FEINGOLD
ANNOUNCES FUNDS FOR ENERGY JOB TRAINING IN NORTHEAST WISCONSIN
Grant Follows Feingold Letter to Secretary of Labor in Support of
Lakeshore Technical College
July 24, 2008
Washington, D.C.
– U.S. Senator Russ Feingold announced today that Lakeshore Technical
College in Cleveland, WI received a grant for nearly $1 million to support
the New Energy Project aimed at training the next generation of workers
for Wisconsin’s energy industry. On March 24, 2008, Feingold sent
a letter to Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao supporting the grant application
of Lakeshore Technical College.
“This grant
recognizes that Lakeshore Technical College’s New Energy Project
is uniquely positioned to help meet Wisconsin’s job growth and
energy needs,” Feingold said. “It demonstrates that Wisconsin
can be a leader in the development of a skilled workforce to meet the
growing demand for workers in the high-growth energy industry.”
Lakeshore Technical
College was one of only 11 awardees chosen from 172 applications to
the High Growth Job Training Initiative of the U.S. Department of Labor.
Feingold has been an avid supporter of programs to grow jobs in the
energy sector, including the Green Collar Jobs Initiative that seeks
to provide training and create jobs with the goal of producing energy
efficient buildings, solar panels, wind turbines, advanced technology
vehicles and renewable biofuels and energy.
“The New
Energy Project will help teach workers skills that can lead to stable,
well-paid careers in an emerging field,” Feingold said. “With
a changing economy, institutions like Lakeshore Technical College are
leading the way in preparing young Americans to be competitive in the
global marketplace.”
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