CHATTANOOGA (WRCB)- The Tennessee Valley is seeing an influx of new manufacturing plants, bringing the potential for thousands of new high-tech jobs.
But are Hamilton County schools producing the type of workers these companies need, or are they having to look elsewhere to fill positions?
Some are concerned that these jobs may be out of the reach of local residents. District 9 Hamilton County Commissioner Chester Bankston said, “The Volkswagen people have already told us that the people they hire have got to be trainable. We’ve got to go a little further in getting students ready for technical work.”
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