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$250,000 of that will go to Workforce Board Lehigh Valley.

ITEC is an apprenticeship program that will provide skills training and talent development.

An apprenticeship program will bring together local businesses, colleges, government, and community and economic development organizations to recruit new talent.

Midstate among recipients of state grants for workers displaced by COVID July 9, 2021 1:39 pm The state Department of Labor and Industry awarded $8 million to four regions in the state, including the midstate, to help job seekers displaced by the pandemic find work. The grants will run for 24 months to allow workers to expand their education and connect them with high-priority occupations that pay $15 an hour or higher, according to a press release from Gov Tom Wolf’s office. The regions t...

Georgia-Pacific to close Forks Township Dixie Cup plant. 190 to lose jobs. Updated Jan 15, 2021; Posted Jan 15, 2021 Dixie Cups have been made since 1964 at the plant off Kuebler Road in Forks Township, Georgia-Pacific says.Google Facebook Share Georgia-Pacific is closing its Dixie Cup plant in Forks Township at a cost of 190 Lehigh Valley jobs in the manufacturing facility, the Atlanta-based company announced Friday morning. The plant at 605 Kuebler Road will shut by the end of the year, alt...