TRAINING PROJECTS FOR WORKERS APPROVED

FRANKFORT, KY--The Bluegrass State Skills Corporation (BSSC) has approved $813,599.64 to support 32 skills training projects. 6 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 $48,650.00 will provide entry level, skills upgrade, or related skills training for 963 trainees. 21 BSSC grant fund projects were approved valued at $558,372.50 for 1,428 trainees to receive entry level, skills upgrade, or related skills training. 5 projects were preliminarily approved through BSSC’s Skills Training Investment Credit program valued at $206,577.14 for 359 trainees to receive skills upgrade training. 10 Skills Training Investment Credit projects valued at $337,638.01 received final approval for tax credits to support skills upgrade training activities for 1,946 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:

• Louisville - Baptist Healthcare System, $7,200.00 for 200 trainees -- ExecuTrain of Lexington
• Ledbetter - Inland Marine Service, $2,750.00 for 11 trainees -- Independent Submission
• Shepherdsville - Publishers Printing Company, $3,275.00 for 162 trainees -- Independent Submission
• Lexington - Software Information Systems, $7,260.00 for 30 trainees -- ExecuTrain of Lexington
• Louisville - Steel Technologies, Inc., $3,190.00 for 60 trainees -- Independent Submission
• Lexington - Trane Company, $24,975.00 for 500 trainees -- ExecuTrain of Lexington

BSSC Grant Fund Projects:

• Campbellsville - D & W Ventures, Inc. dba McMahan Furniture, $25,000.00 for 18 trainees -- Campbellsville University Technology Training Center
• Carrollton - Lan-Cay, Inc., $5,850.00 for 10 trainees -- Independent Submission
• Corbin - CTA Acoustics, Inc., $24,800.00 for 75 trainees -- Independent Submission
• Elizabethtown - AGIPolymatrix, $80,000.00 for 200 trainees -- Independent Submission
• Elizabethtown - Elizabethtown Industrial Foundation Training Consortium, $74,000.00 for 237 trainees -- Elizabethtown Technical College (KCTCS)
• Eminence - Steel Technologies, Inc., $25,000.00 for 13 trainees -- Carroll County Area Technology Center
• Erlanger - Parkway Products, Inc., $25,000.00 for 43 trainees -- Carroll County Area Technology Center
• Fisherville - Kentuckiana Machining Association, $11,811.00 for 31 trainees -- Jefferson Technical College (KCTCS)
• Frankfort - R J Industries, LLC, $25,000.00 for 25 trainees -- Independent Submission
• Ghent - Steel Technologies, Inc., $24,990.00 for 13 trainees -- Carroll County Area Technology Center
• Hawesville - Century Aluminum, $24,895.00 for 238 trainees -- ExecuTrain of Lexington
• Hopkinsville - Sun Chemical Corporation, $4,390.00 for 5 trainees -- Hopkinsville Community College (KCTCS)
• Hopkinsville - Commonwealth Agri-Energy, $23,675.00 for 30 trainees -- Hopkinsville Community College (KCTCS)
• Ledbetter - Inland Marine Service, $25,000.00 for 40 trainees -- Independent Submission
• Lexington - Software Information Systems, $24,997.50 for 15 trainees -- ExecuTrain of Lexington
• Louisville - Steel Technologies, Inc., $7,646.50 for 69 trainees -- Independent Submission
• Monticello - Patriot Industries, Inc., $2,587.50 for 6 trainees -- Independent Submission
• Mt. Vernon - B & H Tool Works, Inc. of Rockcastle County, $25,000.00 for 22 trainees -- Independent Submission
• Paducah - Western Baptist Hospital, $21,000.00 for 126 trainees -- ExecuTrain of Lexington
• Somerset - TDE Group, Inc., $29,400.00 for 42 trainees -- Somerset Community College (KCTCS)
• Springfield - Akebono Corporation, $48,330.00 for 170 trainees -- Independent Submission

Skills Training Investment Credit Projects - Preliminary Approval:

• Erlanger - Parkway Products, Inc., $21,045.72 for 36 trainees -- Carroll County Area Technology Center
• Erlanger - Perfetti Van Melle, $52,907.92 for 96 trainees -- Carroll County Area Technology Center
• Erlanger - Post Glover Resistors Inc., $33,500.00 for 65 trainees -- Carroll County Area Technology Center
• Ledbetter - Inland Marine Service, $15,138.00 for 19 trainees -- Independent Submission
• Louisville - Anderson Wood Products Company, Inc., $83,985.50 for 143 trainees -- Marion County Area Technology Center

Skills Training Investment Credit Projects – Final Approval:

• Cynthiana - 3M Company, $38,317.86 for 470 trainees – Central Kentucky Technical College (KCTCS)
• Lewisport – Commonwealth Aluminum, $71,538.53 for 600 trainees – Independent Submission
• Florence – Crescent Paper Tube Company, Inc., $12,125.32 for 11 trainees – Carroll County Area Technology Center
• Owensboro – Dana Corporation, Inc., $5,700.00 for 36 trainees – Center for Community & Economic Development (KCTCS)
• Bardstown – Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc., $83,186.61 for 199 trainees – Independent Submission
• Livermore – Livermore Industrial Plating, $5,980.00 for 10 trainees – Independent Submission
• Glasgow – RBC Tyson Bearing Company, LLC, $7,747.50 for 28 trainees – Independent Submission
• Paducah – United States Enrichment Corporation, $100,000.00 for 487 trainees – Independent Submission
• Louisville – Visual Image Systems Company, LLC, $10,714.29 for 7 trainees – Independent Submission
• Louisville – Wako Electronics (USA), Inc., $2,327.90 for 98 trainees – Independent Submission

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