Workforce Solutions Providers

Recognizing outstanding innovation and excellence in workforce management, this award honors companies delivering transformative solutions that optimize employee engagement, streamline operations, and drive measurable business impact, setting the standard for modern talent and organizational success.

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TEQ Connect

Scaling Skilled Trade Hiring Without Sacrificing Fit

Raymond Dick, Co-Founder and CEO

Hiring for skilled trade roles has traditionally relied on resumes, applications, and interviews, which consume valuable time. These require coordination, depend on subjective judgment, and offer limited insight into how a candidate will actually perform. Hiring cycles lengthen, effort increases, and decisions are often made with incomplete information.

Fostering Economic Resilience: The Role of Collaboration in Workforce Strategies

A focused, execution-driven mindset is reshaping the workforce solutions landscape. As the state’s economy spans manufacturing floors, logistics networks, agricultural operations, healthcare systems, and professional services, demand is concentrating on adaptable skills that can keep pace with operational change. Collaboration among employers, educators, and workforce intermediaries is tightening around faster alignment and practical relevance. Attention has shifted from short-term hiring outcomes to sustaining productivity, strengthening resilience, and supporting durable employability across its varied labor markets.