Marinette Marine Workers Get $500K Training Grant

Wednesday, March 09, 2011

According to a report from the Green Bay Press Gazetter, Wisconsin’s Bay Area Workforce Development Board will receive a $500,000 state grant to train new and existing Marinette Marine Corp. workers ahead of a pending contract to build 10 additional Navy combat ships at the shipyard.

(Source: Green Bay Press Gazette)

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