Breaking ground: workforce education facility construction underway
By Cheryl Schweizer | Columbia Basin Herald | Full Article “Dirt flew and spirits were high as Big Bend Community College officials celebrated construction of the new workforce education center with a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday. The new 70,000-square-foot workforce education center has ‘been a long time coming,’ said Daneen Berry-Guerin, dean of workforce education. Angie […]
Greater Fremont Development Council wins grant
By James Farrell | Fremont Tribune | Full Article “The Greater Fremont Development Council (GFDC) was one of 14 organizations to receive a grant award from a newly established state fund that aims to develop more rural workforce housing across Nebraska, GFDC announced yesterday. The fund, known as the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Fund, was […]
TCAD report highlights positive economic growth, workforce challenges in Tompkins County
By Alyvia Covert | Ithaca Voice | Full Article “TCAD President Michael B. Stamm said the development agency established its goals and outcomes for investments after launching its fundraiser drive more than five years ago. ‘With respect to the payroll, within four of the five years, we’ve already exceeded our goal of $45 million and […]