Performance Management Software

AGS is proud to support one of our many deserving local charities during this year’s Holiday Season.  “Sharing Families”, located in River Falls, Wisconsin, is in its second decade of serving the community.   Individuals and organizations "adopt" a family in need for the holidays, and donate presents and much-needed help for children of all ages, in the Western Wisconsin community.

This season, 49 families, including 68 adults and 126 children, benefitted from the program.  Donations provided toys, new clothing, and thousands of dollars of food donations across the families.  Larger gifts include small appliances, gasoline cards, bicycles and gift cards for families with special needs.

As an employer in this mostly rural community, AGS works hard to support the needs of local agencies, organizations, and the citizenry in the area.  “We want to help strengthen the fabric of the community in which we work and live, in every way that we can, and helping to make Christmas a little merrier for a needy family is a small part of what we can do,” says Derrick Edwards, President of AGS Data Systems.

 Cincinnati, Ohio Mayor Mark Mallory and Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper did the honors Feb. 11 at the Southwest Ohio Region Workforce Investment Board's (SWORWIB) Annual Meeting, handing out SuperAwards that honored 20 individuals, three companies, and six organizations for their leadership in the workforce system.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has awarded a $998,976 stimulus grant, the largest Constructing Futures Grant award in the state, to the Greater Cincinnati Regional Construction Trades Partnership, which will provide Pre-Apprenticeship training to low-income, unemployed residents of Southwestern Ohio, especially those who have historically been underrepresented within the construction industry. 

The broad-based partnership is led by the Laborer's Local 265 JATC, Easter Seals Work Resource Center, and Allied Construction Industries.  Training partners also include the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati, Butler Tech, Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency, Cincinnati Labor Agency for Social Services, and Straight 2 The Heart.  Each will provide occupational training in various construction pathways ranging from skilled labor to deconstruction and project administrator training, along will supportive services and career counseling.  Additional classes will be offered to the participants in sustainable green construction so they will be able to seek employment in the growing green economy.

This collaborative effort was formed through the efforts of Janice Urbanik, the Workforce Network's Director of Construction Career Pathways.

G*STARS is the common data collection system, used by the training partners, to collect data for measuring outcomes and performance metrics.  The data will be aggregated as part of the Southwest Ohio Regional Initiative, a comprehensive Region-wide project for analyzing program outcomes and deliverables.

AGS will be a sponsor and exhibitor at the NAWB Forum 2010, March 6-9, in Washington, D.C.  Celebrating our 10^th year as a sponsor and Associate Member, and will be hosting the Forum's “Swipe and Win” giveaway in our booth, for an HP Mini 10 Netbook.

This year’s Forum is entitled “Forum 2010 - Preparing a Competitive U.S. Workforce - Reflection, Reinvestment, Recovery”.  It is a vital time for the workforce industry with the influx of stimulus funding and an administration focused on recovering a struggling economy. With record unemployment across the country there has been no more important time for workforce organizations to raise the bar on service delivery and innovation.

Forum 2010 will bring leaders from workforce organizations, economic development, education, business, and others together to meet these challenges head on and to work together to prepare a competitive U.S. workforce.

Visit the NAWB Forum 2010 Site