BBB of Central New England Launches New Trades Scholarship to Support Workforce Development
By-Hank Stolz
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Worcester, MA-Lisa Swanson, President and CEO, of the Better Business Bureau of Central New England stopped to share the news on the launch of a brand-new BBB Trades Scholarship this year!
The Railers are having their Trades & Tech game night, right before which they’re hosting a career fair for local vocational technical students meet local employers in the trades.The BBB will have a table at this career fair and throughout the game to share all this info about the new scholarship and meet potential applicants.
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