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Press Release

Job Data Exchange (JDX) Pilot Launches to Modernize Labor Market Data

Data
Innovation
Workforce Training
February 18, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Job Data Exchange Pilot Partners Announced

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today announced the next steps in developing the Job Data Exchange (JDX), a set of open data tools and resources that will improve the speed and clarity of employer signaling to education, training, and credentialing partners, which in turn will help learners and workers better understand what jobs are available and what skills are required to fill them. Central to the pilot will be the development and field testing of an expanded data standard, or schema, for job descriptions and postings.

U.S. Chamber Foundation Selects Recipients of Career Readiness Funding

Community Improvement
Education
Innovation
December 11, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Career Readiness Lab Participants
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today announced the five chambers of commerce selected to participate in the Career Readiness Lab, through which they will each receive $95,000 to implement a work-based learning program that better connects students with academic and experiential learning opportunities in their community. 

U.S. Chamber Foundation Announces New Funders, Pilot Projects for Job Data Exchange

Data
Education
Innovation
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
August 28, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Press Release_JDX Pilot Phase and New Funding Support
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced today additional support for the Job Data Exchange (JDX), an effort to help employers and their HR technology partners more clearly communicate hiring requirements in a rapidly changing talent marketplace. These new funding partners are Lumina Foundation, Schmidt Futures, and Walmart. Google.org and JPMorgan Chase & Co. previously announced their support for the project.

U.S. Chamber Foundation to Develop Web-Based Job Description Resources with Support from Google.org and JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Data
Innovation
April 24, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Clearer Signals Project
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced today support from Google.org and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to develop an employer-led job registry. The registry will provide employers and their HR technology partners the tools and resources they need to clearly communicate their hiring requirements in a rapidly changing talent marketplace.

U.S. Chamber Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Partner to Bring TPM Academies to Tennessee, Michigan, and Kentucky

Competitiveness
Economic Growth
Education
Emerging Issues
Innovation
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
March 22, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced today the next phase of the Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) initiative, the U.S. Chamber Foundation’s signature workforce development initiative. With a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the U.S. Chamber Foundation is leading the efforts on statewide TPM Academies. Michigan, Tennessee, and Kentucky have been selected to host these programs. Over the past four years, the TPM Academy has grown into a community of over 300 employers across 21 states.

U.S. Chamber Foundation Study Reveals Regulatory Burdens, Inconsistent Rules Are Barriers to Entry for U.S. Food Truck Owners and Threaten to Stall Industry Growth

Economic Growth
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
March 20, 2018
General Foundation

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation released the results of a comprehensive study conducted of the food truck industry in the United States. The 12-month study, Food Truck Nation, reveals the ease and hurdles of starting up and operating a food truck business in 20 of the most active food truck cities across the nation. The study reveals that the burdens placed on owners threaten to halt growth of an industry that for many entrepreneurs has become a gateway to owning a brick-and-mortar restaurant.

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