Long Beach : Naval Station Picked as Job Center Finalist

The Long Beach Naval Station is a finalist for one of nine new federal job training centers, Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich said recently. Final choices will be made in March.

Long Beach was among 25 communities that made it to the final round, he said.

“All of these communities have a chance to host Job Corps centers that can give at-risk youth a fighting chance for good jobs and futures of hope and possibility,” Reich said.

The centers, which will serve about 3,600 people a year, are expected to open in about three years. Job Corps is a residential vocational and educational program designed for unemployed and undereducated men and women, ages 16 to 24.