Culinary Training Academy opens facility

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Friday, Aug. 27, 2004 | 11:37 a.m.

The Culinary Training Academy has opened an 11,000-square-foot kitchen and training facility at 710 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Construction on the $3 million training kitchen was funded by the Clark County Commission, 30 participating gaming and hospitality companies and a $750,000 loan from Bank West of Nevada.

The Culinary Training Academy is a nonprofit partnership between the Culinary Union Local 226 and more than 30 hospitality and gaming properties to train workers for food service and housekeeping jobs. The kitchen is opening as the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation is projecting a 47 percent increase between 2002 and 2012 in food preparation and other serving-related occupations.