7 NH Companies Get Job Training Grants

CONCORD, NH - Seven New Hampshire companies received nearly $100,000 in matching grants to train 129 workers with new skills as part of the state's job training fund, according to Gov. Maggie Hassan.

The total amount of money spent training the workers is $193,473, according to a press statement.

“The New Hampshire Job Training Fund is a critical resource that has helped prepare thousands of workers in the Granite State for success in the innovation economy of the 21st century," Hassan said. "In order to support the business community’s efforts to create good jobs and keep New Hampshire’s economy moving in the right direction, we must continue to focus on strengthening our workforce pipeline through job training and higher education.”

Companies receiving the grants included:

• Charles Leonard Steel of Concord received a grant of up to $19,958 for in-house training of 15 employees in specialized areas of fabrication across departments.
• A grant of $7,250 was awarded to Concord Awning & Canvas of Bow for 12 employees to receive training in Lean and Business Growth from the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NHMEP).
• Stamping Technologies Inc. of Laconia received a grant of $4,500 for training three employees in the ISO 9001 Collaborative at NHMEP.
• Liberty Utilities of Londonderry will use a $7,500 training grant to instruct 40 employees in Customer Service through Nashua Community College.
• Intec Automation of Rochester received a grant of $2,699 to train four employees in Precision Machining and Solidworks at Great Bay Community College.
• Bald Peak Colony Club in Moultonborough was awarded a grant of $3,100 for 25 employees to receive training in Cyber Security Program Development from Neoscope, Inc.
• Ipsumm Inc. of Portsmouth will use a grant of $51,729 to train 30 employees in a variety of skills, including positive psychology, leadership, mediation, critical thinking, accounting, human resources, business writing, Solidworks, Studio 500, motion controls and blueprint reading at NHMEP, the University of New Hampshire, Great Bay Community College, Rockwell Automation, Horizons Solutions and Human Capital Institute.

The Job Training Fund has awarded more than $8.6 million in grants since October 2007, with employers contributing $11.4 million. More than 25, workers have received new skills. Companies interested in applying to the Job Training Fund should visit the fund's web site at nhjobtrainingfund.org.

Caption: A Patch file photo of a machine at Charles Leonard Steel of Concord.