AccelerateMS seeks $2.5M budget increase to expand staff and workforce programs

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Mississippi’s workforce development agency is seeking more state money to add staff as it launches and expands job training programs. The request comes as the state prepares for thousands of jobs to open in the next decade. AccelerateMS is requesting a $7.1 mi