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As the director of human resources for both Carey Manufacturing and Floyd Manufacturing, two Cromwell-based family businesses, Peter Egan sees the big challenge facing the state's manufacturing sector every day: The need for a pipeline of skilled young people to fill the shoes of an aging workforce.

The Bridgeport Rotary Club made the future a little brighter for 10 deserving high school seniors Tuesday, awarding each a $2,500 college scholarship at its annual meeting at the downtown Holiday Inn.

Dr. Nivea Torres, Superintendent of the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTHSS), announced and recognized Aimee Correa, Hairdressing Instructor at Eli Whitney Technical High School in Hamden, Conn., as the District Teacher of the Year.

Ella T. Grasso Technical High School was the host location for a roundtable discussion featuring state legislative, business and community leaders. The group, which included Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Chris Murphy and Congressman Joe Courtney, discussed the need for a well-trained manufacturing workforce, as well as the importance of working together to secure future funding and maintaining institutions to meet workforce needs.

A 2014 A.I. Prince Technical High School graduate was recently awarded the “Bill Walthouse” award by Asnuntuck Community College, the college’s most prestigious award given to a graduating manufacturing student.

Twenty-one submarine sculptures filled the gymnasium at Ella T. Grasso Southeastern Connecticut Technical High School Friday afternoon, the inventive and colorful designs by local artists only partially visible under blue plastic sheets.