NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed two bills into law Wednesday to boost workforce development and train workers for the shipbuilding and offshore wind industries in Hampton Roads.
Spanberger signed the first bill Wednesday morning, providing more flexibility in how federal workforce development dollars can be used. Hampton Delegate Virgil Thornton sponsored the legislation.
“By signing this bill into law, the governor is strengthening the workforce pipeline that makes the tremendous work that is being done at Newport News Shipbuilding possible,” Thornton said…