{"id":390649,"date":"2026-07-08T14:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/390649\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:54:09","slug":"kern-county-employers-training-resource-offers-relief-for-companies-facing-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/390649\/","title":{"rendered":"Kern County Employers Training Resource offers relief for companies facing closure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX)  \u2014 Kern County Employers Training Resource doesn&#8217;t just offer help to local job seekers; they can also help businesses dealing with layoffs or closure.<\/p>\n<p>Marketing and Promotions Coordinator Marco Paredes joined Eyewitness news to share what services they offer.<\/p>\n<p>Parades says the Rapid Response program can alleviate the impact of downsizing or closure on business owners and their staff.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses can access resources to avert closure, lower unemployment insurance costs, and reduce workplace disruptions.<\/p>\n<p>Services are also offered to employees impacted by layoffs or closures.<\/p>\n<p>They can find help with housing assistance, unemployment filing, healthcare options and debt management.<\/p>\n<p>Employees can also access employment and training opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>More information can be found by contacting Randy Christensen at (661) 336-6650 or christensenr@kerncounty.com<\/p>\n<p>Additional information about Kern County Employers Training Resource can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.employerstrainingresource.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">employerstrainingresource.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 Kern County Employers Training Resource doesn&#8217;t just offer help to local job seekers; they&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":390650,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-390649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/390650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}