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Brad Smith: Keynote Address for the 41st Annual Economic Forecast Conference

Jan. 10, 2013

Remarks by Brad Smith, General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Seattle, Wash., Jan. 10, 2013

Brad Smith: Education and Immigration Reform: Reigniting American Competitiveness and Economic Opportunity

Sept. 27, 2012

Remarks by Brad Smith, General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs, Washington, D.C., Sept. 27, 2012

Microsoft Extends Elevate America Veterans Initiative

Nov. 9, 2011

Announces availability of technology skills training and certification packages for veterans.

Microsoft Awards Elevate America Community Initiative Grants

Feb. 3, 2011

Company awards grants to nonprofit organizations to help underserved populations find jobs.

Microsoft Awards Up to $8 Million in Cash and Software to Help Veterans Get Jobs

Nov. 10, 2010

Microsoft today awarded grants to six organizations that help veterans and their spouses find jobs. The grants were part of the company’s Elevate America Veterans Initiative, a series of training and placement programs.

Microsoft Deploys New Programs to Help Veterans Get Jobs

Nov. 10, 2010

Company awards grants to six organizations and boosts efforts to train and support employment of veterans.

Elevate America, Now in 32 States and D.C.

May 28, 2010

Pamela Passman discusses expansion of Microsoft program to provide access to no-cost technology training and certification that helps Americans find employment.

More Women in Technology Needed

April 26, 2010

Women currently hold only a quarter of IT-related jobs in the U.S. Imagine Cup seeks to draw more.

Microsoft Invites Organizations to Help Prepare U.S. Veterans for Jobs

May 4, 2010

Microsoft to award cash and software to support programs for veterans.

Elevate America Initiative Provides Tech Training to Massachusetts Residents

March 31, 2010

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announces that Microsoft’s free technology training and certification program expands to Bay State with 26,000 vouchers.

Vote for Your Favorite Student Tech Innovations

March 25, 2010

Students worldwide can also create phone apps and videos to help change the world as part of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup.

Elevate America Launches in California

March 10, 2010

Initiative provides 166,500 technology training vouchers.

Helping U.S. Veterans

March 8, 2010

Training initiative aims to elevate America’s veterans.

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Veterans Fight for Jobs

Nov. 10, 2010

U.S. Troops return home to face a new challenge: Unemployment.