Sen. Mike Enzi
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi said today that he believes progress on the Job Corps center in Riverton is moving in the right direction after speaking with senior officials at the Department of Labor late Friday.
The Department of Labor’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget indicates strong support for the Job Corps program and is “committed to having a Job Corps center in every state,” according to a news release from Enzi’s office. The Wind River Job Corps Center was awarded to the State of Wyoming in February 2007, along with centers in Iowa and New Hampshire. The Senator worked with his colleagues in Congress, especially Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, plus officials in the State of Wyoming, the Tribes of the Wind River Reservation, the City of Riverton, Fremont County BOCES and the Riverton Community to secure the project.
“The people of Riverton, Fremont County and Wyoming have been waiting patiently for this project to move forward and I am encouraged by what I’ve heard in the past few days,” said Enzi. “While this center is not contingent on the budget passing, it’s a welcoming sign to see something in writing that indicates progress is being made.”
The Job Corps center in Riverton will provide academic assistance and career and technical training to about 550 students from throughout the region and will be the only Job Corps Center in the nation that is focused on Energy Industry careers. High school and General Equivalency Diploma programs will also be offered along with other career and technical education courses.
