State Senator Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago) stood alongside Governor JB Pritzker and others Monday to announce a $3 million investment in HIRE360’s new training and development center in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood. It previously received $550,000 in funding through the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program.
“Earlier this year, I was happy to see HIRE360 receive half a million dollars in much-needed investments to supplement their pre-apprenticeship program needs. Today, I am ecstatic for the $3 million in additional funding toward a brand new training and development center,” Hunter said. “This amazing investment not only supports our organizations and workers, but our local economy as well.”
The center focuses on training and developing employees in the construction, manufacturing and hospitality sectors. It will provide employment and advancement opportunities, job recruiting and training programs, placement support, mentoring, technical assistance, assistance in securing capital, youth programs, and socially responsible supply chain training.
HIRE360 was launched in 2019 by industry leaders to provide a creative solution to workforce development that allows employers and unions to develop and connect directly with emerging members of the workforce.
The center is expected to open for the community later this year.
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