2008 Press Releases 
Periodically the Department will release information concerning relevant changes,
coming events, etc.
- July 14, 2008 - DWS
Announces 2008 Work/Life Celebration
- July 10, 2008 - DWS
Presents Business Seminar "Immigrants, Refugees and Foreign-born Workers"
- July 2, 2008 - Utah
Receives Unemployment Insurance Extension of Benefits
- April 9, 2008 - DWS Releases New Data on Job Vacancies
- March 28, 2008 - DWS Presents Job & Resource Fair for Refugees
- March 5, 2008 - DWS Presents Workshop on Hiring Refugees
- February 14, 2008 - DWS Releases New Career Guide for Women
- February 13, 2008 - Director of Refugee Services
Office Appointed, Governor Huntsman Establishes Refugee Board of Advisors
- January 30, 2008 - Extraordinary Marriages
Extolled at Awards Luncheon February 1, 2008
- January 23, 2008 - Training Seminars to Focus
on Healthy Marriage and Children's Mental Health
- January 18, 2008 - DWS and DATC sponsor Non-Traditional
Occupations for Women Conference and Job Fair - January 24, 2008
- January 14, 2008 - State Opens Work/Life Award
Nominations for 2008 - Utah's Best Places to Work
- January 4, 2008 - DWS and the Salt Lake &
Tooele Employer Committee present a Business Seminar
2007 Press Releases
- November 8, 2007 - DWS Presents Business Seminar
on Generations-Diversity
- October 16, 2007 - DWS Recornizes Lights On
Afterschool
- September 28, 2007 - DWS in Partnership with
Utahns Against Hunger Receives $585,601 Food Stamp Participation Grant
- September 17, 2007 - Mark VanOrden, DWS IT
Director is the Winner of the 2007 Merrill Baumgardner Award
- September 6, 2007 - Conference Call for Utah
Work/Life Awards Applicants Scheduled for September 10, 2007
- June 28, 2007 - DWS Announces Incumbent Worker
Training Grants
- June 26, 2007 - Western Governors University
Offering Scholarships for Rural Teaching
- June 06, 2007 - New Wage Data Available from
DWS
- April 02, 2007 - DWS Announces 2007 Work/Life
Celebration
- March 02, 2007 - State of Utah is Proud to
Announce the Winners of the 2007 Utah Work/Life Awards.
- February 20, 2007 - State, County and Local
Agencies Coordinate Efforts to Serve Refugees
- February 06, 2007 - Marriage Commission Recognizes
Extraordinary Marriages
- January 18, 2007 - Celebration of Women's
History Month - Utah Women's Achievement Awards
- January 08, 2007 - Correction to Press Release
for January 02, 2007
- January 05, 2007 - Utah Commission for Women
and Families Essay Contest
- January 02, 2007 - Finalists Announced for
Utah’s Premiere Workplace Excellence Award: The 2007 Utah Work/Life Awards
2006 Press Releases
- November 16, 2006 - Commission Seeking
Extraordinary Marriage Nominations
- November 9, 2006 - The Department of
Workforce Services (DWS) has just released new projections on jobs in Utah
through 2014
- October 31, 2006 - DWS Presents
Business Seminar - Legal Updates 2006
- September 25, 2006 - MotorFest to
Spotlight Careers in the Automotive Industry
- September 8, 2006 - State Opens Work/Life
Award Nominations for 2007 Utah’s Best Places to Work
- June 15, 2006 - DWS and Partners
Sponsor Community and Veterans Job Fair
- June 15, 2006 - DWS Partners With SLCC and
The Skills Center For Job Fair
- May 23, 2006 - DWS Offers Returning
Veterans “Keys to Career Success”
- May 18, 2006 - DWS Partners with Employers
for Job Fair for AOL Employees
- May 17, 2006 - Courts get Tough with
Individuals Found Guilty of Unemployment Insurance and Public Assistance Fraud
with Jail Sentences and Fines
- April 24, 2006 - College Graduates
Entering a Favorable Job Market This Year
- March 23, 2006 - DWS Announces 2006
Work/Life Winners
- March 2, 2006 - DWS Presents Business
Seminar - How Top Performers Solve the Toughest Problems
- February 22, 2006 - New Data on Job
Vacancies in the Metro Area from DWS
- February 22, 2006 - New Data on Job Vacancies in the Uintah Basin from DWS
- February 22, 2006 - New Data on Job
Vacancies in Iron and Washington Counties from DWS
- February 22, 2006 - Study of Utah Women in
the Workforce Released by DWS
- January 30, 2006 - Marriage Commission
Recognizes Extraordinary Marriages
- January 24, 2006 - Celebrating Marriage in
Utah: Professional Seminar Available
- January 17, 2006 - Accepting
Nominations for Women's Achievement Awards
- January 9, 2006 - Finalists for
the 2006 Utah Work/Life Awards Announced
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