2.24.10 $2.7M federal grant to help Fayette County land ‘green’ jobs

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

A $2.7 million federal grant will be used to create a job-training program to prepare 250 disadvantaged Fayette County residents to work in so-called “green” jobs.

The money is part of $150 million in federal stimulus funds awarded to 38 agencies nationwide through its Pathways out of Poverty program, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Fayette’s program will be administered through the Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette Inc.

The money is to be used to train people for jobs in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy. In Fayette, those fields will include the windmill, solar, and geothermal heating and cooling industries, among others, according to Sean Sypolt, project manager.

Training will be provided through Fayette area businesses and educational institutions, including Penn State Fayette, said Tim Yurcisin, president and CEO of PIC Westmoreland/Fayette.

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