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County Will Strive To Keep Ethanol Jobs Local
By Mr Ethanol | April 11, 2008
Progress:
At their meeting yesterday, the Clearfield County Commissioners voted to send a letter to Gov. Ed Rendell stating that local workers should be given preferential treatment for jobs at the new ethanol plant.
Commissioner Mark McCracken said he has some concerns that although there are local union employees working at the site, local workers won’t be given enough positions when construction begins in earnest in a few weeks.
Herbert, Rowland and Grubic of State College is the contractor currently performing the site work, but much of the actual construction of the plant will be done by Fagen Inc. of Granite Falls Minn.
“We have a terrific work force in this area, and it would be a terrible mistake if it wasn’t tapped into,” Mr. McCracken said.
Mr. McCracken made the motion to send a letter to the governor stating that when local residents are qualified to fill open positions, they should be given preference over bringing in someone from outside the area.
All 3 commissioners voted in favor of sending the letter.
Commissioner Joan Robinson McMillen said company President Ron Fagen told her at the groundbreaking ceremony held for the ethanol plant last month that his company would consider hiring local subcontractors for construction work at the ethanol plant.
Interested parties can inquire on the company’s Web site, www.fageninc.com, Mrs. McMillen said. More.
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