WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded $50 million to 11 organizations, including a $1.43 million grant to Lehigh Carbon Community College and a multistate award covering Pennsylvania, to expand workforce training and technical assistance for small manufacturers.
The grants are part of the SBA’s Empower to Grow, or E2G, program and target manufacturing skills, productivity, workforce development, regulatory compliance and government contracting.
Lehigh Carbon Community College will use its $1.43 million award to provide on-site training to small and midsize manufacturers in Lehigh, Carbon and Schuylkill counties…