APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION AWARDS NEARLY $1.5 MILLION TO DABNEY S. LANCASTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR JOB TRAINING
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Issues: Business and Consumers Education
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded a grant of $1,466,029 to Dabney S. Lancaster Community College (soon to be Mountain Gateway Community College) for the Appalachian Hardwood Training Initiative, a program to improve skills to increase employability in the region's sawmill and wood manufacturing industries. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
"Job training can improve a person's prospects for employment and higher wages. ARC's award of $1,466,029 to Dabney S. Lancaster Community College for the Appalachian Hardwood Training Initiative will provide that training for individuals, giving them the skills for use in the region's wood industry."
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