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TODAY! IT IS LOCATED IN
BEATTYVILLE ... WHERE JUST
MONTHS AGO ...
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THE TOWN WAS A FEATURED IN A
GUARDIAN ARTICLE AS ONE OF THE
POOREST
COMMUNITIES. LEADERS TOLD US
THEN ... THEY WERE WORKING ON
BRINGING IN NEW JOBS.
TODAY ... THEY DID JUST THAT.
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BEATTYVILLE IN LEE COUNTY HAS
SEEN IT'S FAIR SHARE OF JOB
LOSS. ABOUT A YEAR AGO ...
THE CITY LOST A PRISON ... IN
TURN ... LOSING JOBS.
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John Smith - Mayor of
Beattyville - It was
especially devastating
economically. I'm sure we had a
lot of people who had to
relocate to find
jobs elsewhere. You lose 160
jobs not only here in Lee
County, but it affected Owsley
County, Breathitt
County, Wolfe County.
BUT NOW ... A SIGN OF HOPE.
TELEWORKS U-S-A OPENED A HUB
RIGHT NEXT TO CITY HALL.
INSIDE YOU'LL SEE SAVANNAH
SHELTON. SHE USED TO TRAVEL FAR
FOR HER JOB ... NOW SHE
HAS SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO
CLOSE TO HOME.
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Savannah Shelton - I thought it
was great! It's
close to my kids ... close to my
family
FOLKS START OFF TRAINING AT THE
FACILITY. THEY THEN GET HELP
FINDING A JOB ...
BASED ON TELEWORKS U-S-A'S
VARIOUS PARTNERSHIPS. IT'S ALL
THANKS TO AN EASTERN
KENTUCKY CONCENTRATED EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAM INITIATIVE ... ONE THAT
WE'RE TOLD ... IS ONLY
EXPANDING.
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Michael Cornett - Director of
Agency Expansion -
We're going to Booneville. We're
going to go to Inez. We're
possibly looking into later
going into
Louisa. We just hope to keep
expanding that footprint just so
we can continue expanding the
economic impact of Teleworks in
the region
OVER THE LAST YEAR ... ABOUT
200 PEOPLE WERE PLACED WITH JOBS
THROUGH THE HUBS IN
HAZARD AND ANNVILLE .... A
NUMBER THAT BRINGS HOPE TO THOSE
IN BEATTYVILLE JUST
STARTING OUT.
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John Smith - Mayor of
Beattyville - It's great to
be able to say, we've created
seven jobs with all the job loss
that we've had recently. I know
there is a
great waiting list for the
classes coming up, so I
encourage everybody to come out
and sign up
THERE ARE 27 WORK STATIONS READY
TO GO ... AND AROUND 50 JOBS ...
UP FOR GRABS.
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SINCE OPENING IN JANUARY ... THE
TELEWORKS HUB IN ANNVILLE ...
BROUGHT IN
AN ESTIMATED ....
THREE-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
IN NEW WAGES TO JACKSON
AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES.
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DEPUTIES IN JOHNSON COUNTY