Massachusetts awarded $6.6 million in Workforce Training Fund Program grants to 543 businesses to train more than 5,200 workers, Gov. Maura Healey's administration announced Friday, Oct. 23.
Ohio employers have until 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, to apply for the current round of TechCred, the state program that reimburses businesses for short, technology-focused credentials earned by their workers, according to the Ohio Department of Development. The application period opened at 9 a.m.
Minnesota has awarded 14 grants worth more than $2.5 million to eight colleges and universities that will build custom training programs with specific employers, much of it aimed at upgrading the skills of people those companies already employ, the state Department of Employment and Economic Develop