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Effingham County IDA says workforce training and industrial growth remain central to county strategy
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Brent Herndon, CEO of Effingham County Industrial Development Authority, told commissioners the IDA is expanding workforce programs, building a class‑A office with a 90‑seat training room, and showed that most industrial property is no longer abated.
Brent Herndon, CEO of the Effingham County Industrial Development Authority, briefed the Board of Commissioners during the June 17 meeting on the IDA’s recent activity and priorities, highlighting workforce programs, product development and the fiscal role of industrial investment. "Seventy percent of all jobs that are created are created by existing industry," Herndon said, explaining the IDA’s focus on retention as well as attraction.
Jessica Hood, workforce director at the IDA, described the…
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