Manatee Technical College (6305 State Road 70 E.) will hold a community blood drive on Monday and Tuesday, November 9 and 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. All donors will receive a free t-shirt and a wellness checkup including blood pressure, temperature, iron count and cholesterol screening. For faster service, appointments can be made online at oneblood.org. …
(Bradenton, FL—October 23, 2015) Martha Meyers, business and industry services specialist for Manatee Technical College, won the 2015 Education-Workforce Partner Award from the Florida Workforce Development Association. CareerSource Suncoast board chair Adam Kendall presented her the award at the October 22 CSS board meeting. Ted Ehrlichman, president and CEO of CareerSource Suncoast, said, “I am…
(Bradenton, FL—October 22, 2015) Capture the beauty and love of the holidays through photography. Make art of your memories. Create cartoons. Get the most out of your I-Phone/I-Pad. Learn computer basics. Get ready for the golf course. These classes and more will be offered starting in November at Manatee Technical College. MTC’s non-credit enrichment classes…
The 16th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival drew a crowd of over 1,000 at Manatee Technical College on October 17. Tropicana awarded $50,000 in scholarships to ten farmworker students as part of PepsiCo’s 50th Anniversary 50 for 50 Give Back. Eight photos attached. Tropicana awarded $50,000 in scholarships to the MTI Foundation for 10 farmworker students ages…
MANATEE — The 16th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival drew an Oct. 17 crowd of more than 1,000 at Manatee Technical College. Tropicana awarded $50,000 in scholarships to 10 farmworker students as part of PepsiCo’s 50th Anniversary 50 for 50 Give Back. Tropicana scholarships went to the MTI Foundation for 10 farmworker students ages 18 to…
LAKEWOOD RANCH — Lentz Laurent stayed home sick from his Port-au-Prince, Haiti, school on Jan. 12, 2010. He was in bed in a room he shared with three others that Tuesday afternoon when his bed began to shake. Thinking it was his younger cousin, trying to wake him, he called out, trying to get his…
A dancer from the Sarasota School of Arts and Science participates in the annual Hispanic Heritage Festival in 2013. HERALD FILE PHOTO ttompkins@bradenton.com BRADENTON — The 16th annual Hispanic Heritage Festival will be held from 4-8 p.m. Saturday at Manatee Technical College, 6305 State Road 70 East, 1 mile west of Interstate 75, exit 217B….
MANATEE — Manatee Technical College — along with other technical colleges and centers statewide — may be eligible for grants to support new programs, under a proposal unveiled by Gov. Rick Scott on Monday. The “rapid-response” competitive grant program is a $20 million proposal that will be included in the governor’s proposed 2016-17 budget. It…
The East County school can now track the weather in real time and make weather predictions with the help of a WeatherSTEM station they received for free. by: Amanda Sebastiano Staff Writer Has the rain ruined your plans because you didn’t know inclement weather was coming? If you live near Manatee Technical College’s State Road 70 campus,…
MANATEE — A nationally known clinic founded by the former co-host of the TV series “Wild Kingdom” will offer free prescription eyeglasses, free teeth cleaning, fillings and extractions, and free overall medical care to 2,000 Manatee residents. Stan Brock, who was co-host on the popular 1960s TV series “Wild Kingdom,” told Manatee County commissioners Tuesday…
Teachers, students and community invited (Bradenton, FL—September 17, 2015) Manatee Technical College has been selected as the first site in Manatee County to receive a WeatherSTEM package. The WeatherSTEM package is a weather station and a community centered weather network that includes curriculum in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Edward Mansouri, the inventor of…
BY MEGHIN DELANEY EAST MANATEE — Making everything from microchips to potato chips, there are more than 10,000 manufacturing jobs in Sarasota and Manatee counties, and students learning those skills at Manatee Technical College are among the next set of incoming workers. “Manufacturers are the wealth generators,” said Peter Straw, the executive director of the…
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