$208,000 Economic Development Job Training Grant Awarded On Behalf of Telgen Corporation.Business Editors & High Tech Writers LANSING, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2001 The Michigan Economic Development Corporation recently announced that an Economic Development Job Training (EDJT) Grant in the amount of $208,000 has been awarded to Lansing Community College's Business and Community Institute (LCC/BCI) on behalf of TelGen Corporation. This grant will be used by LCC/BCI to train TelGen's Michigan employees in advanced electronic manufacturing techniques, including quality control procedures, advanced manufacturing management computer software and specific electronic manufacturing skills. "This grant will provide TelGen's employees with the advanced manufacturing training needed to compete in the global economy," said Doug Rothwell, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. "Michigan takes pride in its reputation of possessing a strong workforce. Providing job training programs allows us to continue to develop this workforce while addressing the specific training needs of each company." TelGen Corporation is a leading supplier of advanced voice and data customer premises access to the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. . The Company's largest customer is Sprint Corporation's ION ion, in chemistry ion, atom or group of atoms having a net electric charge. Positive and Negative Electric Charges A neutral atom or group of atoms becomes an ion by gaining or losing one or more electrons or protons. fourth generation integrated network A network that supports both data and voice and/or different networking protocols. See converged network and new public network. . TelGen's Lansing facility houses its corporate headquarters, primary product design and its medium volume manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. . TelGen also has an additional engineering facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan  “Ann Arbor” redirects here. For other uses, see Ann Arbor (disambiguation). Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. . TelGen's Silicon Systems Group is located near Allentown, Pennsylvania and designs and develops advanced network integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. . Allan D. Dale, TelGen's President and CEO stated "This technology training grant is the best evidence we could have that Michigan is serious about attracting and supporting high tech, high growth companies such as TelGen Corporation. We appreciate such positive actions and it will make a difference in our decisions on future expansion of Michigan operations." |
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