Sen. Gillibrand (D-NY) announces $1.3 million in funding for SUNY-ESF manufacturing training programs
Posted by Anonymous on 02/29/2012
Senator Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY) announced today that $1,387,104 in federal funds will be allocated to the Research Foundation of SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY- ESF). The funds will be used to train and educate local students and workers in the defense, automotive, electronics, and medical technical manufacturing sector.
“This is an important investment for our workers right here in Syracuse,” Sen. Gillibrand said in a statement. “The funding will allow SUNY-ESF to be a leader in training our students and workers for the manufacturing industry of the future. With the help of this training funding, we will see ‘Made in America” again, here in upstate New York.”
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