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Winning Combination The Incumbent Workforce Development Program is a winning combination for both employees and the employer. It provides a better-trained workforce and the opportunity for industry to expand. The Centralina Workforce Development Board is pleased to announce that two additional employers have received funding to train existing employees through the Incumbent Workforce Development Program. Berry Tri-Plas Corporation and WinCup, Inc. have been awarded a total of $67,098 to upgrade the skills of their current workforce. This brings the new total of local economic investment funds for 2004-2005 to $637,338 with 20 local businesses in the region. Berry Tri-Plas Corporation is located in Monroe and manufactures injection molded plastic packaging products. The company will receive $29,598 from the Centralina Workforce Development Board to implement a variety of training to employees through South Piedmont Community College, Polymers Center of Excellence, and National Seminars Group. Training will include Business Presentation and Writing Skills, Injection Molding, English as a Second Language, Six Sigma Green Belt Training, and various computer skills. Berry Tri-Plas will benefit in several ways from the training, including improved employee skill sets, lower employee turnover rates, and reduced machine downtime. WinCup, Inc. is located in Mooresville and produces and distributes plastic disposable cups, plates and cutlery for the food industry. The company will receive $37,500 from the Centralina Workforce Development Board for training for current employees. Injection Molding, as well as, teambuilding & time management skills, sexual harassment, and AutoCAD training will be conducted. NC State Industrial Extension Service, Polymers Center of Excellence, ProSource, and The Employers Association will be involved with training. The training will help WinCup be able to reduce manufacturing cycle times, improve efficiencies, reduce downtime and improve quality, which in turn will reduce waste. Incumbent Workforce Development Program Funds for the next fiscal year (2005-2006) will not be available until August 2005. The Centralina WDB will work with local businesses to submit new applications and for those who may wish to resubmit at that time. Please visit www.centralinaworks.com for updates regarding the program. For more information please contact David Hollars @ 704.348.2717 or dhollars@centralina.org. Anson
County Sees Its Future in Small Business and Entrepreneurs
New Ventures Business Development Center North Carolina's e-NC Authority has selected
Anson County
for a $400,000 planning and implementation The New Ventures Business Development Center will target as its market small homegrown business, which is the prime source of new jobs in the 21st century. Small businesses employ half of all private sector workers, pay 43% of the total private payroll in the United States, create more than 50% of the gross domestic product, account for 53% of all home-based businesses, and CREATE 80% OF NORTH CAROLINA'S NEW JOBS. (Statistics: 2003 Small Business Administration). The New Ventures Business Development Center will provide
a one-stop for small business development with programs and
services to include:
Benefits of the New Ventures Business Development Center will include microenterprise development (helping entrepreneurs start and grow small businesses that will provide or enhance a living wage that will decrease assistance funding), new job creation, support and grow existing small businesses, and increase the commercial tax base. It compliments local economic development efforts by focusing on areas underserved by current recruitment and retention efforts. The center's digital literacy training and public access terminals equal a more skilled, attractive workforce for potential recruits and existing businesses. The Centralina Workforce Development Board is proud to support the efforts to establish the New Ventures Business Development Center in Anson County. One of the Board's key workforce goals is to promote entrepreneurialism and small business growth in the region. The Board plans to use the Anson County center as a model for replication. For more information on the New Ventures Business Development Center contact Fred Sparger at 704.272.7635 or fsparger@spcc.edu. The purpose of the e-NC initiative is to use the Internet as a tool for helping people to improve their quality of life. For more information visit http://www.e-nc.org/.
The 18th Annual North Carolina Employment Security Commission (ESC) Employer Awards Luncheon was held on May 19, 2005 at the Kannapolis Country Club. Local employers from the Centralina region were recognized for their positive work with the JobLink Career Centers in their county as well as their contributions to North Carolina's economy. ESC Chairman, Harry E. Payne, Jr. presented the Employer of the Year Awards to the following companies:
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for a business development center. The effort in Anson County
is the New Ventures Business Development Center.
The grant continues the efforts started in April 2003 and
offers a long-term, sustained effort starting in the second
quarter 2005 based on a comprehensive business plan with an
objective of self-sustainability. North Carolina's e-NC Authority
has already created four other successful business development
centers statewide.
