THIS EDA INVESTMENT WILL PROCURE EQUIPMENT FOR SHERIDAN COLLEGE TO TRAIN REGIONAL WORKERS FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES. SHERIDAN COLLEGE IS WITHIN THE NORTHERN WYOMING COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AND IS SEEKING TO ALLEVIATE CRITICAL LABOR SHORTAGES IN CONSTRUCTION AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING IN RURAL NORTHEAST WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST MONTANA. EQUIPMENT PROVIDED THROUGH THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW FOR A HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICAL TRAINING. ALTHOUGH NO JOBS WILL BE CREATED DIRECTLY, THE PROGRAM IS INFORMED BY EMPLOYER NEEDS AND EMPLOYERS HAVE COMMITTED TO PLACING MORE THAN 65 GRADUATES OF THE PROGRAM INTO HIGH-QUALITY JOBS. THE REGION, IMPACTED BY CHANGES IN THE COAL ECONOMY, WILL BENEFIT FROM ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION PROVIDED THROUGH THIS PROJECT AS WELL AS A SUSTAINABLE PIPELINE OF SKILLED INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS THAT ADDRESSES CRITICAL LABOR GAPS.