Walsh County Career Builders workforce retention efforts receive state recognition

GRAFTON, N.D. — Walsh County s Career Builders program has continued to see positive marks after the third quarter of its third year. Walsh County Job Development Association executive director Stacie Sevigny has overseen a program that has supported 58 job placements across 17 employers, with a 91% retention rate among participants completing their three-year commitment. One employer was added to the program in this year's Q3 and others have inquired. We did wonder if this was going to level off at some point, but what we re seeing is it's not. We have almost as many in year one as we do who have completed it. We have a lot of really great job openings here an this program is working to help fill those spots, Sevigny said. In September, program leaders shared results with the North Dakota Legislative Council s Higher Education Institutions Committee at UND. Brenda Zastoupil, director of financial aid at the North Dakota University System, extended an invitation to Sev