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Husted highlights YSU initiatives for its share of $12M GM funds
The future of the economy requires innovation, investment and talent that will lead to prosperity for a community and the state, the lieutenant governor said.
Feb 10, 2021 4:52 AM By: Ellen Wagner
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YOUNGSTOWN Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted believes workforce investment in the Valley will help meet the needs of the region’s emerging high-tech markets, including electric vehicles and their batteries as well as additive manufacturing.
Husted visited Youngstown State University Tuesday to highlight the $12 million community investment in the Mahoning Valley as part of General Motors repayment of tax credit incentives that was announced three weeks ago. YSU is getting $5 million of that funding.
February 9, 2021
From the left, Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted; Jennifer Oddo, executive director of the YSU Center for Workforce Education and Innovation; Lydia Mihalik, director of the Ohio Development Services Agency; and YSU President Jim Tressel.
Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted joined Youngstown State University President Jim Tressel and other state and local officials today to highlight the Mahoning Valley’s numerous multi-million-dollar initiatives to develop a skilled workforce to meet the growing needs of the region’s emerging high-tech markets, including electric vehicle, battery and additive manufacturing.
The news conference, which also included Lydia Mihalik, director of the Ohio Development Services Agency, was held inside the Excellence Training Center, now under construction on the YSU campus, and comes three weeks after Husted announced a $12 million community investment in the Mahoning Valley as part of General Motors’ repayment of tax credit incentives. The investm