Lincoln Mayor highlights $13M American Rescue Plan funding for workforce development, including commercial driver's license program, during "Grow the Great Life Week".

During "Grow the Great Life Week," Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird highlighted the city's workforce development efforts, using $13 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to train people and help them find jobs through the American Job Center. One program is fully funding 40 people in obtaining their commercial driver's license. Christopher Aunquoe, a program graduate with a past criminal record, praised the program for helping him overcome past challenges and feel a part of society.

March 27, 2024
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