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Grant

April 27-May 1, 2015

$1 million in Public Works funds to the Wilson Community College and the Wilson Community College Foundation, Wilson, North Carolina, to renovate and customize two buildings on the Wilson Community College Lee Campus for workforce training in advanced transportation and industrial maintenance and operations. The region’s industry and facilities have suffered from a shortage of skilled workers in these fields. This project will provide the specialized training and retraining of local workers to address the gap. This investment is part of a $2 million project that the grantee estimates will create 245 jobs.

U.S. Economic Development Administration

U.S. Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite 71014
Washington, DC 20230