THE INTERNATIONAL INLAND PORT OF DALLAS EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM RECEIVES THOUSANDS

Dallas, TX (Tuesday, June 15, 2010) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson has announced that the City of Dallas will receive $186 thousand to provide training for employment in the logistics industry to support the developing International Inland Port of Dallas (IIPOD).  IIPOD is a joint project of the City of Dallas, Dallas County and the cities of Balch Springs, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Desoto, Hutchins, Lancaster, Mesquite and Seagoville.

Congresswoman Johnson secured these funds as part of the FY 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill. The project will provide 130 participants in southern Dallas with workforce training to become logistics workers and technicians. Cedar Valley College and Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas are project partners and job placement assistance will be provided at the end of training. The training process is intended to help provide employers in the warehousing and materials transportation industries with skilled worker.

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.