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The Workforce Investment Board, a local state
funded agency who finds jobs for individuals in the Southeast Missouri
area is relocating to the Eagle Peak Office Building located at 760 S.
Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau.
Tom Kelsey, commercial broker with Lorimont Place,
Ltd. who handled the lease transaction confirmed that the agency has
leased 7,000 square-feet in the multi-tenant office building.
The WIB has previously been leasing space in the
multi-story Marquette Towers in downtown Cape Girardeau.
June O’Dell, President said a larger space and a more central
location on one floor was the deciding factor to relocate to the Eagle
Peak building.
The local
investment board is one of 14 separate ones in the State of
Missouri. The Southeast Region includes the thirteen counties of
Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, Iron, Madison, Mississippi, New
Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Scott, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve and
Stoddard. The Local Board is appointed by the area’s Chief Elected
Official and is certified by the Governor. The Governor is also
responsible for establishing the criteria for use by the chief elected
official in appointing the Local Board members.
The agency’s vision is to
promote a state of economic well being by helping to create a skilled,
diverse, motivated, and adaptable workforce resulting in a high quality
standard of life for region they serve.
Kelsey said the WIB
anticipates being in their new offices by the first of May and
modifications to the space are ongoing to meet that deadline.
The new location is located on South Kingshighway, just south of
the Highway 74 intersection. Ironically,
the agency was located in the same office building several years ago
prior to moving downtown.
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