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“LORING JOB CORPS CENTER OPENS ITS DOORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E83 on Jan. 9, 1997.
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LORING JOB CORPS CENTER OPENS ITS DOORS
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HON. JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI
of maine
in the house of representatives
Thursday, January 9, 1997
Mr. BALDACCI. Mr. Speaker, on January 2, State of Maine Governor Angus King proclaimed the week of January 5, 1997, as ``Job Corps Week'' in recognition of the outstanding education and training opportunities provided by the Penobscot Job Corps Center in Bangor, ME, and in anticipation of the opening of the Loring Job Corps Center of Innovation in Limestone, ME. The State of Maine has had a very positive experience with the Job Corps Program, and I am very proud of the fine work this program does with at-risk students from my State and throughout New England.
I am pleased to announce that the first group of students to utilize the new Loring Job Corps Center will be arriving this week. Some of these students have been waiting since July to begin their work at this new facility, which has been designated by the Department of Labor as a
``center of innovation.'' This is significant, in that it will offer students from disadvantaged backgrounds advanced programs that have not been available through the traditional Job Corps Program.
The Loring Center will provide vocational training a grade above that which is normally provided. It will also have the benefit of being able to work in conjunction with its sister facility, the Penobscot Job Corps Center. Both the Penobscot and Loring Job Corps Centers, designated as alternative schools, are part of the State of Maine's School to Work transition plan.
As a tool for economic development, the Loring Center will provide a highly skilled workforce for Maine and New England. It will also play a crucial role in the area's educational and economic development strategies in conjunction with the University of Maine at Presque Isle, the Northern Maine Development Corporation, the Northern Maine Technical College, the Maine School for Science and Mathematics, the Aroostook County Action Program and the Caribou Adult Education Program. Working together, these entities will position the region as a center for educational innovation and excellence.
I'm pleased that students will now have the opportunity to get the technologically relevant skills they will need to move forward in today's job market. I am also proud to have the Loring Center as a pilot for new educational concepts and technologies that may later be used in Job Corps facilities throughout the country. Congratulations to Don Ettinger, the Loring Center's director, his staff, and TDC for their fine work with the students.
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