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Articles by Tessa LeSage
COLUMN: New jobs pipeline a game changer for Charlotte County
Charlotte County has seen tremendous growth over the last few years. From attracting new residents to the construction of a new resort and the solidification of a major community, we are seeing many opportunities coming to the county and the region. However, with this growth, there are many challenges ahead, especially as it relates to our workforce.
Guest opinion: Multimillion-dollar jobs pipeline coming to SWFL Original
Aysequl Timur, Amir B. Ferreira Neto and Tessa LeSage Special to The News-Press The headline unemployment rate in Southwest Florida is 2.6% — meaning that for every 1,000 workers who want a job, only 26 cannot find one. Local employers struggle to find workers with the skills needed to fill in-demand positions. These challenges are not unique to Southwest Florida, but our working-age residents are further behind in their skills and lack the desirable credentials required to meet employers’ needs.
FutureMakers Coalition uses collaboration for workforce, talent development Original
Aysequl Timur, Amir B. Ferreira Neto and Tessa LeSage Special to The News-Press One of the main workforce issues communities face is the mismatch between the supply of local talent and the demand for particular skills. Nationally, almost 50% of working-age adults are without the credentials needed to fill in-demand jobs. Here in Southwest Florida, that number is nearly 60%, making it even harder to maintain our local economic growth and to improve lives.
FutureMakers Coalition: What the Talent Hub designation means for Southwest Florida
When the FutureMakers Coalition announced Southwest Florida was designated a Talent Hub by Lumina and Kresge foundations in January 2020, we couldn’t have predicted how important our work to accelerate efforts to improve our regional workforce would become.
I'm a FutureMaker: sustaining the future of Southwest Florida’s workforce
OPINION Tessa LeSage, Guest Contributor Published 2:15 p.m. ET April 18, 2019 FutureMakers is designed to increase number of post-secondary degrees and certifications to meet needs of region workforce. (Photo: DigtialStorm, Getty Images/iStockphoto) A highly-skilled workforce is the best economic development incentive a community can tap to create mobility and improve quality of life for all.
Data helps build strong FutureMakers
Fort Myers is my hometown. It’s where I attended pre-, elementary, middle and high school. I was a first-generation college student and eventually earned a master’s degree at Florida Gulf Coast University. I am a Southwest Floridian, a mother of two and a FutureMaker.
Data, access help improve workforce demands
Everyday, we are bombarded with data. We are exposed to it everywhere and about everything. Data can help us understand the world around us. It can help us identify needs and opportunities for positive change. It can help us adapt when it shows us something isn’t working. Access to data is critical to the sustainability of organizations, businesses, entire systems, like the economy, as well as projects and programs. This of course means data is most useful when we use it to do something productive.
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