Most of Rafael and Maribel Torres’ vision to invest in people by offering workforce educational opportunities in Lebanon County is in a holding pattern.
A state budget impasse last year that remained unsettled until mid-December prevented his organization from receiving much-needed funding, which prohibited the hiring of staff and halted renovations at Tec Centro Lebanon.
A division of the WEPA Empowerment Center, Tec Centro Lebanon is modeled after the highly successful Tec Centro Lancaster, which also spawned Tec Centro York and Tec Centro Berks…