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Members Only Discussion
with National WFD Expert Nick Beadle

Thursday, September 24, 2026 | 3:00-4:00pm

National workforce expert Nick Beadle is joining OWC members for a four part series of conversations about the most pressing topics in workforce development.

The second installment of this members only series is Thursday, September 24 at 3:00 pm.

We will discuss two recent topics Nick has written about: the role of business in workforce development policymaking and the Ohio gubernatorial race. Join us for a discussion with Nick about business-focused workforce development policy and what it means for Ohio.

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Nick Beadle is one of America’s leading thinkers and innovators in workforce development and the public policy that informs it. He spent more than 11 years at the U.S. Department of Labor, where as an attorney and workforce chief of staff, he built a first-of-its-kind program using workforce resources to attack the opioid crisis and strategies for getting more workers to good jobs through government programs. He now writes the JOBS THAT WORK newsletter and consults with clients across the country on getting more people to work in good jobs.

When Working Isn’t Enough: Wages and Public Benefits in Ohio

The Ohio Workforce Coalition commissioned The Center for Community Solutions to investigate wages, public benefit eligibility, and benefit uptake by occupation in Ohio. Despite working - often full-time - many Ohioans still require benefit assistance (e.g., SNAP and Medicaid) to access food and medical care. This report outlines key findings from 10 low wage occupations, benefit usage by occupation, and policy recommendations. Fact sheets for each occupation (e.g., childcare worker, home health aide, assemblers and fabricators) include wages, number of job openings, projected growth, benefit eligibility, and whether Black workers are overrepresented in the low wage job.

Read the Report (English)