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The city of Fairfield, Idaho is creating a class to train citizens on 3D printers and to attract businesses to the area.

Fairfield was awarded a $25,000 grant by the Idaho Department of Labor after it applied for the department’s micro-grant program. Fairfield recently conducted a community review http://www.fairfieldidaho.net/community-review/ with the Idaho Rural Partnership to identify what skill sets were lacking in the community.

The Fairfield city government met with local employers, who said the community needs workforce training in 3D printing and AutoCads, computers that help to control machines such as 3D printers.

The DOL micro-grant program awards up to $25,000 to local, rural communities for workforce development projects. Project requirements can be found on the department’s website http://labor.idaho.gov/dnn/idl/Businesses/TrainingResources/WorkforceDevelopmentTrainingFund/WDTFmicrogrants.aspx .

Fairfield, a small city located about 60 miles northeast of Mountain Home, also collected about $26,000 from local partners.

By: Benton Alexander Smith

Read more: http://idahobusinessreview.com/2016/02/23/city-of-fairfield-to-offer-3d-printer-training/#ixzz40zopIu1p

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