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County reports grants for Bitten Dairies training and a community champions program
Summary
Staff reported securing a $15,000 Wabash Valley Power Alliance grant for Bitten Dairies employee training and a $2,500 NIPSCO grant to pilot a community champions civic-engagement program beginning in Pine Village.
A staff member told commissioners the county secured a $15,000 grant from the Wabash Valley Power Alliance to support employee training at Bitten Dairies, covering safety and automation training. The same office also won a $2,500 grant from NIPSCO to develop a "community champions" program aimed at recruiting less-experienced residents for civic training and participation, with Pine Village selected as the pilot community.
The staff member said work is ongoing to coordinate roundtable discussions with Purdue on workforce and agribusiness topics, and that the county will schedule events in the coming weeks. Commissioners acknowledged the grants and asked for updates as planning advances.
