Black-owned Jackson business sues workforce board over limiting federal funds for student training

By: Cassandra Stephenson

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: April 22, 2026

Words: 1,005

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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A Black-owned West Tennessee forklift training business has sued the nonprofit in charge of funneling federal workforce training grant funds to students, claiming that it is discriminating against the business by limiting the number of students who can use grant funds to train there.

Reginald Carrick opened All-Star Training, LLC, in Memphis in 2016, and started training students seeking forklift certifications. Carrick’s business is an Eligible Training Provider, meaning All-Star Training is certified to …

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