Dept. of Labor to permanently close Golconda Job Corps

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GOLCONDA, IL –  (WSIL-TV.  Please click on the link for the full story.  Here is an excerpt below)

The United States Department of Labor has publicly announced its proposed decision to permanently close the Golconda Job Corps.  The department will formally post its decision to the Federal Register Notice on Tuesday, February 26.  That will also begin a 30-day period of public comment on the DOL’s decision.

In a letter to Congressman Dick Durbin, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of Labor, Byron Zuidema, outlines the reasons for the permanent closure.

Zuidema states, “Since the summer of 2010, Job Corps personnel have been on site at Golconda numerous times, including multiple visits to follow up on serious incidents that occurred on Center.”