Anchorage Awarded $2.4 Million Grant.

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The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced the Municipality of Anchorage will receive a $2.425 million grant to train workers nationwide for high skill jobs in places where companies are facing shortages in those fields.

The grants, totaling $29.1 million across the country, are funded by a portion of the $500 fee employers pay for each visa to import temporary workers from other countries.

The Municipality of Anchorage grant will provide training for 300 people for jobs in...