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Chip Training Upscales Low-Income Workers

The semiconductor sector in Texas is receiving a significant workforce development boost through the expansion of Austin Community College's Advanced Manufacturing Production training program, funded by Merit America and the America’s Frontier Fund Foundation, aiming to upskill low-income workers nationwide and establish Central Texas as a national center for semiconductor workforce development.

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