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The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded a $233,950 grant to Central Carolina Community College for robotics welding equipment to help train the modern manufacturing workforce. Pictured with a mock-up of the check are (from left) Cathy Swindell, director of the college's Industry Services Office; Dr. Bud Marchant, CCCC president; Indira Everett, Duke Energy district manager for Durham, Orange, Chatham, and Lee counties; and Matt Van Hoose, CCCC coordinator of Grants and Sponsored Programs. The grant funds will be used to incorporate robotics into a range of manufacturing-related training programs. For more information about CCCC and its programs, visit www.cccc.edu.