News & Updates

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May 29, 2026

23ABC Highlights Lamont Auto Repair’s EV Workforce Training Project

23ABC recently featured Lamont Auto Repair and the Lamont EV Workforce & Repair Center, a California Jobs First | Kern Coalition Catalyst Project bringing new workforce training opportunities to rural Kern County.

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Kenny Spratt
May 7, 2026

Community Voices: Veterans bring proven skills. It’s time we built better pathways to see them

Kern County is in the middle of a workforce movement that presents both a challenge and an opportunity.

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February 24, 2026

Kern County's Bold Vision: $9M Investment in Economic Transformation

The Kern Coalition recently convened regional leaders and partners to kick off the year with a celebration of the launch of 16 transformational economic development projects across Kern County.

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March 1, 2025

Kern wins $14 million for design, planning of local economic investment projects (The Bakersfield Californian)

$14 million granted to Kern for design and planning of local economic growth projects.

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February 28, 2025

Kern Coalition welcomes state's new $245M economic development fund (Yahoo!News)

A years-long effort to create thousands of good-paying, sustainable local jobs took a significant step forward this week with the unveiling of a $245 million state fund that could lead to big investments in Kern County's economy.

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November 25, 2024

Newsom visits Kern County, continues statewide tour of job growth efforts following election (KGET.com)

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Kern County on Monday for his second stop in a statewide tour to talk about job growth in designated regions.Newsom’s first stop last week was in Fresno County to tackle the Sierra San Joaquin Valley region.

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