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TURNER JOB CORPS CENTER BASKETBALL TEAMS
REVEL IN NATIONAL TITLES

ALBANY — Three Turner Job Corps Students signed letters of intent to play with Albany Technical College's basketball team Tuesday, a week after the center brought home both the men's and women's national championship titles. Click here to read more.

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TURNER JOB CORPS CENTER HOLDS GRADUATION

Center Director Steven Belk is proud to announce that on Friday, March 28, over 100 Turner Job Corps students graduated, receiving their high school diploma /G.E.D. and Career Skills Certification. The ceremony began at 2 p.m. in the George Forman Gym. The speaker was Dr. John Culbreath. Click here to read more.

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GROUNDBREAKING HELD FOR JOB CORPS CENTER

ST. PETERSBURG - A long-awaited Job Corps Center, which aims to provide a steppingstone to troubled teens and young adults, is projected to contribute $7 million annually to the local economy, Pinellas County economic development officials said. Click here to read more.

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JOB CORPS GIVES HOPE AND SKILLS TO YOUNG

Hope for a better future doesn't come easily. It took eight years of effort for the dream of a Job Corps center in St. Petersburg to become a reality. With Labor Secretary Elaine Chao looking on, local officials broke ground at a 17-acre Job Corps site, the first in Central Florida, that will boost the image of a down-on-its-luck area and give at least 300 young people a year to learn the job skills to turn their lives around. Click here to read more.

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