Originally posted on The Examiner
Entergy Texas announced a $600,000 workforce development initiative Monday, March 13 at Edison Plaza in Beaumont with several important dignitaries in attendance including Entergy Texas CEO Sallie Rainer and Texas Workforce Commissioner Representing Employees Ruth Hughs.
Several entities are involved in the initiative, including Texas …
Originally posted on The Advocate
Since Derrick Perique, 32, got out of prison, he’s been on a mission to help others see more clearly. On Saturday, though, he could have been forgiven if he had stars in his eyes.
Perique graduated with a degree in optician work from a small re-entry …
Originally posted on Richland Today
At the end of 2016, Entergy of Louisiana made an extremely generous gift of $1 million to various organizations with the purpose of improving the workforce of Louisiana.
Specifically $500,000 will go toward Northeast Louisiana, and $250,000 of that gift will be directed to Richland Parish. …
After slowing during the recession, the Arkansas wood and paper products sector has come roaring back and Entergy, working closely with state and local partners, is playing a pivotal role in this renaissance. Thanks to this joint effort, the total economic impact of the forest products industry in Arkansas exceeds $15.9 …
At Entergy, we believe we can only be as successful as the community we serve. In this short clip, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards compliments our Chairman and CEO Leo Denault on his involvement with Louisiana’s Jobs for America’s Graduates. We’re proud to support this non-profit organization dedicated to preventing …
Originally posted on Arkansas Business
The Museum of Discovery said last week that its Girls in STEM program will serve more girls in 2017 and expand to Jonesboro and Pine Bluff thanks to grants from Wal-Mart, Best Buy and the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas.
Grants and private donations totaling more than …
Originally posted on Arkansas Business
In Arkansas, a study of the Arkansas Better Chance public pre-K program found meaningful impacts on children’s early language, pre-literacy and pre-math skills. Compared with students outside the program, the at-risk 4-year-olds participating in ABC were four months ahead in vocabulary, had a 37 percent …
The replacement of humans by robots in the workforce and society has been a recurring theme in literature since Karel Capek first coined the term robot in 1920. However, despite the prognostications of Capek and generations of sci-fi writers who followed, rumors of human obsolescence are greatly exaggerated, as underscored …
