Decades ago businesses would train their workers to ensure success. Tasks were performed the Burger King way, or the Johnson's Wax style. Today, business leaders are turning to the schools to train the workforce of the future. New Bedford has a double whammy.

A population schooled in the art of drug use
Plenty of unskilled applicants
There are some simple answers to the above challenges. People need to see the problems for what they are and accordingly respond.

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