Tennessee gets $12 million for career retraining

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The state of Tennessee has received an additional $12 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Labor to enhance the state's Trade Adjustment Assistance Program.

The money will be used for career retraining and other services and assistance to Tennessee workers.

TAA is designed to help workers who have been affected by job loss or had their hours and wages cut because of increased imports or a shift in production to a foreign country.

Earlier, the state received $16 million for the program. In the past year, more than 1,500 Tennesseans have participated in TAA job training with an 88 percent completion rate.