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One of Mike Parson's top priorities since becoming Missouri's Governor is workforce development and his latest program called Fast Track was the subject of a roundtable discussion Friday in Springfield.
The Governor held his roundtable discussion at SMC Packaging, one of the largest suppliers of corrugated packaging in the midwest located on Division Street.
A number of business and education leaders were on hand to hear about the Governor's $22-million scholarship program that will allow Missourians to receive training for high-demand, high-paying jobs such as advanced manufacturing, computer science and healthcare.
"Particularly in southwest Missouri where we have unemployment around 2% and poverty approaching 20%, what we have is that a lot of people have jobs," explained Speaker of the House Elijah Haahr. But what we need is a lot of people with the skill set to get better jobs."
"Missouri already has several scholarship programs that do a great job serving younger people that come straight out of high school, added Zora Mulligan, the Mo. Commissioner for Higher Education. "But this would really be the first one that's designed for adults."
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