News from the
United States Congress
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December 13, 2006 |
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| WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and U.S. Representative Marion Berry (AR-01) announced today that the University of Arkansas Community College of Batesville (UACCB) has been awarded a $1,992,274 competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The funding is part of the Community-Based Job Training Grants program designed to help community colleges equip workers with the skills needed by growing local industries.
UACCB and its partners will use the grant to address existing nursing and allied health labor shortages in North Central Arkansas. As more and more Baby Boomers continue to settle in the popular Ozark Foothills upon retirement, the need for a greater number of health care professionals and medical services will only increase.
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