TRAINING PROJECTS FOR WORKERS APPROVED

FRANKFORT, KY-- The Bluegrass State Skills Corporation (BSSC) has approved $650,944.86 in worker training projects. Through these 30 projects, 10 were approved using funds from the Cabinet for Workforce Development's Department for Adult Education and Literacy (a Workforce Alliance partner) for Workplace Essential Skills (WES) training. (WES training includes, but is not limited to, basic skills for communication, math, technology and problem solving.) These 10 projects, a total of $90,238.25, will provide entry level, skills upgrade or related skills training for 1,459 workers. The remaining 20 projects were approved through BSSC's grant fund in the amount of $560,706.61 for 2,135 workers to receive entry level, skills upgrade or related skills training.

 In addition, 7 projects were preliminarily approved through BSSC's Skills Training Investment Credit program in the amount of $342,299.99 for 463 workers to receive skills upgrade training.

Companies receiving grants and/or tax credits, the amount, number of trainees, and the provider of the training are as follows:

Workplace Essential Skills Training Grants:

Bowling Green - Afni, $3,736.00 for 50 trainees --

Corbin - Baptist Regional Medical Center, $23,400.00 for 1000 trainees – ExecuTrain of Lexington

Frankfort - Topy Corporation, $25,000.00 for 100 trainees --

Frankfort - R J Industries, LLC, $7,722.25 for 42 trainees --

Harrodsburg - Modine Climate Systems, $2,880.00 for 24 trainees – ExecuTrain of Lexington

Louisville - The Courier-Journal, $9,500.00 for 50 trainees --

Louisville - Multicorr Corporation, $11,970.00 for 40 trainees --

Louisville - Steel Technologies, $3,510.00 for 50 trainees --

Louisville - TFC, Inc., $1,080.00 for 18 trainees --

Russellville - Logan Aluminum, $1,440.00 for 85 trainees – Western Kentucky University Research Foundation

Bluegrass State Skills Corporation Grants:

Campbellsville - Murakami Manufacturing, USA, Inc., $11,772.00 for 22 trainees --

Corbin - Baptist Regional Medical Center, $24,880.00 for 420 trainees -- ExecuTrain of Lexington

Erlanger - Obara Corporation USA, $25,000.00 for 15 trainees -- Carroll County Area Technology Center

Frankfort - R J Industries, LLC, $25,000.00 for 25 trainees --

Henderson - SITEX Corporation, $19,998.60 for 106 trainees --

Hopkinsville - Pennyrile Industrial Managers Association Consortium (PIMA), $75,000.00 for 50 trainees – Hopkinsville Community College (KCTCS)

Hopkinsville - Wal-Mart Distribution Center, $165,722.02 for 503 trainees --

Lexington - DSM, Inc., $3,900.00 for 42 trainees – Kentucky State University

Lexington - Webasto Sunroofs, Inc., $12,400.00 for 6 trainees – Central Kentucky Technical College (KCTCS)

Louisville - AAF-McQuay Inc. dba AAF International, $12,000.00 for 190 trainees --

Louisville - Summit Energy Services, $24,562.75 for 113 trainees --

Louisville - Multicorr Corporation, $25,000.00 for 40 trainees --

Louisville - TFC, Inc., $3,048.00 for 18 trainees --

Madisonville - Gemtron Corporation, $9,669.74 for 35 trainees --

Middlesboro - Mountain Tarp, Inc., $22,150.00 for 14 trainees – Southeast Community College (KCTCS)

Paducah - Walker Stone, Inc., $20,437.50 for 10 trainees --

Russell Springs - Bruss North America, Inc., $25,000.00 for 27 trainees --

Russellville - Logan Aluminum, $12,264.00 for 323 trainees – Western Kentucky University

Shelbyville - Lawson Mardon, USA, Inc., $19,902.00 for 140 trainees --

Winchester - OSRAM Sylvania, $23,000.00 for 36 trainees – Central Kentucky Technical College (KCTCS)

Skills Training Investment Credits:

Clermont - Jim Beam Brands Company, $80,663.13 for 176 trainees – Elizabethtown Community College (KCTCS)

Erlanger - Obara Corporation USA, $18,000.00 for 12 trainees – Carroll County Area Technology Center

Louisville - Multicorr Corporation, $20,000.00 for 21 trainees --

Louisville - The Courier-Journal, $100,000.00 --

Maysville - Emerson Power Transmission, $39,750.30 for 96 trainees – Maysville Community College (KCTCS)

Paducah - Crounse Corporation, $80,500.00 for 146 trainees --

Russellville - Beverage Industry Recycling Program, $3,386.56 for 12 trainees --

The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development is the primary state agency in Kentucky responsible for creating new jobs and new investment in the state. New business investment in Kentucky in 2002 totaled more than $3.2 billion with the creation of nearly 13,000 new jobs. Information on available development sites, workforce training, incentive programs, community profiles, small business development and other resources is available at http://www.thinkkentucky.com/ .

Contact:

Ken Carroll (502) 564-2021