By Ashley Speagle
Correspondent
ATLANTA — With easing joblessness high on lawmakers’ to-do list, Gov. Sonny Perdue on Friday announced that Microsoft will provide 25,900 free job-training courses to Georgians in a public-private partnership with the state.
“This partnership will provide thousands of Georgians with the education and skills required to succeed in the new economy,” Gov. Perdue said at a news conference in his Capitol office with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
Georgia joins nine other states and several countries in the “Microsoft Elevate America” partnerships.