Area residents interested in hands-on, high-paying careers are invited to Amarillo College’s Machining the Future: A Career Built to Last, a free community event focused on machining and advanced manufacturing, set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 at the AmTech Career Academy at 3601 Plains Boulevard in Amarillo.

Amarillo College has received a grant that positions AC to acquire cutting-edge equipment essential to the redesign of its Industrial Technology program into an Advanced Manufacturing pathway that includes a specialization in automation.

AC was presented with a $346,340 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant by leadership of the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) during a ceremony on Sept. 14 at Frank Phillips College (FPC), which also received a grant.