Douglas County, CO… Arapahoe/Douglas Works, the provider of no-cost employment assistance services to metro-area job seekers and businesses, will move its main office from Greenwood Village to 6974 South Lima Street in Centennial, effective July 26.

The workforce center’s main office will be closed on Friday, July 22 and Monday, July 25 to complete the move. It will reopen to the public on July 26 at its new location. The satellite offices in Castle Rock and at Community College of Aurora at Lowry will remain open during and after the move.

As with the previous location, the workforce center’s new location will offer a Resource Center with computers, copiers and fax machines; a Business and Assessment Center where customers can take no-cost skills and personality assessments; a Career Village for employer-hosted hiring events and interviews; and customized resource centers for youth and mature workers.

New features at the Lima Plaza location include more classrooms, ample parking, free wireless internet and a small area with café-style seating and coffee vending machine.

The workforce center has experienced a 25% average increase in daily customer visits to this location since April of 2008 due to the economic recession. Last year, more than 50,000 people visited the workforce center.

“The metro area is still experiencing very slow job creation, and job-seekers are finding it takes longer to find employment,” said Joe Barela, Division Manager for Arapahoe/Douglas Works! “The workforce center is a secret weapon for anyone who is unemployed and underemployed to network, use current technology and find resources that can shorten a job search and bolster employability.”

Beginning July 26 the new campus of Arapahoe/Douglas Works! may be reached using public transportation: Take RTD LightRail to Arapahoe at Village Center Station. Take RTD Bus 66 eastbound to South Lima Street; or by car: Exit I-25 at Arapahoe Road and drive east. Turn right on South Lima Street.

For more information on the services provided by Arapahoe/Douglas Works! to job seekers and businesses at no cost, or for more information on the new Centennial location, please call 303-636-1160 or visit www.adworks.org