The city of Lexington’s workforce development program has helped place more than a thousand people in jobs over the past five years. That comes through economic development grants totaling just over a million dollars to partner agencies. Elodie Dickinson is the director of business and workforce engagement. Dickinson said American Rescue Plan Act funding allows eight agencies to receive $50,000 each of the next two years.
“Then this year because there’s eight recipients not five, and there’s more funding, then there should be more people placed and more people placed into certification or licensure like more individuals should be having their CDL than last year,” said Dickinson.
