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May 16, 2023
The Dallas Morning News

For the 78,000 people released from prisons in Texas every year, finding a job isn't easy.

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April 27, 2023
Prison Fellowship

But how can we help? Q&A with a business leader

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April 11, 2023
Jails to Jobs

Individuals incarcerated in jails and prisons can now access the Honest Jobs employment platform

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April 10, 2023
Forbes

How Fair Chance Hiring Is Good For Businesses And Talent

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March 21, 2023
Denver Business Journal

Denver startup lands contract with state to help people find jobs after prison

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March 17, 2023
Colorado Newsline

These companies see advantage in putting former inmates to work

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March 16, 2023
KDAF

Dallas: New program launching to help job seekers with criminal backgrounds

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March 15, 2023
Stand Together

Honest Jobs provides pathways to opportunity for job seekers with criminal records

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March 4, 2023
Goshen News

INDEPTH: Website offers some a second chance

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February 20, 2023
Lincoln Citizen

Giving Incarcerated Individuals Access to Second-Chance Job Opportunities

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January 24, 2023
Axios Denver

Here are some Denver startups to keep an eye on

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August 26, 2022
KY Inno

Meet the five winners of Render's $100K Reconstruct Challenge

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July 6, 2022
The Independent UK

How a $2.9m startup is trying to become the LinkedIn for formerly incarcerated people

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June 23, 2022
Denver Startup Week

PROBLEM-FOUNDER FIT: HOW HAVING A FELONY MAKES ME A BETTER FOUNDER

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March 3, 2022
Colorado Politics

Senate panel advances bill to automatically seal non-violent criminal records

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December 20, 2021
Ashland University

Ashland’s Correctional Education program partners with Honest Jobs

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October 26, 2021
Jails to Jobs

Honest Jobs helps formerly incarcerated job seekers find employment and companies become second-chance employers

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October 9, 2021
NPR

Workers with criminal records may benefit from employers' need for workers

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October 5, 2021
LA Times

Once shunned, people convicted of felonies find more employers open to hiring them

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September 30, 2021
Time to Breakthrough

Join Our Fair Opportunity Employer Movement

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September 24, 2021
Leader-Telegram

Interested in ex-cons

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September 24, 2021
Bloomberg Equality

Ex-Offenders Get a Second Look in a Tight U.S. Labor Market

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September 23, 2021
The Counter

During the pandemic, employers in the hospitality sector turned to the formerly incarcerated to fill jobs

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April 22, 2021
Built in Colorado

Meet Honest Jobs, a Startup Helping the Formerly Incarcerated Find Work

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March 16, 2021
The Metropreneur

Honest Jobs Wins Pitch Competition in SXSW “Future of Work” Category

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March 15, 2021
Columbus Business First

'They needed a first chance' – the motivation behind Harley Blakeman's startup Honest Jobs

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March 12, 2021
Columbus Business First

Startup helping people land jobs after prison raises $1.2M after pandemic pivot, TechStars

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February 16, 2021
SXSW

The Best of Startups: Announcing SXSW Pitch 2021 Finalists and Alternates

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December 30, 2020
Columbus CEO

Honest Jobs online marketplace helps people with criminal records find employment

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November 25, 2020
Tech Times

HonestJobs' CEO Harley Blakeman: On Helping People with Criminal Record Find Jobs via Online Marketplace

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November 24, 2020
Columbus Alive

Harley Blakeman's journey from prison to tech startup CEO

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November 2, 2020
Daily Camera

Techstars begins new workforce-development accelerator

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August 24, 2020
ABC 6

Ohio State graduate creates website to help people with criminal records find employers

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August 12, 2020
The Metropreneur

Honest Jobs Leverages Client Feedback to Build Version 2.0

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March 5, 2020
Forbes

Prison Fueled This Founder’s Passion To Fight Recidivism

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February 5, 2020
WOSU Public Media

Ohio State Graduate Works To Connect People With Criminal Records To Jobs

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January 27, 2020
U.S. News & World Report

Ban the Box: Opening the Door to College for Felons

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January 23, 2020
The Lantern

Ohio State Alumnus Gives People with Criminal Record Place in Job Market

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January 9, 2020
Spectrum News

More Than an Ex-Convict: Honest Jobs

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December 23, 2019
The Columbus Dispatch

Former felon starts website to help ex-criminals find jobs

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October 4, 2019
The Metropreneur

Work the Real Reward for Winners of Social Enterprise Awards

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June 26, 2019
American Bar Association

How to help people with criminal records break barriers to employment

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April 11, 2019
The Metropreneur

Honest Jobs Platform Launched by Local Entrepreneur

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February 20, 2019
The Lantern

Reformed Ex-Convict to Share Story at TedX Talk

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February 20, 2019
TEDx

Harley Blakeman:The Secret Life Sentence of Being a Felon

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