The Department of Labor and Workforce Development in Tennessee has awarded a grant to Dyer County to assist on the job skills.
The Incumbent Worker Training Grant will assist two companies with upgrades in skills to avoid layoffs of employees.
Heckethorn Manufacturing was awarded $20,000 to train 211 workers, while Firestone Industrial Products Company will receive $20,000 to train 65 employees.
The companies received the employee training assistance due to meeting criteria that included in-state operations for more than one year, having at least five full time employees and representation of a layoff avoidance strategy with upgrades in skills.