Montana Department of Labor receives grant for $250,000 to develop a strategy for training laborers for jobs in emergent industries

April 2, 2008

The Montana Department of Labor recently received a federal grant for $250,000, called a Regional Improvement Grant (RIG), which aims at convening key leaders in business, education and the general workforce to develop a strategy for training laborers for jobs in emergent industries.

The grant is aimed specifically at job losses in the lumber industry in Northwestern Montana.

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