Prepping a Work Force to Build & Operate the Shell Cracker

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new-jobs_thumb.jpgThe coming Shell ethane cracker plant complex in Monaca (Beaver County), PA, will create a lot of jobs--some in the near-term, but many in the medium-to-longer term. The plant won't be complete for another five years. Between now and then it will take 6,000 temporary workers to build it. Once built, the plant will take 600 permanent employees to run it. Is Beaver County and the greater Pittsburgh region ready for that kind of jobs challenge? As of today, the answer would be "no." But leaders in the area are working on it...

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