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Re-tooling: Can Our Workforce Be Retrained?

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Journal Special Report
April 30, 2006

Retooling: Can our work force be retrained?
Going back to school at age 54 was an unsettling prospect for Joe Galyean, but the alternative was much scarier.

Local Profiles

All Ready: Former furniture-industry worker planned ahead
As a purchasing and benefits analyst for then-Lexington Furniture Industries, Marianna Frank was an eyewitness to management's decision to pursue lower-cost production of wooden furniture in China.

Big Leap: Biotechnology industry happy choice
Regina Whitaker represents a voice of hope for the state's displaced workers.

Switch: Committing to long haul is big move
Going for a quick job fix wasn't an option for Leon Williams even though he said that he feels the pride and pressure of being a husband and a father of four, including two in college.

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