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Gov. Lynch Announces Job Training Grants Awarded to Five NH Companies

For Immediate Release

CONCORD — Gov. John Lynch today announced that five New Hampshire companies and nearly 400 workers will benefit from Job Training grants awarded in the month of July.

Job Training grants are aimed at keeping good jobs in New Hampshire by helping companies train their workers with new skills to compete in a changing economy Gov. Lynch made it a priority to reinstate the Job Training Fund, which distributes up to $1 million annually in matching grants to allow companies to train new workers or retrain longtime employees.

Since the Job Training Fund was reinstated in late 2007 ago, more than 7,000 workers from across New Hampshire have received training and enhanced skills through the matching grant program.

Last week, the Governor and Council approved a $100,000 Job Training Fund grant for Goss International in Durham, a manufacturer of printing and publishing equipment. The $100,000 grant, in addition to a $1.3 million company match, will allow Goss to train 115 workers in new technologies as the company expands into the wind turbine manufacturing market.

“In order to ensure New Hampshire continues to lead the region in economic activity, it is important that we continue to invest in New Hampshire workers and New Hampshire companies,” Gov. Lynch said. “Job training grants our helping our companies grow, innovate to meet the demands of a changing marketplace, and to compete.”

The July 2010 recipients of the Job Training grants are: Green Mountain Communications, Inc, of Pembroke; Penny Publications in Loudon; Daigle Plumbing & Heating of Derry; PixelMEDIA, Inc. in Portsmouth; and Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc. in Portsmouth.

Since the Job Training Fund was re-established, companies from across New Hampshire have received state grants totaling more than $2.5 million. Companies receiving grants have contributed nearly $5 million, bringing the total amount invested in new training for workers to more than $7 million.

For more information about the Job Training Fund, go to www.nhjobtrainingfund.org.

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