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Revamped ‘Talent Ready Utah’ targets Utah’s shortage in a talented workforce

March 23, 2017 /

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

As Utah’s economy continues to rank among the strongest in the nation with unemployment near record lows, an existing state program is being overhauled to help provide the workforce necessary to maintain its current pace years into the future.

Gov. Gary Herbert Tuesday announced the creation of Talent Ready Utah http://talentreadyutah.com/ — a grant program focused on developing and enhancing job-training programs to meet current industry needs for more qualified workers. Formerly known as the Utah Cluster Acceleration Partnership, Talent Ready Utah will distribute more than $2.1 million in grants for education and training, Herbert told an audience gathered in the Capitol rotunda.

By Jasen Lee@JasenLee1

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