“Stanley said the continued operations of programs like Bioversity despite the slump should position the state to be in a place where there isn’t a talent shortage if there is a bounce-back.

“We want to continue to be here, as Bioversity, to make sure that as the industry comes back and hiring picks up, that the talent is there — especially trained talent, which is what employers have been saying from the get-go is the hardest to find,” Stanley said.”

Read more about Bioversity’s approach to workforce training in the recent Avery Bleichfeld article in The Bay State Banner.