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Why 20 apprentice opportunities will be launched through $300,000 grant

Audrey Villarreal lights a torch Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, during the Northeast Georgia Workforce Development Alliance Skills Challenge at the Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center. - photo by Scott Rogers

11082019 SKILLS 2.jpg — Audrey Villarreal lights a torch Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, during the Northeast Georgia Workforce Development Alliance Skills Challenge at the Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center. - photo by Scott Rogers

The Gainesville and Hall County Development Authority accepted a $300,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to offer paid apprenticeships to 20 people for two years.