The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded $1.5 million to Fayette County to construct a Health Sciences Workforce Development Center on the Fayette County Career and Technical Institute campus with the help of the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program, which is housed within the Office of Industrial Partnerships at Penn State. The 6,000-square-foot training center will allow FCCTI to enhance its Licensed Practical Nurse program and meet the growing health care workforce needs in western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia.