Dive Summary:

• The Duke Energy Foundation will contribute more than $47,000 to the Western Indiana Workforce Investment Board to help develop more-skilled workers.
• The purpose of the initiative is to train mostly entry level workers so that they can advance, while manufacturers will help develop some of the job-specific training programs.
• Duke Energy Indiana is the state's largest electric supplier and serves about 790,000 customers.

From the article:

The Duke Energy Foundation is contributing more than $47,000 to the Western Indiana Workforce Investment Board to help develop a highly-skilled workforce for businesses in Putnam, Parke, Clay, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo counties.

Partners in the "Pathways to Competitiveness" project include local manufacturing firms, Ivy Tech Community College, local economic development leaders, and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development's WorkOne offices, which assist Indiana residents in identifying and improving their job skills, and then help these individuals find jobs to match those skills. ...