Marshall County and many partners gathered in Chickasaw Trail Industrial park last week to cut the blue ribbon officially opening the Workforce Training Center.
Close to 72 visitors and dignitaries were part of the June 21 celebration that included speeches, a ribbon-cutting and lunch. The event was coordinated so that local, state and federal agencies and elected officials could participate.
George Zinn, III, president of the Marshall County Board of Supervisors, presided over the welcoming ceremony. He said Marshall County is attracting business and creating hundreds of jobs. “This facility is important because it will help us to train a workforce for these jobs,” he said. Zinn said the facility will be open to any business or industry in Marshall County that wants to train people for skilled jobs that are at a premium in this area.
According to Dr. Michael J. Heindl, President of Northwest Community College, some of the courses being offered now at the center are welding, machining, computer, electrical, forklift, customized OSHA training, WIN Job Center services and adult education leading to a high school diploma.
The Workforce Training Center is located at 4700 Cayce Road, Byhalia. For more information, call the center at 662-851-4190.