Hispanic Heritage Month: ABC13 Mayra Moreno meets with founder of Latina Podcasters Network, Rita Bautista!

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, ABC13’s Mayra Moreno met a young Latina who was making waves in the podcasting world. Rita Bautista, founder of Latina Podcasters Network, started her own podcast in 2019 but said when she didn’t see herself reflected in podcast voices, she made a huge leap. She created her network of podcasts Latina. Cause: She wanted to amplify their voices and draw their attention. RELATED: ABC13 Celebrates Hispanic Heritage month in Latin America! “We’ve worked with Apple to promote the podcast,” Bautista…

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ABC13 Who’s Hiring job fair features position, and education opportunities in Fort Bend County!

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – With ABC13 Localish in Richmond-Rosenberg next week, we have a way for you to land a job in the area and learn a new career through art school. ABC13 is collaborating with Workforce Solutions at the weekly Job Fair for Hiring This Thursday. You can contact the recruiters and apply for jobs during the half-hour event or learn about other programs. This week, there are about a dozen employers from the Fort Bend County area. There are a number of industries from manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and sales.…

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Now Hiring: 150-acre retail and housing development to host job fair in Fifth Ward along Buffalo Bayou on September 19!

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – A 150-acre retail and housing development, which began last year in the Fifth Ward district, will take a job on Monday, September 19. ABC13 first reported this development in 2021. The view of this area is as Houston’s River Walk. “We’re really focused on creating a very attractive outdoor environment across all of our projects,” said Anna Deans of Midway Developers in Houston. “There will also be 360 ​​multi-family units.” Planners said the site, called East River, would have great views of downtown. It will be…

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Vice President Kamala Harris announces plans to fund millions to aerospace workforce programs while visiting Johnson Space Center!

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – Vice President Kamala Harris outlined space priorities during her visit to Space City, and they could greatly affect Houston for many years to come. Inside San Jacinto College’s Edge Center there are classes that can come to schools of the future across the country. “We’re trying to build this pipeline for future space workers,” said Dr. Janice Fowler, director of space, education and workforce development at San Jacinto College. RELATED: VP Kamala Harris lands in Houston Thursday for conference, visit Johnson Space Center The Edge Center…

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Jobs near me: UPS announces 100k job openings for seasonal delivery rush!

New York — UPS plans to hire more than 100,000 workers to help deal with the holiday rush this season, in line with hiring in the past two years. The festive season volumes usually start rising in October and stay high through January. While online shopping has slowed from the height of the pandemic, it is still well above historical standards. UPS said Wednesday that there will be job openings for seasonal, full-time and part-time jobs, particularly package handlers, drivers and co-drivers. UPS promotes seasonal jobs as positions that can…

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Only on ABC13: US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh considers trade skills more of concern than recession!

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – Recession isn’t what’s important to US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, but another area, as we’ve discovered, that Houston is currently focusing on. In an interview on ABC13 only, Walsh said that if he was 18, the field he would go into would be welding, which is a hot commodity right now. “I think cybersecurity is one of those areas that I’m going into,” Walsh said. “I was also thinking about welding.” It’s a business skill, he said, that more Americans should take into account. However, he…

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