3/4/22 On The Mark: Mark & Ben host Financial Friday (jobless numbers) and talk community college

Mark Lawrence and co-host Ben Reichley host Bob Garrett, President and CEO Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Art Thomas, Chairman GSVCC, President Meck-Tech and Diversified Construction Inc., with  reaction to the latest US and PA jobless numbers, and the Chamber’s latest activities, events and meetings. 8:40am: Elizabeth Bolden, President and CEO, Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges, on how community colleges train people for High Priority Occupations, on CCs are meeting the demand for healthcare professionals right now. 8:50am: Melissa Day, Director, Luzerne County Community College, Berwick and Greater Susquehanna Valley Centers, on the ‘symbiosis’ between GSVCC and LCCC, the growing importance of affordable, accredited, agile, and forward thinking higher education at the local level. During open phones, we continued the Community College theme with Lenaire Ahlum, Executive Director of the Susquehanna Valley Community Education Project, and Megan Beck, Sunbury businesswoman and board member of the SVCEP calling to talk about the obvious need for a local community college. We also talked about US energy policy, the impact of the Russian invasion, and the need for more domestically produced energy in the US.