Grant supplements job-training costs

LONGMONT – Companies looking for money to train new workers can get up to $10,000 per employee from Workforce Boulder County.

A new $100,000 federal grant is providing funding for the program, which is expected to help about 10 people, said Sara Miller, who handles business services for Workforce Boulder County, a government job-search program.

People who have been unemployed for at least 19 weeks and who were laid off after Jan. 1, 2008 are the target potential employees, Miller said. Employers may offer jobs in a variety of areas, including energy auditing, medical coding and billing, drafting, accounting, project management, geographic…