Missoula mayor pulls workforce study dollars from council agenda

Intent on "not setting up anyone for failure," Missoula Mayor John Engen pulled a $12,500 request to help finance a workforce study from Monday night’s City Council agenda.

Whether it returns will depend on the answers to several questions he’ll ask city staff and the Missoula Economic Partnership, which is leading the investigation into local workforce shortfalls.

The study carries a $62,000 price tag, to be paid with a $25,000 state Department of Commerce grant, and equal $12,500 contributions from the city, Missoula County and MEP.

By Sherry Devlin/Missoula Current

Full Story: http://www.missoulacurrent.com/business/2017/04/missoula-workforce-economic-development/

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The City of Missoula agrees to help fund workforce study with the Missoula Economic Partnership

At the urging of the mayor, members of the Missoula City Council this week agreed to contribute $12,500 to a workforce study to determine the needs of area businesses and how to fill training gaps in the jobs sector.

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