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The Manufacturers’ Association Receives Grant

The local manufacturing sector was recently awarded funding to further support the Advanced Manufacturing Industry Partnership of South Central Pennsylvania. The PA Department of Labor and Industry’s PASmart Industry Partnership Grant program provides funding to support the development, launch, implementation and technical assistance of employer led partnerships to address the workforce, economic development and educational needs of Pennsylvania industries.

The partnership is facilitated by The Manufacturers’ Association who works with regional organizations to help implement the employers’ identified priorities that will grow the industry. Over the past several years, the South Central PA Manufacturing Industry Partnership of C-suite leaders implemented programs focused on the most urgent needs identified by the industry. These efforts have included creating a network of bestpractices exchanges, a marketing campaign to attract students and individuals to manufacturing careers and offering career exploration programs to students and schools.

The partnership also trained 421 manufacturing employees over the last three years in high skill technical training that included credentials and certificates for the individuals and resulted in wage gains and promotions in their career paths. With this continued funding the Industry Partnership plans to train an additional 120 workers, continue to promote manufacturing careers and develop cutting edge strategies to help manufacturing companies retain their workforce.

Adams County Arts Council Announces S.T.A.R. Grant Recipients

The Adams County Arts Council recently announced the recipients for the 2023 S.T.A.R. (Serving the Arts Regionally) Grant awards cycle. This was a competitive year with 19 applications and over $26,000 in requests. With the help of a panel of community members, ACAC distributed $15,505 to numerous artists, schools and non-profit organizations to support a variety of arts programming in Adams County.

The organizations that accepted their award for a 2023 project include the following Chamber members:

• Friends of Jean Barnett Memorial Library for a folk music residency with Simple Gifts (Adams County Library System)

• Gettysburg Montessori Charter School for the Danza Antiqua – Civil War Program

• Vida Charter School for 3rd-6th Grade Ceramics Projects

Additional awards were accepted by the following organizations: Adams County Children’s Advocacy Center, Adams County Farmers Market Association, Christ Lutheran Church, Gettysburg Area Recreational Authority, Gettysburg Brass Band Festival, Gettysburg Choral Society, Gettysburg Community Concert Association, IGlow Black, Inc., Interfaith Center for Peace and Justice, Project Gettysburg-León, Upper Adams Intermediate School and Waldo’s & Company.

Prestige Apparel Announces Staff Promotion

Kaley Arnold was recently promoted to the role of office manager at Prestige Apparel, LLC Arnold has worked at Prestige for one and half years, starting as a part-time office assistant before moving into a full-time role. During her time with the business, Arnold’s leadership and customer service skills have served her well. Congratulations on the promotion!