BY DAN HILDEBRAN
General manager
The governor’s office said last month that Gov..Ron DeSantis awarded more than $28 million through the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund to expand semiconductor manufacturing and chip manufacturing through five workforce development projects, including a $3 million grant to Santa Fe College.
“Today’s awards will expand Florida’s manufacturing industry and provide high-quality jobs for Floridians,” said DeSantis in a news release. “In Florida, we are laying the groundwork for a strong economic future by investing in growing, high-demand industries that offer high-wage jobs for our residents.”
The Alachua-Bradford County-based college will use its grant to design and develop a new associate degree in engineering technology specializing in advanced manufacturing.
