Newly elected Congressman from New York
State's 27th Congressional District,
Brian M. Higgins visited the Buffalo
Employment and Training Center (BETC)
and was impressed with the services and
resources provided by BETC to both
jobseekers and employers.
As he toured
the state-of the-art facility,
Colleen Cummings, Director of BETC,
described the community's continuing
need for One-Stop Center services
such as funding for training, free
Internet access, job search workshops,
computer training, and various on-site
partner agencies who provide services
to job seekers in one central location.
Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Investment
Board Executive Director James Finamore
and Workforce Development Consortium
Administrative Director Ronald J. Baia
also spoke with the Congressman on the
importance of continued federal funding
for the One-Stop System so that the valuable
job search and placement services of the
One-Stop Centers can continue.
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