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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">NEW VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS RURAL MANUFACTURING GRANT ADMINISTERED BY WORKFORCE BOARD</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">A new video highlights the success of the Make it in Washington manufacturing grant administered by the Workforce Board. Now in its final year, the grant enables
employees of qualified manufacturers to advance their skills through tuition-funded, online training. The Workforce Board is administering this $2.7 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. Students in remote and rural areas are able to enroll
in targeted, business-focused distance learning at Highline College and Shoreline Community College, and Washington State University. Summer quarter is coming soon! Get more details:
<a href="http://www.wtb.wa.gov/MakeitInWashington.asp"><span style="color:blue">http://www.wtb.wa.gov/MakeitInWashington.asp</span></a>. Watch the video:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:blue">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://youtu.be/Xk7PgibxAOU"><span style="color:blue">https://youtu.be/Xk7PgibxAOU</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A $2.7 million federal grant is helping manufacturing businesses across Washington pay for worker training
<b>at nearly no cost.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The U.S. Department of Labor is paying for the training to boost the skills of those who work at small and
mid-sized manufacturers in rural areas. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All training is online and aimed at boosting staff productivity in even the most remote places, where enhancing
employee skills is critical, but difficult.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Manufacturers can also qualify for a business assessment to plan for improvement and growth, through Impact Washington.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5A84AF">Who qualifies for Make it in Washington scholarships<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <b>Who:</b> If you work for a small or mid-sized manufacturer in one of the counties listed below, you
may qualify for a Make it in Washington Scholarship offered through Highline and Shoreline Colleges and Washington State University's Engineering and Technology Management program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Eligible Counties:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Skagit, Skamania, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum,
Walla Walla, Whitman, Yakima<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Next step is to contact us:</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
If you're interested in this scholarship program, contact <a href="mailto:Mike.Brennan@wtb.wa.gov">
<b><span style="color:#336699">Mike.Brennan@wtb.wa.gov</span></b></a> or call him at 360-709-4616.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For your information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#B68451">Manager, Library Development</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#45556C">Washington State Library | Office of the Secretary of State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#45556C">6880 Capitol Blvd SE, Tumwater, Washington<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#B68451">w:</span><span style="color:#45556C"> 360-704-5248 |
</span><span style="color:#B68451">f:</span><span style="color:#45556C"> 360-586-7575<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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