A grant from the state will assist Stephens County and three neighboring counties in northeast Georgia with work force development.
Stephens County Development Authority Executive Director Tim Martin said last week that state officials had informed him that a $350,000 work force development grant was awarded in response to a joint application submitted by Stephens, Franklin, Habersham and Hart counties.
The grant, Martin said, is designed to help communities prepare people to work in the manufacturing sector.
Martin said that would happen in several ways.
“It will identify needs, and it will identify solutions,” he said. “Today’s work force is rapidly evolving. There are techniques, skills and training that all need to take place to stay current, and this will allow us to follow up on those highest priorities and make them happen.”
The program will combine the efforts of cities, counties, public school systems and industries in the four counties.
Martin called it a great opportunity for the region.
“We are quite excited about the confidence both Gov. Perdue and Governor-elect Deal have placed in us,” he added. “We are excited that we can work with our existing industries, our local school systems, and colleges to make sure our work force is what it needs to be to make our community successful.”
The counties have 18 months to use the grant.
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An announcement from the state could provide another benefit for industries locating in some areas of Stephens County. Last week, Stephens County Development Authority Executive Director Tim Martin announced that the Georgia Department of Community Affairs granted Stephens County's request to name a number of industrial sites in the county as "opportunity zones." Martin said that is a significant tool to use when trying to draw new industries in.
The Stephens County Development Authority will focus its efforts on wooing members of the beverage industry to Stephens County.
“With our water system, it’s a good match,” said SCDA executive director Tim Martin, adding that the SCDA is still actively researching and recruiting a wide range of industries.
“We do try to maintain aggressive outreach,” he told city and county commissioners during the annual SCDA update given to both commissions earlier this month.
Martin reported on the activities and contacts of the SCDA over the past year.
He said the number of industry representatives who have spoken with the SCDA but have not visited the county or met in person with SCDA members has gone down slightly in the past year, but that the number of potential industry representatives who have visited the county has gone up slightly.
Martin said he and the authority’s various committees continue to stay in close contact with a network of individuals – from state and federal government officials to business and industry consultants and representatives – to get the information about Stephens County out to a wide base of prospects.
Click here to read the full article: SCDA touts water system
“With our water system, it’s a good match,” said SCDA executive director Tim Martin, adding that the SCDA is still actively researching and recruiting a wide range of industries.
“We do try to maintain aggressive outreach,” he told city and county commissioners during the annual SCDA update given to both commissions earlier this month.
Martin reported on the activities and contacts of the SCDA over the past year.
He said the number of industry representatives who have spoken with the SCDA but have not visited the county or met in person with SCDA members has gone down slightly in the past year, but that the number of potential industry representatives who have visited the county has gone up slightly.
Martin said he and the authority’s various committees continue to stay in close contact with a network of individuals – from state and federal government officials to business and industry consultants and representatives – to get the information about Stephens County out to a wide base of prospects.
Click here to read the full article: SCDA touts water system
Enrollment at the 26 colleges of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) has grown at a record pace over the last couple of years with the addition of out-of-work and under-employed Georgians who are looking to learn new skills and retool for in-demand careers in today’s highly competitive job market.
The surge in student enrollment has earned North Georgia Technical College (NGTC), along with 14 other TCSG colleges, the distinction of being among the fastest-growing public two-year colleges in the nation.
“The exponential growth we have seen here at the college these last few years has been great,” NGTC president Steve Dougherty said.
“I have to give the credit to our outstanding faculty and staff who have done a great job during tough times and they always focus first on our students,” Dougherty said.
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The surge in student enrollment has earned North Georgia Technical College (NGTC), along with 14 other TCSG colleges, the distinction of being among the fastest-growing public two-year colleges in the nation.
“The exponential growth we have seen here at the college these last few years has been great,” NGTC president Steve Dougherty said.
“I have to give the credit to our outstanding faculty and staff who have done a great job during tough times and they always focus first on our students,” Dougherty said.
Read the article: NGTC fastest growing colleges
According to figures released by the Georgia Department of Labor, Stephens County's preliminary unemployment rate for November came in at 10.7 percent. That represents an increase of eight-tenths of a percent from October's final rate of 9.9 percent. Last month's preliminary unemployment rate in Stephens County is lower than November 2009, when unemployment was 10.9 percent.
Sage Automotive Interior is an international business developing and manufacturing automotive body cloth-seating, door panel surfaces and headliners for automotive manufacturers around the world.
The company's global headquarters is located in Greenville, S.C., and has manufacturing locations in the U.S., Japan, China, Brazil, and the United Kingdom. The company considers consumer research sustainability and innovative problem solving as its core strengths.
Sage Automotive Interiors, formerly Milliken & Company, has been present in Stephens County for almost 40 years. Manufacturing plants in teh U.S. are located in Detroit, Minnesota, and in Toccoa. The plant in Stephens County is located on Highway 17 with an area of 40.32 acres that has three buildings with total combined square feet of 306,076. The Avalon plant supplies nearly 100% of the polyester yarn for the subsequent processes here in the U.S. The plant also has other processes which includes texturing, warping, beaming, and slashing.
SCDA salutes and congratulates Sage Automotive Interiors for their 164 employees.
The company's global headquarters is located in Greenville, S.C., and has manufacturing locations in the U.S., Japan, China, Brazil, and the United Kingdom. The company considers consumer research sustainability and innovative problem solving as its core strengths.
Sage Automotive Interiors, formerly Milliken & Company, has been present in Stephens County for almost 40 years. Manufacturing plants in teh U.S. are located in Detroit, Minnesota, and in Toccoa. The plant in Stephens County is located on Highway 17 with an area of 40.32 acres that has three buildings with total combined square feet of 306,076. The Avalon plant supplies nearly 100% of the polyester yarn for the subsequent processes here in the U.S. The plant also has other processes which includes texturing, warping, beaming, and slashing.
SCDA salutes and congratulates Sage Automotive Interiors for their 164 employees.
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