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Northwest Oregon Works outlines $2 million maritime workforce effort for Clatsop and Lincoln counties
Summary
Lehi Tumbarello, maritime program coordinator for Northwest Oregon Works, described investments and a plan to form an industry‑led maritime sector partnership focused initially on Clatsop and Lincoln counties, saying $2 million was invested in year one and more funding is in the governor’s proposed 2025–27 budget.
Lehi Tumbarello, maritime program coordinator for Northwest Oregon Works, briefed the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners during a work session about a year of activity in a new maritime workforce program and plans to form an industry‑led maritime sector partnership covering Clatsop and Lincoln counties.
Tumbarello said the program received an initial $2,000,000 appropriation that he allocated in the program’s first year and that the governor’s biennial budget includes $2,000,000 for the maritime program for 2025–27, pending final appropriation and allocation. “I’m the first ever maritime program coordinator, and I had $2,000,000 to invest in a year. I’m proud to say that I invested all $2,000,000,” he told the board.
The program’s stated goal is to build a talent‑pipeline value chain…
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