This EDA investment supports the mid-state technical college in developing the colleges's advanced manufacturing, emerging technology, and apprenticeship (ameta) center in wisconsin

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $4 million Project Grant to Mid-State Technical College Inc. on March 9, 2023 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program. The funding will support Mid-State Technical College in developing its Advanced Manufacturing, Emerging Technology, and Apprenticeship (AMETA) Center in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Specifically, the grant will assist the Center in purchasing cutting-edge instructional equipment to provide the region with a centralized location for workforce training in multiple industries, including manufacturing, transportation, agriculture/food production, and forest products/paper. Once completed, the AMETA Center will help strengthen and diversify the regional economy by creating and retaining jobs and serving as a catalyst for regional economic growth, as intended under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program.

The project will assist the center with purchasing cutting-edge instructional equipment to help provide the region with a centralized location for education and workforce training in multiple industries, including manufacturing and transportation, agriculture and food production, and forest products and paper. Once completed, the project will help strengthen and diversify the regional economy, which will create and retain jobs, and serve as a catalyst for regional economic growth.