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WorkSource Cobb opens $5 million South Cobb center in Mableton
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WorkSource Cobb held a ribbon-cutting in Mableton for a renovated former fire station converted into a $5 million workforce center, funded largely with Cobb County ARPA and a $1 million CDBG allocation. Officials and partners said the center will expand job training, youth programs and business services for South Cobb residents.
WorkSource Cobb opened a new workforce center in Mableton, South Cobb, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony that officials said marks a $5,000,000 investment to expand services for job seekers, youth and local businesses.
The center, housed in a renovated former fire station, was funded with more than $3,000,000 from Cobb County American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and a $1,000,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation, speakers said. County and local leaders described the facility as a long-term investment in workforce development and economic resilience for South Cobb.
"I have the pleasure of serving as the board chair for WorkSource Cobb," Danae Badillo McCray said, welcoming attendees and framing the center as the product of a decade of partnership. WorkSource Cobb executive Sonia Grant…
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