Stanley Black & Decker announces $3M in workforce grants, $1M in tool donations
As part of the company’s $25 million, five-year commitment to closing the trade skills gap, Stanley Black & Decker announced grants to 86 organizations that aim to train the next generation of workers. Through Stanley’s Empower Makers Global Impact Challenge, which launched last year, the company doles out grants to schools, makerspaces and programs aimed at the trade and construction sectors. The company recently announced the inaugural wave of 86 grants countrywide, which total more than $3 million and include almost $1 million in tool donations.
Source: hartfordbusiness.com