{"id":51142,"date":"2023-04-06T07:26:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T11:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=51142"},"modified":"2023-04-06T07:26:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T11:26:39","slug":"mayor-sundquist-discussed-workforce-development-concerns-with-representatives-in-washington-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/mayor-sundquist-discussed-workforce-development-concerns-with-representatives-in-washington-d-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Sundquist Discussed Workforce Development Concerns With Representatives in Washington D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist meets with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in Washington D.C.<\/p><\/div>\n

Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist<\/strong> discussed workforce development<\/strong> concerns with representatives in Washington D.C. on a recent trip.<\/p>\n

Sundquist was in the nation’s capitol for the National League of Cities<\/strong>‘ lobby day where he was able to meet with Congressman Nick Langworthy<\/strong> and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

He said part of day was spent discussing the Infrastructure Act<\/strong> and the concern from the White House over there being enough people to do the work of building new roads, bridges, and more, “And there was a really great discussion from senior leadership officials in the administration on how can cities be the driving force for workforce development? And how can we create models that can replicate across this country to train people to work on those items, that infrastructure, rebuilding our infrastructure across this country.”<\/p>\n

Sundquist said one workforce development model is being worked on with the construction trades here in Jamestown, “The City Council<\/strong> allocated over a million dollars in workforce development funding. Half of that going to construction trades and the other half going to workforce development in terms of manufacturers, and other builders, and things like that. So, we’re working through that process now and we’re hoping to make sure that our workforce is on the cutting edge for what’s to come.”<\/p>\n

Sundquist also discussed the importance of SNAP benefits<\/strong> and the need for the return of Essential Air Service<\/strong> to the Jamestown Airport<\/strong> with representatives.<\/p>\n

Hear his comments on those topics and more on tonight’s Community Matters at 5:00 p.m. on 107.9 FM and streaming online at wrfalp.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist discussed workforce development concerns with representatives in Washington D.C. on a recent trip. Sundquist was in the nation’s capitol for the National League of Cities‘ lobby day where he was able to meet with Congressman Nick Langworthy and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. 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