{"id":108834,"date":"2019-08-29T11:50:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T15:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=108834"},"modified":"2019-08-29T11:50:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T15:50:50","slug":"schumer-gillibrand-announce-over-571k-in-federal-funding-to-train-workers-in-rural-communities-across-upstate-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=108834","title":{"rendered":"Schumer, Gillibrand announce over $571k in federal funding to train workers in rural communities across Upstate New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Charles_Schumer_official_portrait-710x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"67605\" data-link=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=67605\" class=\"wp-image-67605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Charles_Schumer_official_portrait-710x900.jpg 710w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Charles_Schumer_official_portrait-118x150.jpg 118w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Charles_Schumer_official_portrait-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Charles_Schumer_official_portrait-768x974.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Charles_Schumer_official_portrait-400x507.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Gillibrand.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"33903\" data-link=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=33903\" class=\"wp-image-33903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Gillibrand.jpg 224w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Gillibrand-150x147.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><figcaption>Kirsten Gillibrand<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding will be used to implement workforce training\nprograms in wood and paper products<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S.\nSenator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $571,267 in federal funding for the\nWorkforce Development Institute, part of the AFL-CIO. Specifically, the funding\nwill go towards creating and implementing workforce training programs in the\nproduction of wood and paper products. WDI supports rural economies in New York\nby addressing worker skills needs, helping workers get local jobs, and\nexpanding opportunities for employment in local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis federal investment is a major victory for Upstate New\nYork, in that it will help our potential workforce develop the skills needed to\nget and keep good-paying jobs,\u201d said Senator Schumer. \u201cThe Workforce\nDevelopment Institute is exactly the type of job- and economy-boosting program\nwe should be prioritizing. I\u2019m proud to announce these essential federal funds\nand will always fight tooth and nail to bring resources Upstate that help\nensure New Yorkers thrive in the workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis funding is great news for workers across Upstate New\nYork,\u201d said Senator Gillibrand. \u201cThe wood and paper products industry is vital\nto our state\u2019s economy and this federal funding will help train workers to get\njobs in this field. I will continue fighting in the Senate to ensure that\nworkers in New York have the training they need to be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Workforce Development Institute is grateful and\nhonored to be granted this award through the Northern Border Regional\nCommission. With a myriad of strong partners, we will work to strengthen this\nrobust economic sector. We will do this by supporting the workforce from the\nforest to the factory floor all along the value chain,&#8221; said Greg Hart,\nRegional Director for the North Country, Workforce Development Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funding was allocated through the Northern Border\nRegional Commission, a federal-state partnership that invests in economic and\ncommunity development projects throughout Upstate New York, as well as in rural\ncommunities in other states in the Northeast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funding will be used to implement workforce training programs in wood and paper products U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $571,267 in federal funding for the Workforce Development Institute, part of the AFL-CIO. 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