Three NH firms awarded job training grants

97 workers to learn new skills

May 2, 2016

NH Business Review Staff,

Three more New Hampshire companies have been awarded job training grants totaling $48,667 to help train 97 workers in new skills.

The grants, which come through the state’s Job Training Fund, were announced by Gov. Maggie Hassan.

Awarded grants were:

• Osram Sylvania of Hillsboro, which received a grant of $27,750 to train 66 employees in a variety of programs.

• MaineLine Graphics, awarded $8,925 for 23 employees to receive Lean Manufacturing training from the NH Manufacturing Extension Partnership.

• CHI Engineering of Portsmouth, which received a grant of $11,992 to train eight employees in a variety of programs.

For more information about the Job Training Fund visit nhjobtrainingfund.org.

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