G.R.O.W. in Lake Forest is a job creation and retention program developed by the City of Lake Forest in partnership with the
Orange County One-Stop Center. It assists businesses in Lake Forest with current and future hiring and employee retention needs. It includes:
- Assistance with locating available for sale or for lease commercial space in Lake Forest
- Assistance with universal or confidential job recruitment
- Connecting businesses with no cost hiring solutions to include candidate screening, on-site recruitments and job fairs
- Customized trainings for employees based on new technologies or service procedures at their company
- Publicly recognizing businesses that create and/or add jobs to the community as a result of their business locating or expanding in Lake Forest
- Specialized on-the-job training programs customized to meet a business' needs and enhance employee skills
- Training and hiring incentives such as on-the-job training (OJT), customized training, work experience (WEX), and work opportunity tax credit (WOTC) offered through the Orange County One-Stop Center
.