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<br /> <br />Board of County Commissioners <br /> <br />August 17,2006 <br /> <br />Dr. Richard L. Brownell <br />Rowan-Cabarrus Community College <br />PO Box 1595 <br />Salisbury, NC 28145-1595 <br /> <br />Dear Dr. Brownell: <br /> <br />The Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners is pleased to support the <br />Community-Based Job Training Grant proposal submitted by Rowan-Cabarrus <br />Community College to provide tuition support to dislocated workers seeking <br />retraining to prepare for emerging jobs created from the North Carolina Research <br />Campus project. Our Board has approved an annual funding allocation in the <br />amount of $11,200.00 to support utilities and operating costs for the Three R <br />Center in downtown Kannapolis. <br /> <br />The availability of career services and counseling to dislocated workers is critical <br />to connecting our local citizens with the jobs of the future. In 2003, at the time of <br />the Pillowtex closure, there were no identifiable career opportunities for the <br />3900+ residents of Rowan and Cabarrus counties who lost their jobs. The North <br />Carolina Research Campus offers the real possibility of careers with viable <br />wages and benefits, but our citizens need to be prepared to compete for these <br />jobs. The Career Center will provide a valuable resource to ensuring the <br />connectivity for local residents to the anticipated 30,000 infrastructure jobs that <br />are projected over the span of this development. <br /> <br />The Cabarrus County Commission also allotted $3500.00 for renovations to the <br />Cabarrus Business and Technology Center to retrofit the facility to accommodate <br />the installation of equipment in the BioWork laboratory. This training program <br />will generate potential employees for bio-manufacturing/bio-processing jobs. Our <br />board members are supportive of all of the college's efforts to ensure the <br />development of a well-trained workforce for the region. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Robert W. Carruth <br />Chairman, Board of Commissioners <br /> <br />F- ;}..ft, <br /> <br />~~ <br />~~Jr!!~~ <br /> <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br /> <br />@ <br /> <br />Cabarrus County' 65 Church Street, SE . Post Office Box 707 . Concord, NC 28026-0707 <br />Phone: 704-920-2100' Fax: 704-920.2820' W'WIN. cabarruscounty.us <br />