Tag Archive for: Workforce development

From paper to plaque: Favorite reflects on 40 years of service

“I wasn’t the best, and I wasn’t the brightest, but I was kind. That was my thing.”

What drives innovation? Black Tech NOLA 2022

Entergy was proud to sponsor Black Tech NOLA, an annual innovation conference created to raise awareness around building an accessible and equitable technology talent pipeline in the New Orleans region. This is the fifth year the event was held in June in downtown New Orleans, coinciding with the annual Essence Music Festival. The three-day event hosted hundreds of industry leaders and global brands together to focus on jobs and career pathways in media, film, gaming, design and music in the technology industry.

Entergy providing $1M to help jumpstart LCTCS implementation of MJ Foster Promise Program

Entergy Louisiana is committed to helping develop the workforce of the future by supporting education initiatives that tap into the rich diversity of the communities it serves.

Economic Development Week in Arkansas 2022

By Danny Games, Entergy Arkansas Business and Economic Development Director

Mentorship makes a difference (Search & Employ magazine)

By: Maya Yegorova, forSearch & Employ magazine

A behind the scenes look at landing Tractor Supply distribution center

Tractor Supply Company (TSC) announced in January it will soon locate a $100 million distribution center for home goods and equipment for farms and families in Maumelle where four-wheelers once rolled through a rugged wooded parcel north of the city’s industrial park.

Entergy joins U. S. Steel in celebrating construction of their newest mill

State and local officials joined Arkansas business leaders Tuesday to break ground on the state’s largest-ever economic investment project. U. S. Steel is building a next-generation, highly sustainable and technologically advanced steel mill in the Northeast Arkansas city of Osceola.

Entergy mentorship program helps returning veterans transition into the business world

January 11, 2022 FOX 8 News

Entergy New Orleans, Energy Smart Help Train the Workforce of the Future

Careers in energy come in many forms. There are fearless lineworkers who manage Entergy New Orleans’ electrical facilities, gas workers who make sure customers have access to safe and reliable gas service, innovative tech geniuses who create tools to help keep customers informed and look to develop the next generation of sustainable products, caring customer service representatives who go above and beyond to help customers with their billing concerns, and the list goes on. But there is one thing they all have in common: they all are energy experts.

Entergy Arkansas’ first female line worker ‘loves the adventure’

Sara Russell-Lingo didn’t set out to make history. But after a few post-high-school years of dead-end warehouse jobs and a stint in retail, “I was looking for a career.”