This text was written by Angie Mulberry, Director of Enterprise Retention at Northern Kentucky Tri-ED.
As companies all through the nation face hiring challenges, Northern Kentucky firms ought to reap the benefits of all assets out there to them.
By means of the Bluegrass State Expertise Company, the state of Kentucky affords monetary help to coach new and current staff.
As Director of Enterprise Retention for Northern Kentucky Tri-County Financial Improvement Company (Tri-ED), I’ve launched many companies to this chance.
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Since 2020, 29 Northern Kentucky firms have taken benefit of BSSC funding, together with eight that I’ve labored with immediately.
In fiscal 12 months 2021, the BSSC Board of Administrators accredited about $6.1 million in funds and credit to 111 amenities all through the state, leading to coaching for nearly 18,300 staff.
HOW LOCAL COMPANIES ARE USING THIS FUNDING
Two Northern Kentucky firms which have taken benefit of this program are FEAM Aero and Fives.
FEAM presently employs greater than 200 folks at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Worldwide Airport (CVG). After a groundbreaking for a second hangar on Nov. 1, the corporate plans to rent about 250 extra staff.
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FEAM is headquartered in Miami and has many places throughout the US, however Director of Group Affairs Etain Connor mentioned CVG is their high precedence. They opened the primary CVG hangar in 2020 and outgrew it in six months.
As the corporate continues to coach staff, FEAM is working to offset a few of their prices by means of funding from BSSC.
They had been accredited for Grant-in-Help funding, which offers money reimbursements for occupational and abilities improve coaching.
FEAM, an aviation upkeep and restore firm, works on each cargo and passenger planes, performing repairs all through the world.
They work on planes resembling Boeing and Airbus, and as firms like Boeing make modifications to their plane, Connor mentioned they wish to ensure that their staff is aware of about it.
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FEAM is regularly attempting to be prepared for trade modifications that happen, and she or he mentioned they wish to maintain staff up to the mark on what’s coming down the road.
For brand new staff, in addition they work to get them accustomed to reporting procedures, Federal Aviation Administration laws, and firm insurance policies and expectations.
FEAM Aero offers coaching to its new and present staff to remain updated on clients’ plane and the most recent applied sciences. Picture offered by FEAM Aero.
FEAM is a family-owned, privately held firm, and Connor mentioned BSSC funding will allow them to reinvest within the firm.
“We’re so grateful to know the BSSC program is on the market,” mentioned Connor.
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Fives designs and manufactures machines, course of tools and manufacturing strains for the world’s largest industrial teams. The corporate has a excessive inhabitants of staff who’re nearing retirement, and they should practice new staff to fill these vacancies. After studying in regards to the BSSC, Fives utilized and in addition acquired Grant-in-Help funding.
Fives Director of Human Sources Heather McClanahan mentioned the corporate is utilizing this cash for a number of trainings, together with on subjects resembling security, inside technical abilities, and ideas of machine device design.
McClanahan shared that the BSSC funds will assist them bridge abilities gaps and produce new staff up to the mark.
FIND MORE INFORMATION AND APPLY
Together with Grant-in-Help, BSSC additionally has the Expertise Coaching Funding Credit score, which affords state earnings tax credit for companies to offset the prices of accredited coaching packages.
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Functions for these two packages are thought of for approval by the BSSC Board at scheduled conferences all year long.
To be taught extra about program necessities, contact me at [email protected]
For extra details about BSSC, go to ced.ky.gov/workforce/BSSC.
Angie Mulberry is Director of Enterprise Retention at Northern Kentucky Tri-ED. To be taught extra about Tri-ED, go to www.NorthernKentuckyUSA.com or observe these accounts on social media: @NKY_EconDev (Twitter), Northern Kentucky Tri-ED on LinkedIn and Fb.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Clara Strack scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Teonni Key had 16 points and 13 rebounds and No. 14 Kentucky defeated Arizona State 77-61 on Tuesday in the Music City Classic to remain unbeaten.
Kentucky nearly had four players with double-doubles as Georgia Amoore added 20 points and nine rebounds and Amelia Hassett had eight points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats (6-0), who shot 42% and scored 13 points off 14 Arizona State turnovers.
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Jalyn Brown scored 16 points and Nevaeh Parkinson added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Sun Devils (3-3). Arizona State shot just 30%.
The Sun Devils cut a 19-point deficit to 11 after three quarters but a 6-0 burst with baskets by Key, Amoore and Strack built the lead back to 15 midway through the fourth.
Kentucky led 42-23 at halftime after outscoring the Sun Devils 27-9 in the second quarter, scoring the first 13 points of the period with Struck putting in the final seven in the run. A couple ASU free throws later, the Wildcats went on an 11-2 run capped by a Hassett 3 and the lead was 20. Strack scored 14 points and Key 10 in the half.
The teams continue play in the Music City Classic on Wednesday with Kentucky playing No. 19 Illinois and Arizona State facing South Dakota.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rivalry week has finally arrived. The Louisville and Kentucky football program are set to do battle once again, facing off in Lexington for the annual Battle for the Governor’s Cup.
Here are the depth charts for both the Cardinals and Wildcats:
Changes from Louisville’s Depth Chart vs. Pitt:
Quarterback
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9 Tyler Shough (6-5, 230, Gr.) 10 Pierce Clarkson (6-1, 190, R-Fr.) OR 15 Harrison Bailey (6-5, 230, R-Sr.) OR 12 Brady Allen (6-6, 220, R-So)
Running Back
25 Isaac Brown (5-9, 190, Fr.) 21 Donald Chaney Jr. (5-10, 210, R-Jr.) 26 Duke Watson (6-0, 180, Fr.) 22 Keyjuan Brown (5-10, 210, R-Fr.)
Wide Receiver
0 Chris Bell (6-2, 220, Jr.) 81 Cataurus Hicks (5-10, 180, R-Fr.)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-2) at Kentucky Wildcats (5-0)
Lexington, Kentucky; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -22.5; over/under is 164
BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Kentucky takes on Western Kentucky after Koby Brea scored 22 points in Kentucky’s 108-59 win over the Jackson State Tigers.
The Wildcats have gone 4-0 at home. Kentucky is 10th in college basketball averaging 12.6 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 42.3% from downtown. Brea leads the team averaging 4.0 makes while shooting 74.1% from 3-point range.
The Hilltoppers are 0-1 in road games. Western Kentucky ranks third in the CUSA shooting 37.4% from 3-point range.
Kentucky scores 97.0 points, 24.2 more per game than the 72.8 Western Kentucky allows. Western Kentucky averages 9.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.8 more made shots on average than the 6.0 per game Kentucky gives up.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Brea is shooting 74.1% from beyond the arc with 4.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, while averaging 16 points.
Julius Thedford averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Hilltoppers, scoring 11.4 points while shooting 54.5% from beyond the arc.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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