Rehberg (MT00) - Press Release - Rehberg Announces $1.9 Million Community Based Job Training Grant for Montana State University-Billings College of Technology

Congressman Denny Rehberg, 516 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

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	December 12, 2006

Rehberg Announces $1.9 Million Community Based Job Training Grant for Montana State University-Billings College of Technology

WASHINGTON, DC - Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, announced today the U.S. Department of Labor has cleared the way for a $1.9 million grant to fund community-based job training at the Montana State University-Billings College of Technology.

“Improved job training opportunities are pivotal to helping Montana’s local economies grow,” said Rehberg, a member of the House Appropriations Committee. “By improving the skills and knowledge of Montana’s workforce, we can continue to improve the livelihoods of working families across Montana.”

In particular, this grant will focus on training for career opportunities in the energy sector. Currently, with the large amount of growth in the energy industry, energy-related employment is increasing rapidly. For example, the Bull Mountain Energy development project in Musselshell County alone is slated to increase energy-related employment by over 4,200 jobs with annual wages over $260 million. This grant money will be used to establish an Energy Workforce Training Center which will train 1,010 individuals for the energy sectors including oil and gas, refining, power generation and distribution, and mining.

“Now is a crucial time in our nation in terms of energy,” said Rehberg. “Montana can be an important player in the solution to our energy crisis. It’s critical that we prepare Montanans with the tools necessary to be competitive in the energy sector.”here}

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