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Before she became executive director of the Mississippi Department of Employment Security in 2004, the department was known as the Mississippi Employment Security Commission, a 600-person agency that was restructured as a result of the Workforce Development Act of 2004, a sweeping overhaul of the state's workforce training efforts that also mandated the agency move under the governor's supervision.
Once given the position by Gov. Haley Barbour, Favre said candidly, "I'm sure the governor would like to hear me say, 'We're already behind, and don't have a moment to waste. That's a fact.' Realistically, we need to take measurable steps each day to move this process forward in an effective manner." During her work with the MDES, Favre has accomplished many goals such as, placing more than 56,000 Mississippians jobs, and being named one of the most...
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