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Nearly 60% of the IndustryWeek Best Plants winners and finalists over the past five years have established a training curriculum with the local college or educational institution. Despite talk of a skilled labor shortage in the United States, employment of this local resource has remained fairly steady, except for the bump in 2012.
| Training curriculum established with local college? (% of plants) | ||
| Year | No | Yes |
| 2009 | 45 | 55 |
| 2010 | 40 | 60 |
| 2011 | 50 | 50 |
| 2012 | 29 | 71 |
| 2013 | 46 | 54 |
| 2009-2013 | 42 | 58 |
Source: 2013 IW Best Plants Statistical Profile
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