Patrick Administration Announces Latest Round of Grants to Help Massachusetts Businesses Prosper and Grow Jobs
$5.4 million in matching grants for private sector workforce training initiatives to benefit 66 Massachusetts companies
Beverly – Wednesday, April 9, 2013
– Continuing the Patrick Administration’s strategic investments in
workforce training, Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Rachel
Kaprielian today announced $5.4 million in Workforce Training Fund
Grants during a visit to OnBrand24, Inc., a Beverly-based call center
and previous grant recipient. These grants will enable 66 companies
across the Commonwealth to customize training for 4,631 employees and
create 453 new jobs over the next three years.
“The
Workforce Training Fund is one of our most effective initiatives for
supporting businesses in meeting the demands of a highly competitive
regional and global economy by enhancing the skills of their employees,”
said Secretary Kaprielian. “Over the last several years, we have seen
many companies succeed thanks to these training grants and we look
forward to more companies growing and excelling through the use of our
training initiatives.”
This
latest round of Workforce Training Fund grants builds on the Patrick
Administration’s record investments in workforce training and
education. Since 2007, the Administration has awarded $84.3 million
through this grant program to 1,101 projects involving more than 1,191
businesses and 103,584 workers.
“We
encourage businesses, regardless of size, to contact us to learn more
about the Workforce Training Fund and how this resource can help them
address their business needs,” said Nancy Snyder, President and CEO of
Commonwealth Corporation which administers the funds for the Office of
Labor and Workforce Development. "We are also interested in helping
small businesses access the fund either individually or through
collaborations with other businesses with similar needs.”
OnBrand24,
Inc., an around-the-clock call center offering global services,
received a training fund grant three years ago. Once its workforce was
trained in customer service and lead generation skills, the company
increased revenues by 40 percent and hired more than 100 workers.
OnBrand24, Inc. will utilize more than $173,000 in new grant funding to
train 155 workers and is expected to create an additional 20 new jobs.
“If
we are going to grow domestically, and compete globally, we need to
have the best trained, most productive workforce in the world,” said
Mark Fichera, Owner and CEO of OnBrand24, Inc. “The Workforce Training
Fund is an invaluable resource in the process toward achieving that goal
and keeping jobs here in Massachusetts.”
“It’s
great to see businesses on the North Shore and across the Commonwealth
take advantage of state programs designed to develop their workforce and
create jobs,” said Senator Joan B. Lovely (D-Beverly). “Beverly’s
OnBrand24, Inc. is just one example of how Workforce Training Fund
grants can result in tremendous returns for a business and its local
community.”
“These
Workforce Training grants have a proven track record of providing
businesses the resources to educate their employees in areas that not
only produce professional development for the workers, but also result
in increased productivity and job creation for the recipients of these
grants,” said State Rep. Jerry Parisella (D-Beverly). “I appreciate the
Governor’s support of these grants, and Secretary Kaprielian for taking
the time to come to Beverly to highlight OnBrand’s success in growing
its business on the North Shore.”
The Workforce Training Fund provides grants of up to $250,000 for Massachusetts companies to use over a two year period.
The
following is a complete list of the awarded Workforce Training Fund
General Program Grant Recipients announced today (listed by community),
totaling $5,445,303:
City
|
Company Name
|
Amount Awarded
|
Projected Number of Employees to be Trained
|
New Jobs Expected to be Created
|
LENTROS ENGINEERING
|
$73,435
|
42
|
2
| |
ATTLEBORO
|
STERGIS WINDOWS & DOORS
|
$120,700
|
92
|
6
|
ATTLEBORO FALLS
|
DISTRON CORPORATION
|
$107,250
|
77
|
8
|
AYER
|
NORTH MIDDLESEX SAVINGS BANK
|
$72,570
|
80
|
7
|
BEVERLY
|
ONBRAND24 INC
|
$173,140
|
155
|
20
|
BOSTON
|
WSP USA Corp
|
$28,800
|
30
|
5
|
BOXBOROUGH
|
SETRA SYSTEMS
|
$133,800
|
119
|
5
|
BRAINTREE
|
CORCORAN MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.
|
$204,565
|
260
|
15
|
BURLINGTON
|
LEMAITRE VASCULAR
|
$169,852
|
47
|
5
|
CHELMSFORD
|
HITTITE MICROWAVE CORPORATION
|
$174,440
|
180
|
10
|
DANVERS
|
ELIZA CORPORATION
|
$221,500
|
154
|
15
|
DEDHAM
|
COLPITTS WORLD TRAVEL
|
$52,219
|
50
|
6
|
DRACUT
|
MAJILITE MANUFACTURING, INC.
|
$172,800
|
122
|
16
|
EAST LONGMEADOW
|
MCGILL HOSE & COUPLING, INC.
|
$66,500
|
33
|
0
|
EAST LONGMEADOW
|
SPRINGFIELD SPRING CORPORATION
|
$26,675
|
9
|
3
|
FALL RIVER
|
BLOUNT FINE FOODS CORP
|
$78,500
|
89
|
44
|
FRANKLIN
|
PIERCE ALUMINUM (Technical Assistance Grant)
|
$16,500
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
GLOUCESTER
|
FLEET MACHINE CO. LLC
|
$29,150
|
8
|
2
|
HOLYOKE
|
ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY COMPANY LLC
|
$30,211
|
21
|
4
|
LAWRENCE
|
JACKSON LUMBER
|
$47,250
|
41
|
5
|
LAWRENCE
|
SALVATORE'S RESTAURANTS
|
$230,200
|
512
|
15
|
LOWELL
|
WATERMARK
|
$51,665
|
41
|
5
|
MARLBOROUGH
|
CANVYS VISUAL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
|
$105,035
|
28
|
5
|
MARLBOROUGH
|
OPTOS, INC.
|
$110,175
|
48
|
3
|
METHUEN
|
COMFORT HOME CARE, LLC
|
$68,280
|
110
|
5
|
MIDDLEBORO
|
LOUIS M. GERSON CO., INC.
|
$69,120
|
45
|
5
|
NEW BEDFORD
|
MARITIME TERMINAL
|
$42,400
|
30
|
1
|
NEWBURYPORT
|
ARWOOD MACHINE CORPORATION
|
$101,800
|
79
|
0
|
NEWBURYPORT
|
NEWBURYPORT FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK
|
$167,464
|
118
|
4
|
NORTH EASTON
|
NORTH EASTON MACHINE COMPANY INCORPORATED
|
$41,500
|
25
|
4
|
NORTON
|
HORIZON BEVERAGE COMPANY
|
$194,070
|
315
|
20
|
NORTON
|
SOUTH SHORE MILLWORK INC
|
$57,780
|
46
|
12
|
NORWELL
|
BLUESTONE ENERGY SERVICES, LLC
|
$24,500
|
16
|
6
|
RANDOLPH
|
M.D. STETSON CO., INC.
|
$62,400
|
32
|
2
|
ROCKLAND
|
GLOBE COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS LTD
|
$67,750
|
32
|
5
|
SOMERVILLE
|
GOLDEN CANNOLI SHELLS CO., INC.
|
$74,900
|
41
|
12
|
SOUTHBRIDGE
|
A & M TOOL & DIE COMPANY, INC.
|
$75,400
|
45
|
4
|
SOUTHBRIDGE
|
SAVERS BANK
|
$125,695
|
103
|
3
|
SPRINGFIELD
|
TITEFLEX
|
$56,025
|
109
|
2
|
STOUGHTON
|
PRECISION FABRICATORS LTD.
|
$19,800
|
10
|
2
|
UXBRIDGE
|
LAMPIN CORPORATION
|
$74,100
|
30
|
2
|
WALTHAM
|
DELPHI CONSTRUCTION, INC.
|
$43,200
|
44
|
4
|
WALTHAM
|
RTN FEDERALCREDIT UNION
|
$113,561
|
128
|
5
|
WATERTOWN
|
FRESH TILLED SOIL
|
$49,760
|
32
|
4
|
WATERTOWN
|
J.C. CANNISTRARO, LLC.
|
$72,700
|
54
|
4
|
WEST BROOKFIELD
|
WIRECRAFT PRODUCTS
|
$74,400
|
43
|
4
|
WEST SPRINGFIELD
|
HAYDEN CORPORATION
|
$38,825
|
35
|
1
|
WESTFORD
|
CYNOSURE INC.
|
$87,845
|
58
|
75
|
WESTFORD
|
FAMILY EYE CARE CENTER & OPTICAL GALLERY, INC.
|
$80,965
|
11
|
1
|
WESTFORD
|
MACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC
|
$146,425
|
148
|
5
|
WESTWOOD
|
ACUMENTRICS HOLDING CORPORATION
|
$100,000
|
45
|
5
|
WESTWOOD
|
FORTY SEVEN BRAND
|
$171,020
|
85
|
20
|
WHITINSVILLE
|
EASTERN ACOUSTIC WORKS
|
$81,600
|
48
|
2
|
Woburn
|
M & K ENGINEERING, INC.
|
$54,875
|
48
|
2
|
WOBURN
|
MADICO INC.
|
$71,100
|
135
|
4
|
Worcester
|
This is a consortium grant, facilitated by the Central Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board, which includes:
Dexter-Russell,
Inc. of Southbridge, G&F Industries, Inc. of Sturbridge, INCOM,
Inc. of Charlton, Southbridge Sheet Metal Works, Inc. of Sturbridge, and
United Lens Company, Inc. of Southbridge
|
$250,000
|
158
|
15
|
Worcester
|
This is a consortium grant, facilitated by the Central Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board, which includes:
David
Packard Company, Inc. of Oxford, H.T. Machine Co., Inc. of Webster,
Magnetic Technologies LTD of Oxford, Schott North America, Inc. of
Southbridge, Swissturn/USA, Inc. of Oxford, and T&D Specialties,
Inc. of Oxford.
|
$189,111
|
135
|
7
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