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MEC was recently featured on an episode of Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien. The segment focused on the need for skilled employees in manufacturing. It shed light on how Moraine Park Technical College has partnered with local manufacturing companies, including MEC, to offer innovative ways for interested candidates to learn valuable on-the-job training skills, preparing them to enter the workforce. MEC is proud to support Moraine Park Technical College and their CNC & Welding Boot Camps!
Check out the segment that highlights some of our newest employees and recent MPTC CNC & Welding Boot Camp graduates:\u00a0
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MEC was recently featured on an episode of Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien. The segment focused on the need for skilled employees in manufacturing. It shed light on how Moraine Park Technical College has partnered with local manufacturing companies, including MEC, to offer innovative ways for interested candidates to learn valuable on-the-job training skills, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":359,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-articles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMEC Featured on Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien - MEC Inc.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out this post from the MEC News: MEC Featured on Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien. 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