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Educational Institution
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Contributing
Business(es)
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Amount
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Program
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| Alexandria Technical College
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Rural Cellular Corporation |
$107,187 |
Partnership
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This grant will provide high-level training for over 390 administrative, executive
and frontline employees, and will support Rural Cellular’s technology
systems, and long-term relationships with other providers to stabilize roaming
revenue in rural Minnesota. It’s anticipated Rural Cellular Corporation
will hire 34 employees as a result of this workforce-development project.
Local contact: Kevin Kopischke, Vice President, Alexandria Technical College,
320-762-4404.
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| Minneapolis Community & Technical College |
Dental Careers Institute |
$216,694 |
Partnership |
This grant will provide at-risk patients with better access
to dental care by providing 373 Minneapolis urban residents with an educational
pathway in the dental profession. Minneapolis Community and Technical College
and business partners Apple Tree Dental and Health Partners, Inc. will develop
a Dental Careers Task Force; create an educational plan for each trainee;
redesign dental courses; and pilot entry-level and advanced training.
Local contact: Dr. Jo Peterson, Dean, Minneapolis Community and Technical
College, 612-659-6501.
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| Dakota County Technical College |
Andersen Corporation |
$399,792 |
Partnership |
To support aggressive growth within the new North Branch,
Minnesota plant and the company’s present Newport plant, the grant
will train 1,200 Andersen employees in a model Advanced Learning Technologies
(ALT) Program. The training will enable the Andersen manufacturing team to
implement tools and techniques considered essential for transforming the
organization and redefining processes.
Local contact: Pat McQuillan, Customized Training Coordinator, 651-423-8318.
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| Anoka-Ramsey Community College |
Healthcare Consortium |
$399,846 |
Partnership |
This grant will support the entry-level and advanced training
needs of 988 employees of Cambridge Medical Center and Grandview Christian
Ministries as they introduce a lift training station and move to a “no
lift” workplace. Anoka-Ramsey Community College will also redesign
nursing curriculum to include safest work practices.
Local contact: Jess Niebuhr, Customized Training Director, 763-422-3414.
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| Northland Community & Technical College |
Arctic Cat Inc. |
$399,129 |
Partnership |
This grant will assist Arctic Cat in reducing the time to
respond to change by providing training in demand flow technology and production
and inventory management curriculum to 255 employees. Northland Community
and Technical College will create industry-specific certificates and develop
a manufacturing technology degree.
Local contact: Shari Olson, Director, Customized Training, 218-681-0869..
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| Normandale Community & Technical College |
Fairview Health Services |
$287,377 |
Partnership |
This grant will fund formal training in imaging specialties
and create a path to career advancement for 190 technicians by providing
classroom and clinical experience to certified radiologic technologists.
Local contact: Brenda Dickinson, Director, Center for Applied Learning, 952-487-8238.
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| Normandale Community College |
Metro Dentalcare |
$397,253 |
Partnership |
Metro Dentalcare offers a complete range of routine and specialized
dental health services through its group practice of 20 clinics in the Twin
Cities metro area. Training for 470 employees in expanded dental functions
will advance the skills level of dental hygienists and dental assistants;
and dental hygienists will move to higher levels within their job category
and earn additional compensation.
Local contact: Brenda Dickinson, Director, Center for Applied Learning, 952-487-8238.
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| Pine Technical College |
Auto Refinishing Consortium |
$185,000 |
Partnership |
This project aims to stem the shortage of skilled collision-repair
industry workers by helping business partners increase the effectiveness
and flexibility of their training programs and contain costs. More than 100
autobody preparers, painters and estimators from Lehman’s Garage. Inc.,
Maaco Collision Repair and Auto Painting, and Bodyworks Super Collision center
will receive classroom-based instruction; computer-assisted training; and
on the-job training. After completing the training successfully, trainees
will earn Pine Technical College transcripts.
Local contact: John Heckman, Director, Johnson Center for VR, 320-629-5143..
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| South Central Technical College |
Minnesota Elevator, Inc. |
$207,254 |
Partnership |
This grant will help Minnesota Elevator, Inc., and employee-owned
business, to remain competitive in the elevator market by using more technology
to increase quality and reduce delivery time. Training in Pro Engineering
software will be given to 141 employees. In addition, students enrolled in
South Central Technical College’s machine tool technology program will
also have access to the software.
Local contact: R. Jane Carter, Customized Training Coordinator, 507-389-7326.
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| Ridgewater Technical College |
Simulation in Healthcare Training |
$389,671 |
Partnership |
Simulation training in pediatric care is the focus of this
workforce-development grant. Nearly 550 healthcare professionals employed
by Mercy Hospital and Health Care Center, Moose Lake; Children’s Hospitals
and clinics, Minneapolis and St. Paul; and Rice Memorial Hospital, Willmar,
will receive simulation training; and trainees will have the opportunity
to earn national certifications in pediatric advanced life support, advanced
cardiac life support, and basic life support.
Local contact: Lynn Johnson, Director of Nursing, 320-231-6034..
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| Minnesota State College - SE Technical |
We-no-nah Canoe |
$321,723 |
Partnership |
This grant will provide 125 We-no-nah production, maintenance,
office, administration and management employees with training in composite
technology, lean manufacturing, and soft skills. Staff training will be required
to implement process documentation and a new business information system.
Relocation of the Canadian division to Winona is expected to add over 50
new positions.
Local contact: Barb Breza, Custom Consultant, 507-453-2744.
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| Hibbing Community College |
L & M Radiator |
$164,112 |
Partnership |
This grant will provide more than 250 L & M Radiator employees
with entry-level and advanced training and retraining in the latest welding
technology. Hibbing Community College will develop welding apprenticeship
and industrial awareness programs. In addition, L & M Radiator anticipates
hiring more than 70 new employees over the three-year project.
Local contact: Mary Brandt, Customized Training, 218-262-6785.
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| Dunwoody College of Technology |
Creative Carton & Rapid Packaging |
$318,637 |
Partnership |
This grant will support computer-based training, classroom
training and hands-on learning in lean manufacturing for small Brooklyn Park-based
manufacturing company. About 159 production, distribution, maintenance, customer
service and managerial employees will earn lean-manufacturing credit certificates
as a result of the training.
Local contact: John Miller, Vice President, 612-374-5800..
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| MMCDC’s Teamworks |
Team Industries - Cambridge |
$187,546 |
Partnership |
This grant will help manufacturer Team Industries-Cambridge
implement a lean manufacturing process by using theory, application and job
aids to train 250 production, engineering and supervisory employees. Team
Industries in the largest employer in Cambridge. In addition, Teamworks,
a provider of services to dislocated workers, will work to place dislocated
workers in jobs generated by this project.
Local Contact: Kathleen Carney, CEO, Teamworks Inc., 218-732-3622.
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| St. Cloud State University |
TriVirix |
$60,407 |
Partnership |
This grant will assist small Mille Lacs County contract manufacturing
services company by providing entry-level and advanced training to 100 employees.
In addition, students enrolled in engineering management and manufacturing
engineering programs will have the opportunity to work at TriVirix as on-the-job
trainers. Previously a wholly owned unity of Medtronic, Inc., the Milaca
plant was sold to TriVirix International in 2002.
Local contact: Dr. Bantwal Baliga, Associate Professor, St. Cloud State University,
320-308-3843.
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Short Form Applications
| Century College
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Omno-Tract Surgical |
$49,711 |
Short Form Partnership
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Skill enhancement training will be provided to 45 employees.
Local contact: Mary Ann O’Brien, Dean of Continuing Education, 651-779-3365.
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| Century College
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Mid-West Spring and Stamping |
$40,911 |
Short Form Partnership
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Leadership and technical training will be provided to 35 employees. Mid-West
Spring is a manufacturer of custom springs, wire forms, and stamping.
Local contact: Mary Ann O’Brien, Dean of Continuing Education, 651-779-3365..
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| Northland Community & Technical College |
Healthcare Consortium |
$49,993 |
Short Form Partnership |
Eighty employees of Roseau Area
Hospital and Homes, and First Care Medical Services will receive Lean Sigma
training, a systematic approach that improves the capability and contribution
of employees.
Local contact: Shari Olson, Director, Customized Training, 218-681-0869.
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| Anoka Technical College |
Steinwall, Inc. |
$50,000 |
Short Form Partnership |
About 140 employees will receive
training in basic manufacturing skills, such as blueprint reading, quality
measurement, and auditing techniques.
Local contact: Michael Gallagher, Customized Training Program Director, 763-576-4788.
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