U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million to Support Educational Training for Advanced Manufacturing in Central Wisconsin

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to Mid-State Technical College, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, to support the development of the College’s Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering Technology and Apprenticeship (AMETA) Center.

Located on the College’s Stevens Point campus, the AMETA will provide the region with a centralized location for education and workforce training in multiple industries. This EDA project is expected to create or retain more than 760 jobs and generate $2 million in private investment, according to grantee estimates...