Dan Ryan

Merrimack Valley Partners for Progress (MVPP) will host “Building a Competitive Workforce: The Community College Advantage” from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the Andover Country Club, 60 Canterbury St., Andover. Admission is free and open to the business community. Breakfast will be served. To register, visit: www.mvpp123.org or call 1-855-MVPP123 (1-855-687-7123).

The event’s key note speaker will be Daniel J. Ryan, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems’ vice president of operations. Other remarks will be made by Thomas Barenboim, present of Clark Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram; MCC President Carole Cowan; NECC President Lane Glenn; Royall M. Mack Sr., founder & CEO, Ciara Enterprises, LLC; and Joseph J. Bevilacqua, president & CEO, Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Middlesex Community College and Northern Essex Community College Partners for Progress (MVPP) is an educational alliance focused on forging closer college and business relationships and dedicated to promoting economic development in the region. MVPP is the one to meet your needs for customized, cost-effective workforce training and education.

For more information, contact Ernie Greenslade, director of public relations, 978 556-3862 or egreenslade@necc.mass.edu.