Missouri’s governor is praising plans to build a new tech center in fast-growing Ashland, saying it ties-in with his focus on workforce development. Governor Mike Parson predicts Ashland’s tech center will create a pipeline of skilled workers in the region. “When you see Ranken community college is now coming down here, technical college coming down …
(AUDIO): State Rep. Sara Walsh joins “Wake Up Columbia” to discuss planned Ranken Tech campus in Ashland
State Rep. Sara Walsh (R-Ashland) represents Ashland, which is one of Missouri’s fastest-growing communities. She attended Tuesday’s workforce summit, where leaders discussed a planned new tech center to meet the Ashland region’s need for more skilled workers. Representative Walsh notes recruiters were in the audience, and that the state Office of Administration (OA) is looking …
Missouri’s governor: Ashland tech center will create a pipeline of skilled workers in region
About 80 people from six mid-Missouri counties attended Tuesday’s workforce summit in Ashland, where they discussed a planned new tech center to meet the region’s need for more skilled workers. Southern Boone R-1 Superintendent Chris Felmlee says the new center will focus on IT, construction, nursing and manufacturing. “And these are great paying jobs. As …