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with Jeremy Race on Junior Achievement of Southwest NE

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Mar 22, 2019

Junior Achievement helps young people to start planning careers sooner than they would have had to previously in this new economy. Host Eric Clemons’ guest is Jeremy Race, President and CEO of Junior Achievement of Southwest New England.

Hosted by: Eric Clemons Produced by: Western New England Newsmakers Team

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