Can welfare rolls help ease labor shortage?

Can welfare reform help low-income people find gainful employment and also provide new pools of skilled laborers in labor-short areas such as the Front Range?The answer appears to be yes, in some instances. But whether welfare reform can supply the large numbers of skilled workers needed for today’s high-tech firms is still open to question, and most agree the key will be strong employer involvement in the process.
While innovative training programs like those of Blackfox Training Institute LLC and Celestial Seasonings Inc. in Boulder County have been successful and show great promise, their number must swell to provide…