New Industrial Maintenance Center Opens in Portsmouth to Address Skilled Labor Shortages
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Phillips Corp. is opening a new industrial maintenance and mechatronics center, operating under Phillips Workforce, on October 28. The facility is located outside the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth. The center was established to help Hampton Roads employers in shipbuilding, defense, and manufacturing tackle the ongoing shortage of skilled technicians.
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Why it matters
The center offers expedited, hands-on technical training in areas such as robotics, machining, and programmable logic controllers. This initiative is supported by a $2 million accelerated investment and a $25,000 real investment property grant from Portsmouth Economic Development.
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Who's involved
- PortsmouthHost city where the new workforce center is being established.
- Norfolk Naval ShipyardLocation adjacent to the new industrial maintenance and mechatronics center.
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The entities involved
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Manufacturing Institute
nonprofit organization in Washington D.C., United States
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Deloitte
multinational professional services network founded in 1845
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Portsmouth
independent city in Virginia, United States