The most recent North Dakota coronavirus information: workforce growth, testing and photographs.
Workforce grant
Bismarck-based College of Mary will obtain a small a part of a $9.6 million federal grant going to the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber Basis as a part of a nationwide effort to spice up workforce growth.
The inspiration has one among 32 initiatives being funded by means of the Financial Improvement Administration’s $500 million Good Jobs Problem, which is funded with American Rescue Plan coronavirus assist. The undertaking will concentrate on coaching lots of of staff for the agriculture, manufacturing and expertise industries by means of the Ignite Initiative Regional Workforce Coaching System.
The College of Mary is getting $563,000 of the grant to fund curriculum creation, supply of coursework, the hiring of an academic navigator headquartered on the College of Mary Fargo Middle, and advertising. The cash will particularly profit U-Mary’s on-line cybersecurity coaching program by means of the Gary Tharaldson College of Enterprise, and employer-readiness coaching by means of the Workforce Improvement workplace, in keeping with college On-line Government Director Rachael Brash.
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“Everyone knows our workforce wants are nice, and this grant will present many individuals throughout the area with alternative to thrive,” she mentioned.
Testing and vaccines
A complete listing of free public COVID-19 testing supplied in North Dakota might be discovered at well being.nd.gov/covidtesting. That web site additionally lists the place free at-home check kits are being supplied.
Individuals can go to https://www.ndvax.orgor https://bit.ly/3N3IMxb or name 866-207-2880 to see the place COVID-19 vaccine is out there close to them.
County-level COVID-19 dangers decided by the federal Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention might be discovered at https://bit.ly/3Clifrq.
Steering and assets for companies are at https://bit.ly/3w0DpKj.
Basic info is at https://www.well being.nd.gov/diseases-conditions/coronavirus and https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.
