WORKING IT OUT IN PALMDALE EMPLOYMENT CENTER OFFERS ONE-STOP SPOT TO FIND JOBS.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer PALMDALE - A new one-stop employment center in Palmdale has been helping dozens of job seekers job seeker also job·seek·er n. One who seeks employment. daily since opening about a month ago. Located at 1817 East Avenue Q, Suite A-12, the South Valley WorkSource Center is intended to reduce unemployment and underemployment un·der·em·ployed adj. 1. Employed only part-time when one needs and desires full-time employment. 2. Inadequately employed, especially employed at a low-paying job that requires less skill or training than one possesses. by linking job seekers with employers. The center will provide training and resources, such as computers, fax machines and copy machines, to help job hunters find work. ``The WorkSource Center in Palmdale is an excellent place for both employers and job seekers to find top-notch employment services located under one roof,'' Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford said Monday at an official grand-opening celebration at the center. A similar center has been in operation in Lancaster since 1998, but Palmdale officials felt that one center serving an area of 1,500 square miles was inadequate. ``When you look at the geographic size of the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley , that tells you the need for this center,'' Ledford said. ``This opens the door for people to get assistance.'' The center, which costs about $500,000 a year to run, is being funded by federal grants distributed by Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County and the city of Palmdale, which is providing about $140,000 toward the project. The center is being managed by Goodwill Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, under a contract with the city. The center has been in operation for about a month. ``We are already serving 30 to 40 people a day,'' said Douglas Burr burr (bur) bur. burr n. Variant of bur. burr 1. a plant seed capsule carrying many hooked structures which catch in animal coats thus promoting dissemination of the plant. , president of Goodwill Southern California. ``That's a very good kickoff.'' Employers also can use the center to conduct interviews and for training and orientation meetings. Russel Rodenbucher, general manager of the Famous Dave's  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . restaurant being built at the Antelope Valley Mall The Antelope Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Palmdale, California. Opened in September, 1990, its buildings take up around 1 million square feet (90,000 m²). Its physical main building, parking lots, and ring road businesses encompass an area a bit less than 0. , said his company is using the center to hire workers and will conduct training sessions there. The mall restaurant, scheduled to open in January, is the company's first restaurant in California. ``We're working with the center to hire 170 employees,'' Rodenbucher said. ``We will be using the facilities for our orientation and training.'' The one-stop career center is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Jim Skeen, (661) 267-5743 james.skeen(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford speaks Monday during official grand-opening ceremonies for the South Valley WorkSource Center in Palmdale. (2) The new South Valley WorkSource Center center will provide training and resources, such as computers, fax machines and copy machines, to help job hunters find work. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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