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Supports the establishment of a biofuels processing facility to train workers for new jobs in Oregon’s emerging high-growth biofuel processing industries. The proposed expansion upon an existing facility would produce commercialized biofuel products, enhancing its capacity to produce biofuels from multiple agri-sources, while adding distinct space for training and professional development in process technology. Funds would be used for construction and capital equipment procurement for this living laboratory for hands-on learning, research and development, and green energy production. Job creation activities would focus on preparing and placing new and dislocated workers in family-wage jobs connected to construction, product processing, product distribution, and feedstock procurement, providing a talent pool to support existing manufacturing and processing industries.
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