Posts Tagged ‘job training’
Solar Apprenticeship Program Benefits Southwest Virginia
A youth solar apprenticeship program is changing lives and accelerating the switch to green energy in Southwest Virginia.
Read MoreLuthiery school opens manufacturing facility to provide economic opportunity
The Appalachian School of Luthiery in Hindman, Ky., recently opened the Troublesome Creek Stringed Instrument Company to train people for high-paying and highly skilled jobs in poverty-stricken areas.
Read MoreAppalachian citizens react to Trump administration proposal to close job-training centers
CONTACTS: Adam Wells, Regional Director of Community and Economic Development, adam@appvoices.org, 276-807-8269 Cat McCue, Communications Director, cat@appvoices.org, 434-293-6373 The Department of Labor today published notice in the Federal Register regarding proposed closure of nine federal job-training centers around the country. The Trump administration announced the news last Friday, as people were making plans and starting…
Read MorePOWER Initiative Grants Awarded
On Aug. 24, the White House announced the recipients of the latest round of POWER Initiative grants. A majority of the 29 projects receiving funding are in in Central Appalachia.
Read MoreReworking the Region
From innovative job-training models and worker-owned business to the prospect of federal funding to reinvigorate Appalachia, people across the region are working for a stronger economy.
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