businesses, educational institutions, civic organizations and community leaders to find solutions to current and future labor needs of industries that are vital to the region and its economy.
As part of the statewide Texas Workforce Solutions network, we partner with the Texas Workforce Commission and other workforce boards in the largest job-matching database in the state--WorkInTexas.com.
Workforce Solutions is funded by state and federal tax-dollars that are redirected back into the Gulf Coast region. We do not charge for our services.
In 2012, Workforce Solutions provided:
Employment services to 410,871 individuals
Business services to 22,962 employers
Outplacement services to 60 employers that had to downsize or close their businesses
Outplacement services to 5,300 workers who lost their jobs
Financial aid totaling more than $132+ million for job training, child care assistance and job related support services
Financial aid that benefited a daily average of 24,596 children
F10 FinTech Incubator & Accelerator
F10 is a proven expert, ranked multiple times amongst the ten best European Incubator and Accelerators. It is a non-profit organization that supports and guides Startups in transforming their ideas into successful companies.Working together with SIX, Baloise Group, Julius Bär, Generali Group Switzerland, PwC Switzerland, Raiffeisen, Zürcher Kantonalbank, eny Finance and ERI Bancaire, F10 is at the forefront of the new financial paradigm. The association aims to bridge the gap between exciting new ideas and tomorrow’s leading products. For more information please vist www.f10.ch
