California Business Minute™

Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah,
will present a check for $1.3 million to the Santa Clarita Community College District
Friday at College of the Canyons’ main campus in Valencia.

The money will be used by the college to develop and support a new Emerging Technologies
 training program, the only such program in Southern California to train workers. The program
is designed to teach students the specific skills being requested by regional employers. The
project is expected to create 300 jobs and generate $6 million in private investment.

The grant will allow COC to purchase advanced equipment needed to train laboratory technicians
for employment in companies using biotechnology, nanotechnology and autonomous technology.
The equipment will be located in the Aliso Laboratory, the new science lab building on the
Valencia campus.

I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.