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DOL awards grant increment for re-employment assistance to Iowa workers

The U.S. Department of Labor is awarding an increment of its National Emergency Grant of $448,197 to provide re-employment services for approximately 713 workers who were laid off at Electrolux in Jefferson and Webster City, Iowa, as well as three of its suppliers in Webster City and Ames, Iowa.

By Amanda McGrory-Dixon | Updated on May 14, 2012

The U.S. Department of Labor is awarding an increment of its National Emergency Grant of $448,197 to provide re-employment services for approximately 713 workers who were laid off at Electrolux in Jefferson and Webster City, Iowa, as well as three of its suppliers in Webster City and Ames, Iowa.

“Any time a major employer shuts its doors, communities suffer,” says Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. “The additional federal funding announced today will help support these workers and their community by providing continued training and job placement assistance.”

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