What's Happening in the States July 2026

CONNECTICUT

• Governor Lamont Highlights Newly Certified Courses Preparing Registered Apprentices for Job Opportunities

MARYLAND

• Howard County Executive Calvin Ball Officially Opens County’s First Transformational Opportunity and Economic Mobility Center
• Maryland Goes All-In On Apprenticeships
• How Maryland Is Building a Cybersecurity and AI Ecosystem at the State Level

NORTH CAROLINA

• North Carolina Business Committee for Education (NCBCE) Launches 12 Careers Electric Summer Electrical Academies Across the State
• Governor Stein Announces State’s New “First in Opportunity” Strategic Economic Development Plan

OHIO

• ODJFS Invests $495,000 in New Piketon Recruitment and Career Center
• Governor DeWine Announces $5 Million Investment in Workforce Partnerships Across Ohio 

OKLAHOMA

• CEO Trae Rahill, Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, Highlights Workforce Transformation, Muskogee Hub, and $6M Training Grant
• Nearly $6 Million Federal Training Grant Awarded to Oklahoma

SOUTH DAKOTA

• Rhoden Announces Expansion Of Youth Apprenticeships

TEXAS

• TWC Awards More than $1.3 Million in Grants to Expand Paid Internship Opportunities

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