- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
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- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, July 13, 2000
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
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- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2000-07-13
- Date of Original:
- 2000-07-13
- Subject:
- Georgia. Department of Labor--Periodicals
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- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
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Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
Georgia Department of
Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032
July 13, 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OPENS REGIONAL CAREER CENTER IN HOUSTON COUNTY
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that the Georgia Department of Labor will officially open its new Regional Career Center in Houston County on Friday, July 21. The opening of the new center continues the state's transition to a statewide workforce development system. The new career center, the second to be opened in Georgia, will be part of a network of one-stop service delivery centers around the state.
Open house ceremonies will be held from 2-4 p.m. in the facilities at 96 Cohen Walker Drive in Warner Robins. During the ceremonies, Thurmond will present a plaque honoring the late Sherrill Stafford, who was chairman of the Houston County Commission from 1991 until his death in May.
The Houston Career Center is managed by Pat Newman. "All of our staff are pleased and excited that we've been selected to be the second career center," said Newman. "We are now better able to offer a broader range of personalized assistance to our customers."
Thurmond said Newman and her staff are helping lead the agency's efforts to respond to the changing needs of the 21st Century job market. "We are building a statewide system that will be designed around the needs of job seekers and employers," said Thurmond. "When they enter one of our new career centers, they will realize very quickly that they are not in a typical government office."
Career centers will provide a wealth of new information and resource services. Job seekers will have Internet access to an innovative, statewide system of computer-based workforce data called the Georgia One Stop Network. The electronic network will equip workers and new entrants into
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the job market with the tools and information they need to evaluate career options, prepare for work, and find the right job. It will also provide employers with an abundance of workforcerelated information.
The Houston County office recently moved into its new facilities in Warner Robins from Perry. In addition to Houston, the office serves Peach and Twiggs counties. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The telephone number is (912) 988-7130.
Earlier this month, a new career center was opened in northwest Georgia. Within the next year, the 51 other labor department offices across the state will become career centers.
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION MAY CALL (404) 656-3032.
E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us.
FY-01-22
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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