Florida MEP and FPL Partner with Workforce Alliance to Host 4th Annual Workforce Summit

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Workforce Alliance is hosting their fourth annual Workforce Summit on May 7, 2010 featuring Geoffrey Colvin, Fortune Magazine senior editor-at-large and nationally known authority on workforce issues.

Kathryn Schmidt, President and Chief Executive Officer of Workforce Alliance, announced, "We are pleased that Florida Manufacturing Extension Partnership and Florida Power and Light/FPL have partnered with us as the platinum and gold sponsors, respectively, to bring this outstanding presentation to Palm Beach County employers, businesses, educational partners and community organizations."

The Workforce Summit will cover the major points of Colvin's best-selling book, "Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else."

Online registration is available at www.pbcalliance.com or by calling, 561.340.1060 ext. 2373. The event will be held at the Kravis Center Cohen Pavilion on May 7, 2010 beginning with networking at 7:30 a.m. The $50 fee for attendees includes participation in the seminar, a copy of the book, "Talent is Overrated," and breakfast.  Seating is limited and walk-ins will be admitted based on seating capacity.

The Florida Manufacturing Extension Partnership provides training and support to local manufacturing enterprises by facilitating interaction between industry, government and academia. Their services include: Enterprise Transformation, Performance Based Training, Supply Chain Management, and Innovation.

Florida Power & Light Company/FPL is one of the largest and highest-performing electric utilities in the nation.  FPL provides affordable, reliable, clean-energy solutions and is committed to the development of smarter, cleaner, more efficient sources of renewable energy.

Workforce Alliance is the non-profit company chartered by the State of Florida to develop and manage a workforce system in Palm Beach County.   It operates three Career Centers and two Professional Placement Centers and offers its professional services to all employers and job seekers in the County.  For additional information, visit www.pbcalliance.com

SOURCE Workforce Alliance

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