PEWAUKEE - The Institute for Graphics
and Imaging has received a $250,000 state grant that will cut the
cost of tuition in half for companies looking to educate their
employees there, Department of Commerce Secretary Jack Fischer said
Wednesday.
Fischer said the current economic
climate makes the development of employee skills within Wisconsin’s
large printing industry all the more important.
"In these challenging times, it’s important to make sure that
we continue to further programs like this," he said.
The announcement, made Wednesday morning at the Harry V. Quadracci
Printing Education and Technology Center at Waukesha County
Technical College, came during the week of Gov. Jim Doyle’s
Capital for the Day tour of Waukesha County.
In attendance were members of the state’s printing cluster – one
of Wisconsin’s largest industries – including Quad/Graphics
President and CEO Joel Quadracci and Niall Power, president and CEO
of the trade group Printing Industries of Wisconsin.
The Department of Commerce grant, which includes matching funds,
will provide a total of $500,100 for training courses during the
next two years. The price cut is available to any business located
within the state that wishes to send an employee and Wisconsin
resident to IGI training programs.
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Shelly Janke can be reached at sjanke@conleynet.com
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