Dayton Business Journal
Exclusive: Darke County looks to create manufacturing training center
by Tristan Navera

Greenville City Schools is looking to the state to fund a new $1.5 million center for manufacturing training.

The district has applied for $1.5 million in state capital budget money to completely fund a 4,000-square-foot addition to school’s career technology facility, which would include a computer lab and a space for equipment training, said Dave Peltz, career technical director for Greenville City Schools. The state funding would pay for building two new classrooms and buying the necessary equipment, he said.

Manufacturing is the largest employer in Darke County as well as most of the surrounding counties, and efforts to train workforce could impact business retention and expansion. The project would also provide work for builders and contractors, as well as equipment providers.

The project is part of a collaboration with Partnering for Progress, Darke County’s economic development group, said director Marc Saluk. The workforce center has been in the works for some time, he said, and other programs may be considered.

Tentatively titled the Darke County Workforce Center, the school says the project could train 500 new employees and retrain 150 employees in the first five years, and double both of those numbers in 10 years. The school already has begun offering adult education classes, recently a State Tested Nursing Assistant, or STNA, course...

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