By ANNA TULTZ at the TheNewsOutlet.org Susan Allison of Dungannon still remembers the night in 2011 when she had to evacuate her home because of a gas explosion a half mile away. “I heard a bang and what sounded like a plane, and it sounded like it kept getting closer and closer with bright lights,
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The plight of American soldiers coming home from tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq to bleak job prospects has taken a turn for the better through a training program DTE Energy helped create. Michigan has the highest veteran unemployment rate in the country—30 percent—and for some Michigan-based military units, unemployment is nearing 40 percent.
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A statewide initiative announced in October by Pennsylvania’s 14 community colleges will help provide critical training to displaced workers in Pennsylvania, equipping them with the skills they need to get back to work in high-demand, family-sustaining jobs. The new program will train underemployed, unemployed Pennsylvanians, help them with job placement. The program, JobTrakPA, will use fast and
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A new $5 million grant program could help Pennsylvania students in specialized training who aren’t already eligible for higher education grants from the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. The program is called the Pennsylvania Targeted Industry Program (PA-TIP). PA-TIP will be funded by PHEAA’s business income. Programs in agricultural business and management, communications systems installation
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Looking for a new career? An informational session on a free Greene County roustabout job training program will be held in July by the Westmoreland County Community College. The information session is for those interested in applying for entry-level training for roustabout jobs in the natural gasA naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon gases
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