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UA Pulaski Tech and Port Of Little Rock unveil Project LIFT with $20 million in federal support
Summary
UA Pulaski Technical College, the Port Of Little Rock and regional partners announced Project LIFT, a workforce training center backed by a $20 million federal allocation and a HUD funding confirmation; leaders said the 45,000–55,000 sq ft facility will serve advanced manufacturing, robotics and logistics training statewide.
UA Pulaski Technical College and the Port Of Little Rock onstage Thursday announced Project LIFT, a partnership to build a workforce training center at the port that college and elected leaders said is backed by a $20 million federal allocation and a letter from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development confirming the funds. Summer Deprow, chancellor of UA Pulaski Technical College, introduced the initiative and named local and federal partners present for the event.
Leaders said the center — described as a 45,000-square-foot facility with potential to expand to about 55,000 square feet if additional philanthropic support is secured — will train students in robotics, logistics and advanced manufacturing and be available to employers statewide. "This 20,000,000 allocation is an investment with a guaranteed return," Deprow said, urging rapid movement to…
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