EDA staff outlines workforce training plans, machining program and site-readiness work tied to blue catfish processors

Oct 17, 2025

Lancaster County economic development staff described efforts to build pipelines for EMTs and machinists, support a machining program at Turn Dynamics through a Go Virginia implementation grant, and pursue site-inventory planning for incoming aquaculture and processing businesses, particularly blue catfish processors.

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Lancaster County economic development staff updated the authority Oct. 15 on multiple workforce and site-readiness initiatives, including plans for an EMT pipeline for high-school students, a proposed machining/CNC program hosted at Turn Dynamics, and efforts to identify shorefront sites for seafood processors focused on blue catfish.

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