State grant helps GCC create trade skills center

By LARRY HOLCOMBE

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IRONWOOD — Gogebic Community College will use a recent $2 million state grant to create a skilled trades training center which will include a new state-of-the-art welding lab.

GCC Dean of Business Services and co-Interim President Erik Guenard said the college wants to respond to the employment needs of area business and industry, and create programs that will train students to meet those needs.

“The college is going to take a more active roll in workforce development,” Guenard said. “We already have a really great advisory committee that supports...