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Seward Presents $100,000 Grant

For ‘The Future’ Of Otsego County

Senator Jim Seward, R-Milford, congratulates John Abrams, ISD Technician and Dawn Rivers, Director of the Otsego Now Regional Workforce Training Center which opened this morning at 189 Main St. in Oneonta. In his remarks, Seward announced he had secured $100,000 in funding from the state for the center, which aims to train employees with the skills necessary to find jobs in personal health care, manufacturing and other industries. (Ian Austin/ AllOTSEGO.com)
State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, congratulates John Abrams, ISD Technician, and Dawn Rivers, director of the Otsego Now Regional Workforce Training Center, which opened this morning at 189 Main St. in Oneonta.  Seward announced he had secured $100,000 in state  funding  the center, which aims to train employees with the skills necessary to find jobs in personal health care, manufacturing and other industries.  This fits in with Otsego Now’s goal of providing trained workers to companies attracted her by “shovel-ready sites.”  (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)

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