A $1.5 million IRRRB Wage Enhancement Program which assists businesses headquartered within the Taconite Assistance Area in hiring new employees is now available through the Workforce Centers in Northeast Minnesota. The program was approved by the agency's board in June to support job growth within the IRRRB service area.

 

IRRRB is providing funding for the program, which will be administered through the Northeast Minnesota Workforce Centers in Virginia, Hibbing, Grand Rapids, and Aitkin and AEOA offices in Cook and Lake counties.

 

Employers interested in applying for the program can obtain an application at a local Workforce Center or www.jobtrainingmn.org.

 

Contact information: 

 

Aitkin Workforce Center, 321 Minnesota Avenue North: Kari Paulsen, 218-927-5623

Fax 218-927-5624, kpaulsen@charterinternet.com  

 

Hibbing Workforce Center, 3920 13th Avenue East: Bob Hocking, 218-262-6777

Fax 218-262-7316, bob.hocking@aeoa.org 

 

Grand Rapids Workforce Center, 1215 SE 2nd Avenue: Steve Walker, 218-327-6756

Fax 218-327-4179, rsteven.walker@state.mn.us  

 

Virginia Workforce Center, 820 N. 9th Street: Scott Thompson, 218-748-2278

Fax 218-748-2240, scott.thompson@aeoa.org  

 

Cook County, AEOA, 101 W. 5th Street, Grand Marais: Dawn Byholm, 218-387-1134

Fax 218-387-1327, dawn.byholm@aeoa.org  

 

Lake County, AEOA, 2124 10th Street, Two Harbors: Dawn Horne, 218-834-2280

Fax 218-834-5269, dawn.horne@aeoa.org