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Wallace State unveils first EV heavy duty truck for Diesel Technology program
Students in Wallace State’s Diesel Technology and CDL programs pose with WSCC faculty, staff and guests at the unveiling of the Diesel Technology program’s first EV truck, a Kenworth T680E purchased from Truckworx, and the first such truck purchased in the state of Alabama. (WSCC) HANCEVILLE, Ala. — During the unveiling of a new piece…
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Levi Powell hopes to pursue a career in automotive technology
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Growing up around cars led Levi Powell to develop a passion for working on them. As a senior, he now takes auto technology classes. Powell is this week’s Associated General Contractors of Western Kentucky’s Technical Center Student of the…
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Career fair connects students to construction industry employers
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } The Associated General Contractors of Western Kentucky hosted 1,600 high school students at the Murray State University Cherry Expo Center for a career fair on Thursday morning. More than 30 exhibitors attended, including construction companies, unions, and community partners.…
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Career day connects students to employers in the construction industry
The Associated General Contractors of Western Kentucky hosted 1,600 high school students at the Murray State University Cherry Expo Center for a career fair on Thursday morning. More than 30 exhibitors attended, including construction companies, unions, and community partners. Carly Dick The goal of the event is to connect students to employers and replenish the construction…
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Vertu salutes first Mercedes-Benz high voltage tech expert
Vertu Mercedes-Benz of Aylesbury is celebrating one of its senior technicians becoming one of the first in the country to be recognised as a high voltage tech expert by Mercedes-Benz. Senior diagnostic technician Stuart Finch recently completed the expert in high-voltage systems in motor vehicles programme as part of an inaugural training session hosted by…
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Milton Hershey School third graders can see their possible futures at career fair
Milton Hershey School holds a Career and Technical Education (CTE) Career Fair at Memorial Hall (the elementary school) for third graders. Elementary students got to explore answers to the age-old question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” at the school’s CTE Fair on Thursday, Oct. 19. The exhibitors are Milton Hershey…
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Insurance Risk Services of GA Reports Tracked Machines Sets New Record, Changing Automotive, Parking & Transportation Industries with New TowTrackXL Robotic Technology
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., October 19, 2023 (Newswire.com) – Insurance Risk Services of GA (IRSGA) reports that Tracked Machines’ Automotive Robot Technology, the TowTrack & TowTrackXL, is changing several industries that include insurance, automotive, transportation and parking. This Automotive Robot Technology has already become mandated equipment that must be used in the EU and England and will…
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NPC Skills Center ready to instruct in maintenance, welding, automotive fields
SHOW LOW — Community members filled the walkways in front of Northland Pioneer College’s new Skills Center at the White Mountain Campus on Oct. 17, coming together to mark the official opening of a cutting-edge, 28,820-square-foot facility. The center houses three major programs: energy and industrial technology, welding, and automotive. NPC President Chato Hazelbaker addressed…
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Wallace State Community College pioneers electric vehicle training with new heavy-duty truck purchase
This week, Wallace State Community College unveiled its new all-electric, heavy-duty vehicle, the first of its kind sold in the state. The school recently purchased a Kenworth T680E Class 8 heavy-duty electric vehicle from Truckworx. The purchase of the vehicle is intended to expand the Diesel Technolgy Program at Wallace State, and hopes to provide…
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J. Patrick Tufts – Union County Daily Digital
J. Patrick Tufts, age 54, of Marysville, died unexpectedly on Friday, October 13, 2023, at home following a courageous 10 year battle with cancer. On June 11, 1969, Patrick was born in Columbus, Ohio, the younger of two sons of the late Jerry Francis and Loretta “Jean” (Simpson) Tufts. They moved to Galena, where he…