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$1.3 million grant and local money allows Mid-East to expand CDL training program Mid-East Career and Technology Centers receives grant from Appalachian Regional Commission Story origionally published in the Zanesville Times Recorder
Mid-East Career and Technology Centers was recently awarded a $1.3 million grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to expand its Commercial Driver License training and testing program. With the expansion, Mid-East will be able to increase the number of CDL-licensed drivers in Appalachian Ohio, improve income and employment gaps found between the project region and state and national averages, and provide Appalachian Ohio businesses with a qualified and skilled logistics workforce.
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In addition to the ARC grant, Mid-East received $343,750 from the J.W. and M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation to pay for high school students to earn their CDL. The Muskingum County Commissioners also contributed $300,000 to the project and the Zanesville-Muskingum County Port Authority gave its approval to connect the new CDL training facility to the Eastpointe Business Park. With the grant funds, Mid-East will prepare an 11-acre site and purchase a fleet of eight used, Class A 48-foot
