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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that 75 businesses, schools, and community-based organizations across the state have been awarded nearly $9.5 million as part of the State s historic Workforce Development Initiative. Funding and incentives provided by Department of Labor, Empire State Development and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority will support critical job training and employment opportunities in high-demand industries for nearly 5,000 New Yorkers across the State.
When the COVID-19 crisis hit and New York s economy took a turn for the worse, the state s Workforce Development Initiative became even more vital to our longtime goal of making sure everyone, regardless of background, has access to a good job, Governor Cuomo said. We re providing greater economic opportunity to New Yorkers and addressing the business needs of companies committed to growing here, and these awards will help companies across the stat
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Bridgeton native serves aboard U.S. Navy warship
MEDITERRANEAN SEA - A Bridgeton native is serving aboard USS Porter, a guided-missile destroyer, currently conducting maritime operations in the Mediterranean Sea.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kayla Davis, who joined the Navy two years ago, is a 2015 Cumberland Regional High School and 2019 Fairleigh Dickinson University graduate.
Today, Davis is serving as a gunner s mate. Gunner s mates are a versatile rate, said Davis. We work with small arms, crew serve weapons, missiles and many more. What I do specifically is, I work with missiles and the system that they are launched out of. I conduct maintenance on the Vertical Launching System. I make sure our system works properly and everything runs smoothly, said Davis.