A new airport could spark the economy in a rural part of Florida. Will the workforce be ready?

A new airport could spark the economy in a rural part of Florida.  Will the workforce be ready?

LaBELLE, Fla. (AP) – One of Florida’s poorest counties is preparing for the new Airglades Airport, a $300 million cargo hub that could transform its economy. Local leaders see the project as a generational opportunity, one that could bring more than 1,400 new high-skilled jobs to their largely agricultural community on the edge of the … Read more

A new airport could spark the economy in a rural part of Florida. Will the workforce be ready?

A new airport could spark the economy in a rural part of Florida.  Will the workforce be ready?

LaBELLE, Fla. (AP) – One of Florida’s poorest counties is preparing for the new Airglades Airport, a $300 million cargo hub that could transform its economy. Local leaders see the project as a generational opportunity, one that could bring more than 1,400 new high-skilled jobs to their largely agricultural community on the edge of the … Read more