Commercial Appeal - Memphis training schools awarded $3.2M

The U.S. Department of Labor will grant $3.27 million in job training funds to William R. Moore College of Technology and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology.

The Memphis schools will use the money to help develop a regional training program for the manufacturing, transportation and logistics industries. The programs are in partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis and Mid-South Community College in West Memphis.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, announced the grants Tuesday.

The labor department is furnishing the money through its $2 billion Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant program.