TRAINING PROJECTS FOR WORKERS APPROVED

FRANKFORT, KY--The Bluegrass State Skills Corporation (BSSC) has approved $1,027,215.49 to support 33 skills training projects. 7 projects were approved using funds from the Kentucky Adult Education/Council on Postsecondary Education (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.) The WES projects, valued at $48,986.00 will provide entry level, skills upgrade or related skills training for 1,068 trainees. 18 BSSC grant fund projects were approved valued at $508,478.98 for 4,264 trainees to receive entry level, skills upgrade or related skills training. 4 projects were preliminarily approved through BSSC's Skills Training Investment Credit program valued at $260,232.00 for 750 trainees to receive skills upgrade training. 8 Skills Training Investment Credit projects valued at $469,750.51 received final approval for tax credits to support skills upgrade training activities for 770 trainees.

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

Workplace Essential Skills Projects:

Elizabethtown - Elizabethtown Industrial Foundation Training Consortium, $14,760.00 for 237 trainees -- Elizabethtown Technical College (KCTCS)

Glasgow - R. R. Donnelley, $8,500.00 for 450 trainees -- Independent Submission

Hopkinsville - Amfine Chemical Company, $10,260.00 for 24 trainees -- Hopkinsville Community College (KCTCS)

Hopkinsville - Siemer Milling Company, $3,936.00 for 30 trainees -- Independent Submission

Richmond - EnerSys, $7,930.00 for 32 trainees -- Independent Submission

Shelbyville - Pharma Center Shelbyville, Inc., $900.00 for 75 trainees -- Independent Submission

Shelbyville - Lawson Mardon, USA, Inc., $2,700.00 for 220 trainees -- Independent Submission

BSSC Grant Fund Projects:

Booneville - Image Entry of Owsley County, $3,240.00 for 17 trainees -- Independent Submission

Bowling Green - Covington Electric, $14,400.00 for 7 trainees -- Marion County Area Technology Center

Bowling Green - Warren County Industrial Consortium, $7,490.00 for 970 trainees -- Independent Submission

Cadiz - Ethridge Plastics, $12,874.50 for 7 trainees -- Independent Submission

Danville - Central Kentucky Regional Jobs Training Consortium, $70,385.00 for 409 trainees -- Boyle County Schools

Franklin - Toyo Automotive Parts (USA), Inc., $87,422.50 for 156 trainees -- Independent Submission

Hardinsburg - Whitworth Tool Inc., $25,000.00 for 13 trainees -- Independent Submission

Hawesville - Hancock County Industrial Training Consortium, $52,035.00 for 897 trainees -- Independent Submission

Hickman - SGL Carbon Group, $4,500.00 for 4 trainees -- West Kentucky Technical College (KCTCS)

Hopkinsville - Amfine Chemical Company, $21,549.50 for 24 trainees -- Hopkinsville Community College (KCTCS)

Hopkinsville - Siemer Milling Company, $24,800.00 for 30 trainees -- Hopkinsville Community College (KCTCS)

Hopkinsville - Wal-Mart Distribution Center, $35,477.98 for 62 trainees -- Independent Submission

Lebanon - Brady Built Technologies, Inc., $6,400.00 for 3 trainees -- Marion County Area Technology Center

Louisville - HB Molding, Inc., $1,850.00 for 14 trainees -- Independent Submission

Louisville - HCML Greater Louisville Workforce Consortium, $64,927.00 for 1491 trainees -- Independent Submission

Mt. Sterling - Kyosan Denso Manufacturing Ky, LLC, $40,000.00 for 80 trainees -- Independent Submission

Paducah - Innovative Technical Solutions, LLC, $11,827.50 for 6 trainees -- Independent Submission

Winchester - Advanced Green Components, $24,300.00 for 74 trainees -- Central Kentucky Technical College (KCTCS)

Skills Training Investment Credit Projects - Preliminary Approval:

Frankfort - Washington Penn Plastic Co., Inc., $23,500.00 for 37 trainees -- Independent Submission

Frankfort - ArvinMeritor, $41,000.00 for 36 trainees -- Central Kentucky Technical College (KCTCS)

Louisville - Lantech.com, $95,732.00 for 239 trainees -- Independent Submission

Richmond - EnerSys, $100,000.00 for 438 trainees -- Independent Submission

Skills Training Investment Credit Projects - Final Approval:

Erlanger - Perfetti Van Melle USA, Inc., $31,007.23 for 92 trainees - Carroll County Area Technology Center

Florence - Mubea, Inc., $88,978.65 for 96 trainees - Carroll County Area Technology Center

Harrodsburg - Corning Incorporated, $99,626.50 for 17 trainees - Central Kentucky Technical College (KCTCS)

Leitchfield - Leggett & Platt, Inc., $33,070.05 for 196 trainees - Marion County Area Technology Center

Lexington - Neogen Corporation, $28,661.44 for 39 trainees - Independent Submission

Louisville - Zeon Chemical LP, $22,242.85 for 76 trainees - Independent Submission

Richmond - Enersys, $70,755.00 for 206 trainees - Central Kentucky Technical College (KCTCS)

Shepherdsville - Publishers Printing Company, $95,408.79 for 48 trainees - Independent Submission

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