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City looking for innovators for ‘Smart Kingston’ working groups

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments City of Kingston, Craig Desjardins, Jeff Bumstead, local issues, public involvement, seriously smart, smart kingston, smart kingston working group, Smart working groups, technology, workforce, workforce development

The City of Kingston is putting out an appeal for forward-thinking, innovative residents to help leverage technology to solve local

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Queen’s program hopes to solve the work-experience paradox for grads

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Alan Rottenberg, apprenticeship, Arts and Sciences, business, Donna Gillespie, employment, Kingston Economic Development, Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), local business, qcak, Queen's Career Apprenticeship: Kingston Program, Queen's student, Queen's University, students, Tom Hewitt, workforce, workforce development

It has long been a paradox — employers want experience in a candidate before they’ll hire, but how does a