New Pittsburgh/Allegheny County CareerLink mini centers offer
employment services convenience for customers

PITTSBURGH, PA (August 9, 2000) – Pittsburgh/Allegheny County CareerLink recently announced the opening of five new CareerLink Mini-centers – the first of their kind in the state – to serve job seekers in the Pittsburgh/Allegheny County area. The CareerLink Mini-centers are located:

	South Side, Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh, 2600 E. Carson St., 15203, 412-481-9005. Hours of operation: 9a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon. through Fri.
	Oakland, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Ave., 15213, 412-622-3133. Hours of operation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Mon. through Thurs.; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Fri. and Sat; and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sun.
	East End, East Side Neighborhood Employment Center, 3400 Butler St., Suite D, 15201, 412-683-2230. Hours of operation: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon. through Fri.
	Forbes Road-East, Forbes Road Career & Technology Center, 607 Beatty Road, Monroeville, PA, 15146, 412-373-8100. Hours of operation: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon. through Fri. with evening hours from 6.p.m to 9 p.m., Mon. through Thurs.
	North Side, North Side Leadership Conference, 415 E. Ohio St., Suite 300, 15212, 412-231-4714. Hours of operation: tentatively 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon., Wed., Fri. and alternating Saturdays; and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tues. and Thurs. Hours will be confirmed in the near future.

The five neighborhood CareerLink Mini-centers have been chartered by the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board (TRWIB) and will provide core CareerLink services to local job seekers right in their own neighborhoods.

These convenient, easy-to-use services include access to the CareerLink web site and job database on the Internet, job matching capabilities, a knowledgeable work development specialist on staff to provide personalized assistance and the ability to provide ancillary services such as day care and transportation assistance to job seekers.

Ron Painter, executive director, Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board, said, "Customers at the new CareerLinks have been very pleased by what they’ve seen and what they can accomplish. Here, job seekers can access our web site to look for jobs, post their resumes and be connected with many of the support services we offer. We initially developed two main sites and are pleased to begin to extend services to more local centers. These five are the first of what we hope will be a complete system of mini-centers throughout Pittsburgh and Allegheny County."

Opening of the CareerLink Mini-centers follows the grand opening of CareerLink centers in Downtown Pittsburgh and McKeesport earlier this year. Hours of operation are:

	Pittsburgh/Allegheny County CareerLink Downtown Pittsburgh Center: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon., Tues., Wed., and Fri.; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thurs.; and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Sat. The Center is located in the Regional Enterprise Tower (former Alcoa Building), 425 Sixth Avenue, 22nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
	McKeesport Center: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon., Tues., Wed. and Fri.; 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thurs.; and 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sat. The Center is located at 345 Fifth Avenue, McKeesport, PA 15132.

Anyone interested in learning more about CareerLink Mini-centers may call the CareerLink Downtown Pittsburgh Center, 412-471-JOBS (5627), the McKeesport Center,412-673-JOB1 (5621), or access the CareerLink web site at www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us.

Pittsburgh/Allegheny County CareerLink is a unique public-private initiative that provides comprehensive employment resources and services for employers and job seekers. Pittsburgh/Allegheny County CareerLink currently encompasses the Downtown Pittsburgh and McKeesport Centers, along with five new CareerLink Mini-centers. It is part of Team Pennsylvania CareerLink, a statewide initiative helping to promote the economic well being of Pennsylvania’s workforce.

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