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Joleen Barnes, InTech Industries, Ramsey, MN Thanks for your time today, John. As you can see I'm very excited about this opportunity, not just for InTech but for the state, county, industry and people of the industry. I'm passionate about this as I have been in HR Management at InTech for over 10 years, struggling, as many other employers in the area, to find candidates and good workers to fill our open Tooling and Machining positions. I also see this grant can open a world up to people who have some basic manufacturing skills but could not get support or resources to put themselves through school to learn the necessary skills for career advancement and the possibility to earn decent compensation. This opportunity not only helps the trainees and the employers of the trainees but it helps the whole industry rejuvenate again by working together to bring compensation and career satisfaction to current good, motivated employees who can advance the industry and the businesses. We all win by this opportunity. Jason Fuglsby, SIMHOF, Ramsey, MN Hi John, wanted to reach out and say thank you so much for the call. As a military veteran and a Ramsey business owner, I really support your efforts to inspire, engage and improve the manufacturing industry. I am really excited to be part of the cohort to learn and network with others. If there is anything else I can do to support your efforts, please let me know. Thanks, Jason Fuglsby SIMHOF - Owner 952-221-4908 www.simhof.com Jim Merritt, Altron, Inc, Ramsey, MN Hi John, With today's labor market, Altron LLC, and many other manufacturers are in dire need to hire people in the manufacturing industry. In the last 11+ years we have had several meetings and workshops to help inform the education system as to what we need as they are the feeders to our work force. These great paying jobs for people that don't want to go to college, we feel the school system is essential to the success of the