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Former DIY To Become Job Center
(03-21-2005)
-- People in Summit County need jobs and employers here have jobs to fill. But people and employers haven’t always been able to find each other or the help and information they need -- at least not easily -- until now. Summit County is about to become home to a comprehensive, one-stop shopping, workforce mall.
“Earlier this evening,” announced Scott C. Meyer, chair of the Summit County Workforce Policy Board, “Summit County Council passed legislation authorizing the Board’s purchase of the former DIY warehouse at 1040 E. Tallmadge Avenue. Now that a permanent location has been established, we can move forward with our plans to expand the scope and services of our career center. The new facility will be called The Job Center.”
Initially, the Board will finish 60,000 square feet of the building and expects to spend nearly $4 million on improvements. Preliminary plans are in place, but have not been finalized.
Currently operating as the Summit County One Stop from within the Employment Resource Center at Goodwill Industries, The Job Center is part of a workforce development system created under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. WIA is a federal program administered at the local level by the Workforce Policy Board. The Board, whose mission is to maximize employment and economic opportunity in Summit County by being the resource for every job seeker and employer in the region, is an independent authority composed of area business and community leaders.
Last year, 561 job seekers, earning an average hourly wage of $11.42, found employment through services provided at the One-Stop. The Summit/Medina One-Stop Workforce Development System was one of the first in Ohio to have met the performance standards required to be certified by the State of Ohio.
“We are grateful to everyone who has been involved in this project for their vision and their commitment to creating a world-class workforce development center,” noted board chair, Scott C. Meyer. “In this rapidly changing economy, workers must learn new and different skills and employers face more challenges every day. As we answer these challenges, The Job Center will begin to fulfill its mission.”
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| MEDIA CONTACT |
Jill Bacon Madden
Director of Communications
Summit County Workforce Policy Board
jill@houseofinfo.com
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