High-tech training program to launch

DENVER – Several business development organizations and businesses in the Boulder Valley are partnering with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment to launch a training initiative to prepare workers for high-tech jobs.

The program is being funded in part by a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor train workers in information technology, advanced manufacturing, and the professional, scientific and technical Services industries with a focus on aerospace.

Business associations that are involved in the program include the Longmont Area Economic Council, the Boulder Economic Council, Colorado Photonics Industry Association, the South East Business Partnership, Coolest Women We Know,…