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Monday, December 14, 2009
Wright State gets $384,000 for electrical renovations
The Ohio Controlling Board on Monday, Dec. 14, approved $384,545 for general electrical renovations at Wright State University’s main campus in Fairborn.
Ohio Rep. Jarrod B. Martin (R-Beavercreek) announced the funding on Monday in a media release.
“Wright State University is a valuable community resource,” Martin said. “These renovations will help to ensure that our citizens continue to be able to take full advantage of the opportunities the university provides.”
The funding approval will allow Wright State to relocate half of the secondary overhead 15kv electrical feeder underground, according to officials. This is the next phase in a series of projects designed to upgrade the existing electrical infrastructure at Wright State.
The electrical feeder has been spliced numerous times from storms and other weather damage. In repairing it, service provided along this feeder should be more reliable and better maintained, officials said.
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Sinclair accepting students for Defense Acquisition Academy
Sinclair Community College’s Workforce Development and Corporate Services Division is enrolling students for contracting and acquisition logistics training at its new Defense Acquisition Academy.
There is no cost to qualified displaced or unemployed workers during the pilot phase of the program, according to Sinclair officials.
The acquisition and supply chain management workforce is expected to grow by more than nine percent in the Dayton region and 11 percent across Ohio, according to fall 2008 projections from Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.
“We believe that people who complete this training will have a strong advantage in the competition for these jobs,” said Heath MacAlpine, assistant director of the Montgomery County Department of Job and Family Services.
The training is being developed as a workforce initiative that will offer qualified displaced and unemployed workers instruction that will help them gain employment in the acquisition field, according to Deb Norris, Sinclair vice president for Workforce Development and Corporate Services.
It also will help the region to meet a critical workforce need in supporting Department of Defense organizations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Norris said.
Enrollment in the program is restricted to currently displaced or unemployed workers who are a U.S. citizen and hold at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Participants also must be able to pass a background and/or security investigation.
Preference will be given to applicants that are displaced, and have degrees and experience in areas that include business, cost estimating, finance, project management, technology, contract management, transportation, distribution and warehousing.
These backgrounds, when combined with acquisition training, fit some of the most critical needs at Wright-Patt, according to Sinclair officials.
For more information about Sinclair’s Defense Acquisition Academy, or to apply for contracting and acquisition logistics training, visit daa.sinclair.edu.
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