Raising fish and a workforce with an economic development grant

Raising fish and a workforce with an economic development grant

Source: alleghenyfront

4/19/2024

Credit: Jeremy Long / WITF

Thirteen years ago, a coal-fired power plant owned by TransAlta in Centralia, Washington made a deal with that state to close by 2025 and give 55 million dollars to help the community transition. The transition money was divided into three pots: new energy technology, community and economic development and energy efficiency. More than 70 projects have been awarded so far. This is one of them.

About half an hour from Centralia, at Onalaska High School, Kevin Hoffman teaches career and technical education courses, like wood shop, metalwork, and aquaculture.
Hoffman applied for and got two TransAlta grants totaling $65,000 to upgrade the school’s fish hatchery program to one that rivals commercial operations. That money was among $2 million that has gone to develop educational programs.

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