Alexi Madon Posts

Across the nation, many states have rules and standards around electronic waste (e-waste) recycling and collection. While the standards vary from state to state, several connect collection requirements with the amount of electronics sold within that state by weight.

CompTIA hosted a tech forum for Illinois state legislators at the Museum of Science and Industry last Monday, July 13. The hour session focused on economic development around the industry as well as the pipeline of talent entering the workforce. Guest speaker Gretchen Koch, Executive Director of Workforce Development Strategies at the Creating IT Futures Fund, put education and workforce issues in perspective for legislators, noting that the Chicago metro is 4th in the nation with open IT jobs.