A boost of 250-thousand dollars from the state Department of Labor is going to northwest Georgia. The workforce development grant has been awarded to the Coosa Valley Regional Development Center. Georgia labor officials note the area’s large number of layoffs and unemployment rate higher than state and national rates. Unemployment in the Coosa Valley region is 6.2 percent--above Georgia’s rate of 5.3.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Workforce grant aims to help struggling NW Ga
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Edgar Treiguts
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4/15/2008 08:53:00 AM
Labels: Coosa Valley, Georgia Department of Labor, northwest georgia, unemployment, workforce development grant
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