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Welding is women’s work, too

By George Berkheimer Mention the word welder and the image of a young woman fresh out of high school isn’t an image that’s likely to spring to mind. Take a look at the fabrication and machining shop at Mission Critical Solutions in Alum Bank, though, and that’s just what you’ll find. Hazel Chamberlain graduated from …

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BCTC Awarded Grant Funding to Boost Awareness of Manufacturing Careers

The Bedford County Technical Center (BCTC), 21st Century Community Learning Center Consortium and Bedford County Development Center (BCDA) are partnering on a $200,000 Manufacturing Training to Career grant that will bring funding towards two separate, but complimentary pieces: the implementation of the “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing®” video contest and a parallel community awareness campaign. …

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