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June 19, 2020

Ashland manufacturer receives $67K training grant

Photo | Google Kidde Fire Systems' facility in Ashland
By Riley Garand

Kidde Fire Systems' Ashland manufacturing facility has received a $67,200 Workforce Training Funding Grant from Massachusetts.

The grant, announced June 9, will help teach new and revised industry standards to employees, but primarily technicians, machinists, and engineers. According to Gov. Charlie Baker's Administration, which announced the funding, other ways the grant will help include retention and increased opportunity for workers.

Kidde Fire Systems solutions are used in many industries and manufactures and designs fire suppression systems for special hazard applications. Its Ashland facility has about 300 workers.

The grant is part of a $10-million state program awarded to 133 companies statewide, and will include training as well as promoting job growth. In all, 6,500 workers will be trained with the grant, and by 2021 it will add an expected 1,361 new jobs.

The program is administered by Commonwealth Corp.

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Anonymous
June 23, 2020
Carrier (Parent of Kidde) - Reports First Quarter 2020 Earnings  Sales of $3.9 billion  GAAP operating profit of $315 million; adjusted operating profit of $436 million  GAAP EPS of $0.11; adjusted EPS $0.35  Identified $425 million in full-year cost reductions Is this who really needs a Commonwealth Grant? I'm open, help me out here.
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