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The State of Wisconsin is awarding $6.6 million to 84 businesses as part of Manufacturing Month.
A portion of the funding will go toward the Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance Inc., which includes two Manitowoc companies.
$5,200 will go to H.G. Weber and Company to train employees in AI implementation, change management training, and a technical college-based predictive maintenance course. $6,400 will also go to the Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry for nine workers.
Ornua Ingredients in Calumet County will also receive $1,600 to help train two workers.
Three companies from Sheboygan County will also receive funding to help workers through the Wisconsin Training for Resilient Advanced Industry Needs (WisTRAIN).
Georgia-Pacific will get $39,600 to train two incumbent and four new maintenance technicians in digital documentation and knowledge management.
In contrast, Old World Creamery will train 25 current and three new employees with $38,080 from the state.
Lastly, Sargento Cheese will get $312,699 for on-the-job training for workers.
Other companies from Brown, Winnebago, Outagamie, and Door Counties will also receive a share of the funding.
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Secretary Amy Pechacek says WisTRAIN grants “will boost our state’s economic competitiveness and help ensure all Wisconsin workers can benefit from a dynamic, growing economy.”
