Career-minded youngsters from Chicago’s West Side examined the inner workings of PepsiCo’s McKinley Park neighborhood distribution facility and the grocery giant’s Old Post Office headquarters through a new initiative from the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation. The GameChangers program provides hands-on experience for students interested in pursuing careers in local industries, such as working in logistics, sales …

A unified group of black elected officials, union advocates and civil rights advocates rallied around Councilwoman Julia Mejia Wednesday morning to call for an audit of the city’s hiring, firing, discipline and promotion processes — note that while gains in employment have been made, those at the top still do not reflect the demographics of …

His mission? To transform Indigenous employment services in the Goulburn Murray region of northern Victoria. Taking the reins as Indigenous employment coordinator, Mr. Matera will be instrumental in creating lasting and mutually beneficial alliances with Indigenous bodies. These partnerships aim to support Indigenous job seekers. CVGT Employment, a not-for-profit entity, manages state and federally funded …

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Fitch Ratings has affirmed an ‘A(lka)’ rating on Bank of Ceylon saying the operating environment was improving but sovereign exposure was high. “The BOC’s asset quality metrics remain heavily influenced by the sovereign’s credit profile due to the bank’s large sovereign exposure through loans, off-balance sheet liabilities and securities holdings,” Fitch …