Tag: skills gap
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Bellwater Turbine Works Launches Apprenticeship Program to Fill Open Jobs
Bellwater Turbine Works is launching a paid apprenticeship program with Bellwater Community College to fill roughly 25 welding and quality-control positions it says it cannot hire for fast enough.
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Bellwater State Breaks Ground on New Biomanufacturing Lab
Bellwater State broke ground on a $42 million biomanufacturing lab funded partly by Kestrel Biologics, aiming to close a persistent skills gap in the region’s growing biotech sector.
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West Bellwater Industrial Park Expansion Secures State Financing
West Bellwater’s industrial park will expand by 40 acres after securing $28 million in state financing, a deal officials hope will attract green-energy manufacturers and ease a persistent skills gap.
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Bellwater State Sees Enrollment Surge in Biotech and Clean-Energy Programs
Bellwater State University’s enrollment in biotech and clean-energy programs has grown nearly 40 percent in three years, though officials say the pipeline still trails behind employer demand.
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Economist Iyer’s Annual Report Tracks Bellwater’s Shrinking Skills Gap
Economist Samuel Iyer’s annual skills-gap report finds the region’s shortfall of qualified technical workers has narrowed to about 1,200 positions, down from a peak of 2,100 three years ago, though he warns the pace remains too slow.
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West Bellwater Manufacturing Park Set to Expand, Adding Green-Energy Tenants
City and county officials are funding a 22-acre expansion of the West Bellwater Manufacturing Park, aiming to attract green-energy component suppliers for anchor tenant Bellwater Turbine Works.