Patrick-Murray Administration to Announce Recovery Funds For Workers In Northampton And Surrounding Communities

Who: On Monday, May 11^th, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development
           Suzanne M. Bump will visit adult training classrooms and meet with
           unemployed workers in Northampton and make an announcement relative
           to recovery funds for workforce training. The funds are for the Franklin
           Hampshire Regional Employment Board, which includes the communities
           of Amherst, Ashfield, Athol, Belchertown, Bernardston, Buckland,
           Charlemont, Chesterfield, Colrain, Conway, Cummington, Deerfield,
           Easthampton, Erving, Gill, Goshen, Granby, Greenfield, Hadley, Hatfield,
           Hawley, Heath, Huntington, Leverett, Leyden, Middlefield, Monroe,
           Montague, New Salem, Northampton, Northfield, Orange, Pelham,
           Petersham, Phillipston, Plainfield, Rowe, Royalston, Shelburne,
           Shutesbury, South Hadley, Southampton, Sunderland, Ware, Warwick,
           Wendell, Westhampton, Whately, Williamsburg, Worthington.

What: An announcement regarding American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
            funding to help Massachusetts workers access training opportunities. In
           addition, Secretary Bump will visit training classes in-session at the
             Northampton Career Center, as well as meet with unemployed workers.

Where: 178 Industrial Drive, Suite 1
NorthamptonIndustrial Park, NorthamptonMA

When:    Monday, May 11^th 11:00am – 12:00pm
                Members of the press – please arrive a few minutes early to set up.

Agenda: 11:00am-11:30am
                  Secretary Bump arrives at career center and meets with
                 unemployed workers in training classrooms.

               11:30am-12:00pm
                 Secretary Bump makes an announcement relative to recovery act
               worker training funds for Northampton and surrounding communities.