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<b><span style="font-size:48.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">NEWS RELEASE</span></b><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">For Immediate Release Date: 08/20/2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Contact: Public Information Office Phone: (919) 560-0000/Fax: (919) 560-0020</span></b><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">E-mail: </span></b><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Durham Tech Announces County’s First Aseptic Training Program</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 55 Roman",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Program to Expand Biotech Offerings Amidst Rapid Industry Growth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Durham, N.C.
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">– </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">More than one
year in the making, elected and local leaders gathered on Thursday, August 19, 2021, to announce a new grant-funded aseptic training program at Durham Technical Community College to address the region’s flourishing life sciences industry.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">In June of 2020, Durham County Commissioners approved $60,000 in funding with the hope that it would
leverage $240,000 in grant dollars available through the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Economic Adjustment Assistance program. With yesterday’s
<a href="https://www.durhamtech.edu/news/us-rep-david-price-durham-tech-announce-new-biotechnology-aseptic-training">
announcement</a> of award approval, Durham Tech will expand the school’s biotechnology course offerings and bring the County it first aseptic training program.
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">“We were happy to appropriate $60,000 to support the partnership with Durham Tech and Durham’s own life sciences workforce
development initiative, BULLS (Building Up Local Life Sciences)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">,” said Durham Board of County Commissioners Chair Brenda Howerton. “</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Our
Board views this as a positive path forward to help develop, motivate, train, and connect our Durham youth and adults to living wage careers in life sciences.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">While the Triangle region has the
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.cbre.us/research-and-reports/US-Life-Sciences-Report-2020#:~:text=Boston%2DCambridge%2C%20the%20San%20Francisco,are%20top%20new%20emerging%20ones.">5<sup>th</sup>
ranked life sciences cluster in the country</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">, Durham County alone is home to 24,000 life sciences employees, 319 life sciences sites and 39% of all life sciences
sites in the state - and those numbers will continue to grow. Since 2019, Durham County has
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.dco-ed.com/why-dco/partners/community-partners/commercial-partners">successfully supported</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">
the recruitment of 4,650 new life sciences jobs expected to bring more than $1.75 billion in capital investment to support the County’s tax base.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">The new training facility will be located at the college’s main campus in Durham and will offer equipment
for aseptic processing training, which is critical to preventing contamination while manufacturing sterile products.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">"Durham Technical Community College is once again showcasing its ability
to design and grow their educational offerings to match the needs of local industry partners, giving students the tools and skills necessary to succeed in their desired career while having a positive impact on the region’s economy," said Rep. David Price (NC-04).
"As we work to offset the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, I am pleased to have been able to assist with securing this critical EDA investment, which will triple the current training capacity on campus and strengthen our local life sciences workforce." </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The announcement of the EDA grant and plans for aseptic training coincides
with funding approved in the Durham County FY 21-22 budget to offer expanded scholarship and biotechnology stipend opportunities at Durham Tech. The College has also launched an apprenticeship program with KBI Biopharma. In sum, these efforts are in alignment
with the BULLS initiative’s goals of educating and preparing a diverse cohort of Durham residents for jobs in biotech. In addition to the County and Durham Tech, partners to support the BULLS effort include Made in Durham, the Durham Chamber of Commerce, Durham
City, and the NC Biotechnology Center. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">“This training reflects our commitment to expand our biotechnology programming
and training opportunities to meet the demands of a surging industry in our region,” said President J.B. Buxton. “Aseptic training is one part of our plan to create a pipeline to great jobs in a growing sector. We want to be the go-to institution for diverse
talent for life sciences employers.”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">For more information about this announcement, contact Durham County Economic Development Officer Andy Miracle at
</span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:amiracle@dconc.gov">amiracle@dconc.gov</a><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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