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County expands business-retention outreach; plans "career cafes" to link CTE students and employers
Summary
After a Department of Commerce visit and interviews with six local firms, county staff said workforce shortages, training funding and average wages top employer concerns and proposed small career-cafe events to connect CTE students with local businesses.
Columbia County economic staff reported follow-up from a July Department of Commerce business-retention visit and said workforce supply and training funding remain top concerns for local manufacturers and service firms. The county’s business-retention work included interviews with six firms (Grizzly Manufacturing, Roberts Manufacturing, Far Industries, R & D Hitch Trucking, Howe Pattern and Townhomes), and staff said the recurring issues were finding quality employees, funding for…
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