CCs to anchor work-training push

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Three North Mississippi community colleges will serve as anchors for a $10.5 million initiative to produce a workforce ready to work in the state's growing aerospace, automotive, and advanced manufacturing sectors, according to U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), and the Appalachian Regional Commission. The senator announced Sept. 30 that the three ARC grant awards for infrastructure and workforce training projects involve East Mississippi Community College, Northwest Mississippi Community College, and Itawamba Community College. The grants are funded through $16 million appropriated by Congress in FY 2016 for ARC to support workforce training programs in southern and south-central Appalachia. (Source: Y’all Politics 09/30/16)