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Press Release: 6/20/2025

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6/20/2025

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BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $20.6 million has been invested in 1,507 Massachusetts businesses throughout Fiscal Year 2025 to train 18,169 workers. Additionally, participating businesses project to add over 1,200 additional employees in Massachusetts over the next two years as a result of the workforce investments. Grants are awarded through the state’s Workforce Training Fund Program (WTFP) administered by Commonwealth Corporation, a quasi-public agency of the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

“These investments in our businesses and our workforce help make Massachusetts the best place to live, work, and start a business,” said Governor Maura Healey. “By providing the resources needed to hire and train thousands of workers, we are helping our businesses remain competitive, grow and expand right here in Massachusetts.”

“These grants help expand our skilled talent pool for employers, strengthen our competitiveness, and allow our economy to prosper,” said Lieutenant Governor Driscoll. “Through vital training and upskilling, we not only have a recipe for success for our businesses but for our state as a whole.”

The Workforce Training Fund Program is part of the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s strategic investment to retain and upskill existing talent for Massachusetts’ workforce. Today’s latest grant announcement for WTFP spans 19 different industries, including $6.5 million to train 4,184 workers employed by 247 manufacturing businesses and almost $3.5 million to train 3,787 workers from 372 organizations in the professional, scientific, and technical services industry. WTFP grants are designed to support business productivity and competitiveness by providing funds for businesses seeking to train current and newly hired employees.

Today’s announcement includes $7.2 in General Program grants to train more than 5,200 workers from 101 employers in Massachusetts. These two-year grants are awarded competitively. Employers receiving these grants plan to add more than 1,200 additional employees in Massachusetts by 2027. During FY25, General Program grants could range from $10,000 to $200,000. Grant recipients contribute a matching investment of at least one dollar for each grant-dollar awarded.  

However, most of the businesses served by the Workforce Training Fund Program are small businesses with Express grants. From August 2024 to May 2025, more than $13.4 million in Express grants were awarded to more than 1,400 small businesses to fund more than 12,000 individual worker training slots in courses from the Express directory.

“By investing in our greatest asset, our people, we will strengthen the skills, productivity, and competitiveness of Massachusetts workers and businesses,” said Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Lauren Jones. “The Workforce Training Fund Program helps employers provide critical training to upskill our workforce, from technology advancements to project management to ESOL for Work, all delivering industry recognized credentials, certifications, and skill building.”

“These grants are partnerships between the state and private employers that yield great benefits for all parties,” said Commonwealth Corporation Vice President of Sector Pathways Tom Hooper. “They provide valuable and transferable skills to our workforce, make our employers more competitive and productive, and help ensure the Commonwealth remains a great place to do business."

The Workforce Training Fund Program offers grants to businesses of all sizes, though it is most utilized by small to medium-sized businesses. These grants support instruction in a wide range of skills such as ESOL, project management, software and IT, and machine set-up and operation. Businesses can apply for two types of grants through the program: 1) The General Program,which offers competitively awarded grants that support customized, strategic training projects over a two-year period and 2) The Express Program for employers with 100 or fewer employees, which provides a faster, more streamlined option. This grant program delivers training from a directory of over 4,500 pre-approved courses, making it easy for even the smallest employers in Massachusetts to access funding and respond quickly to workforce training needs.

The full list of grants being announced today, totaling $7,200,760 to train 5,276 individuals, can be found below.  

Statements of Support

Alison Fong, Co-founder, Bon Me

"We’re grateful to the Workforce Training Fund Program for enabling us to provide English language training to our team. This investment in communication skills has directly improved our customer service and empowered our team to better engage with guests."

Ghislaine Pitt, Senior Training Coordinator, Interprint Inc.

“At Interprint, Inc., the Workforce Training Fund Grant is allowing our organization to upskill employees in Operational Excellence training. It is remarkably gratifying to see employees leaving training inspired, transporting their new understanding of Lean manufacturing principles and waste identification to their respective work environments. This grant is an incredible opportunity to offer quality training to our employees and advance our manufacturing framework.”

Charlie Anastos, VP of Operational Excellence, Harmonic Drive, LLC

“The Workforce Training Fund Grant is a stellar example of the administration’s commitment to businesses, especially manufacturers, across the Commonwealth. We could not be more pleased to be a recipient of a grant and are thankful for the training opportunities it presented for employee development. It is a pleasure working with Commonwealth Corporation staff. They’ve made the process as simple as possible for us! Thank you!”

Jesse K. Chhoeuk, Quality Manager, Jefferson Rubber Works Inc.

“Our team has been fortunate that Jefferson Rubber Works’ (JRW) vision of developing a knowledgeable and educated workforce aligns with the Massachusetts Workforce Training Fund Program’s mission to empower workers for a stronger future. The trainees are grateful for the opportunity provided by both JRW and WTFP to continue their education and build long-term life skills. JRW has always aimed to cultivate not only a more skilled workforce, but also a sustainable culture of future leaders to drive the company’s success and contribute to the broader community. This grant has supported JRW’s efforts to build a stronger workforce and a more resilient future for both the company and the community.”

Awards by Workforce Region

Berkshire

Pittsfield 

Lenco Armored Vehicles was awarded $ 145,600 to train 86 workers; 18 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Boston

Boston 

3Play Media was awarded $129,773 to train 71 workers; 12 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Avid Engineers was awarded $45,430 to train 32 workers; 10 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Bon Me Foods was awarded $71,400 to train 24 workers by 2027.

City Experiences was awarded $28,560 to train 30 workers; 10 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Downeast Cider House was awarded $56,200 to train 76 workers; 5 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Feldman Geospatial was awarded $96,000 to train 60 workers; 15 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Las Delicias Colombianas Hyde Park was awarded $52,000 to train 6 workers; 3 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

New Balance Athletics was awarded $100,000 to train 54 workers; 40 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Nitsch Engineering was awarded $20,400 to train 105 workers by 2027.

Sanborn, Head & Associates was awarded $58,050 to train 39 workers; 9 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Version 2.0 Communications was awarded $31,500 to train 30 workers; 7 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Bristol

Attleboro 

Hodess Cleanroom Construction was awarded $50,800 to train 51 workers; 10 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Mansfield

Emerson Automation Solutions was awarded $55,200 to train 42 workers; 5 additional jobs are expected by 2027

North Attleboro 

Arrotek was awarded $108,600 to train 34 workers; 10 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Brockton

Avon 

RANFAC was awarded $74,400 to train 59 workers; 6 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

East Bridgewater 

Mueller Coatings was awarded $198,910 to train 79 workers; 10 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Capes & Islands

Hyannis 

Housing Assistance Corporation was awarded $168,190 to train 119 workers; 12 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Orleans 

Training Wheels of NE was awarded $22,400 to train 30 workers; 6 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Central MA

Auburn 

MassMEP was awarded $48,000 to train 14 workers; 79 additional jobs are expected by 2027.  This grant was awarded to a consortium of employers which includes Alleguard of West Brookfield, IMI Adaptas of Palmer, Kadant of Auburn, Killeen Machine and Tool of Auburn, Mercury Wire of Spencer, Patriot Armored System of Lee, and Precision Fabricators of Stoughton.

MassMEP was awarded $24,000 to train 9 workers; 28 additional jobs are expected by 2027.  This grant was awarded to a consortium of employers which includes Mide Technology Corporation of Woburn, LCI Paper of Hudson, Litron of Agawam, Cartamundi of East Longmeadow, MSI Transducers Corp of Littleton, and Frontrunner Bus Group of Billerica.

North Brookfield 

Green Gold Group was awarded $193,200 to train 151 workers; 20 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Southbridge 

Metalogic Industries was awarded $105,350 to train 81 workers; 10 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Spencer 

Dienes Corporation was awarded $44,137 to train 30 workers; 4 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Sutton 

Primetals Technologies was awarded $77,700 to train 64 workers; 3 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Worcester 

Bay State Savings Bank was awarded $26,250 to train 32 workers; 3 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Century Homecare was awarded $90,000 to train 117 workers; 30 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Elder Services of Worcester Area, Inc. was awarded $171,000 to train 283 workers; 4 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Jefferson Rubber Works was awarded $102,700 to train 20 workers; 3 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

MSG Staffing Inc was awarded $96,000 to train 161 workers; 75 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

RCAP Solutions was awarded $87,600 to train 89 workers; 18 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Wirefab was awarded $67,500 to train 19 workers by 2027.

Franklin/Hampshire

Greenfield 

Manny's Appliances, Inc was awarded $76,300 to train 133 workers; 9 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

NE-XT was awarded $198,500 to train 65 workers; 5 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Northampton 

Mass Commercial Cleaning, Inc was awarded $95,315 to train 57 workers; 30 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Greater Lowell

Billerica 

ASMPT was awarded $21,600 to train 11 workers; 30 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Nuclera Corporation was awarded $198,839 to train 28 workers; 12 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Chelmsford 

Brooks Automation US LLC was awarded $93,200 to train 88 workers; 20 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Outdoor Pride Landscaping was awarded $46,000 to train 58 workers; 5 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Tewksbury 

Holt & Bugbee was awarded $88,800 to train 88 workers by 2027.

Westford 

Materion Precision Optics & Thin Film Coatings was awarded $33,600 to train 33 workers; 7 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Greater New Bedford

New Bedford 

Morgan Advanced Materials was awarded $132,450 to train 67 workers; 24 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Precix was awarded $119,350 to train 67 workers; 10 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Agawam 

Belt Technologies was awarded $66,605 to train 41 workers; 3 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Chicopee 

MicroTek was awarded $86,400 to train 17 workers by 2027.

Palmer 

Adaptas Solution was awarded $178,200 to train 68 workers; 50 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Springfield 

Ironclad Services was awarded $13,360 to train 20 workers by 2027.

Merrimack Valley

Newburyport 

UFP Technologies, Inc. was awarded $112,386 to train 81 workers; 10 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

North Andover 

Bake-N-Joy Foods was awarded $133,980 to train 63 workers; 10 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Metro North

Cambridge 

Axoft was awarded $57,600 to train 29 workers; 14 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Chelsea 

Compare Supermarket was awarded $83,950 to train 28 workers; 3 additional jobs are expected by 2027. This grant was awarded to a consortium of employers which includes Stop and Compare Lynn Marketplace of Lynn and Compare Supermarkets of Lynn.

Lynn 

Supreme Food Inc was awarded $35,000 to train 12 workers; 4 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Wash Cycle Laundry was awarded $56,875 to train 50 workers; 15 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Malden 

The Print House was awarded $39,200 to train 20 workers; 3 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Wakefield 

DN Tanks was awarded $77,984 to train 82 workers; 30 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

The Savings Bank was awarded $36,400 to train 100 workers; 1 additional job is expected by 2027.

Woburn 

Greene Rubber Company was awarded $131,300 to train 58 workers; 3 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Orbis Clinical was awarded $183,400 to train 90 workers; 9 additional jobs are expected by 2027. This grant was awarded to a consortium of employers which includes Therapy Travelers of Woburn, Epic Staffing Group of Woburn, and 3 Chord of Woburn.

Metro South/West

Acton 

Avnet was awarded $58,800 to train 23 workers; 5 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Canton 

88 Acres Foods was awarded $84,300 to train 34 workers; 15 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Sika Corporation was awarded $95,600 to train 30 workers; 10 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

UNICOM Engineering was awarded $98,756 to train 56 workers; 6 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Framingham 

Jack’s Abby Brewing was awarded $80,400 to train 41 workers; 48 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Franklin 

Hamilton Storage Technologies was awarded $91,800 to train 40 workers; 15 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Hudson 

Crossroads Continuum was awarded $120,050 to train 165 workers; 30 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Medway 

Spencer Technologies was awarded $99,400 to train 144 workers; 35 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Natick 

ScrubaDub was awarded $114,800 to train 220 workers; 30 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Needham 

Big Belly Solar was awarded $93,200 to train 35 workers; 6 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Newton

Commodore Builders was awarded $72,965 to train 166 workers; 18 additional jobs are expected

Norwood

Lenox-Martell was awarded $55,200 to train 45 workers; 10 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

PBNA was awarded $15,600 to train 9 workers; 3 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Plainville 

Plainridge Park Casino was awarded $129,500 to train 75 workers; 30 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Walpole 

NatureWorks Landscape Services was awarded $12,000 to train 9 workers; 10 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

North Central MA

Fitchburg 

Avery Dennison Retail Information Services was awarded $161,300 to train 67 workers; 13 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Gardner 

GFA Federal Credit Union was awarded $126,000 to train 61 workers; 5 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Harvard 

Golden Days Social Services was awarded $21,435 to train 31 workers; 14 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

 Leominster 

Affordable Interior Systems was awarded $99,400 to train 50 workers; 35 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

North Shore

Danvers 

Backer Hotwatt was awarded $63,600 to train 37 workers; 8 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Meninno Brothers Gourmet Foods was awarded $189,100 to train 59 workers; 8 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Gloucester 

XP Power was awarded $75,600 to train 20 workers; 20 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Salem 

Rich Products Corporation was awarded $97,500 to train 110 workers; 20 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

South Shore

Braintree 

Superior Packaging and Finishing was awarded $179,200 to train 175 workers; 5 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Pembroke 

Thayer Scale was awarded $59,250 to train 27 workers; 9 additional jobs are expected by 2027.

Quincy 

Hub Refrigeration HVAC was awarded $28,800 to train 23 workers; 5 additional jobs are expected by 2027.