“It’s really about social and economic mobility and community vibrancy,” Hartnell Superintendent Michael Gutierrez says. “When you have these ag tech startups, they’re either going to hire people from the outside or they’re going to hire people from within.” Check out this piece on the collaborative initiative to build up well-paying jobs in the AgTech industry, to power the workforce directly their community. ??
Excited to see The Reservoir, Hartnell College, and our partners featured in the Monterey County Weekly today. This piece highlights our collaborative effort to build high-road job pathways in AgTech—ensuring that innovation isn’t just happening for agriculture but with local residents and within communities that power it. This kind of progress takes hours and hours of collaboration across industries, institutions, and individuals who see the potential for something greater. A heartfelt thank you to Hartnell College President Michael Gutierrez for his visionary leadership and commitment to student outcomes. We learn from his team every day. Thank you to our partners at California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), California Jobs First, Uplift Central Coast, Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP), DART, Quinn Brady, David Mancera, MS, Maria Elena Manzo, Barbara Meister, Western Growers, and UCANR. Read more about our initiative here: https://lnkd.in/gs9Khdsa #Agriculture #Technology #WorkforceDevelopment #Collaboration #Innovation
