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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
PROPOSED RESOLUTION TO GROW THE TALENT SOLUTION ECOSYSTEM
WHEREAS, Cook County Bureau of Economic Development seeks to advance talent driven economic development; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Policy Roadmap, includes a key objective under Vital Communities to "Grow economic clusters by launching and supporting industry-led partnerships"; and
WHEREAS, the Policy Roadmap recommends meeting the above objective through the use of strategies to "Identify, prioritize and support new and emerging sectors that lead to living wage jobs" and to "Create a center for industry partnerships to lead, coordinate and support key economic sectors' competitiveness, productivity, resiliency and adaptation to rapidly changing technology"; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Equity Task Force Report includes a recommendation under Vital Communities to "Align Cook County's workforce investment intentionally and strategically to support high quality jobs that promote residents' economic mobility and equity"; and
WHEREAS, to advance the above objectives and strategy from the Policy Roadmap as well as those related to workforce investments outlined by the Equity Task Force, the Bureau of Economic Development has partnered and collaborated with the Chicagoland Workforce Funders Alliance (CWFA), an initiative of the Chicago Community Trust, since 2020 to establish the Network for Employer Driven Talent Solutions and the Talent Solution Connector; and
WHEREAS, Cook County has a commitment to talent driven economic development which includes supporting industry-led partnerships to meet the talent needs of employers and to ensure that residents have opportunities for good jobs; and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the pre-existing challenges both employers and workers encounter, leaving businesses in desperate need of workers and many workers without meaningful and family-sustaining employment; and
WHEREAS, both employers and workers find the existi...
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