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MASSHIRE GREATER LOWELL
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
107 Merrimack St.
Lowell, Massachusetts 01852
978- 937-9816; masshiregreaterlowell.com
Description: Servicing the communities
of Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Lowell,
Tewksbury, Tyngsboro, Dunstable and
Westford; charged with overseeing and
implementing workforce development
initiatives and activities
How to take advantage: Events, Workforce
Training Fund, Youth Council
Funding source: Public-private partnership
that includes state funding, membership dues
and grants
Contact: Peter Farkas, executive director
Peter.Farkas@masshiregreaterlowell.com
MASSHIRE GREATER NEW BEDFORD
WORKFORCE BOARD INC.
1213 Purchase St., 2nd Floor
New Bedford, MA 02740
508-979-1504;
www.masshiregreaternewbedford.com
Description: Sustains powerful connections
between businesses and job seekers
through a statewide network of employment
professionals
How to take advantage: Employer, job-
seeker and youth services; labor market data,
Workforce Training Fund, apprenticeships
Funding source: Public-private partnership
that includes state funding, membership dues
and grants
Contact: Jim Olivera, executive director
jim@masshiregreaternewbedford.com
MASSHIRE MERRIMACK VALLEY
WORKFORCE BOARD
255 Essex St., 4th Floor
Lawrence, MA 01840
978-682-7099; www.mvwb.org
Description: Provides a leadership framework
for the collective actions of employers
How to take advantage: ValleyWorks One-
Stop Career Centers, make connections
between industry and higher education
Funding source: Public-private partnership
that includes state funding, membership dues
and grants
Contact: Abel Vargas, interim executive
director
avargas@masshiremvwb.org
MASSHIRE METRO NORTH REGIONAL
EMPLOYMENT BOARD
186 Alewife Brook Parkway, Suite 216
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-864-1500; masshiremetronorth.org
Description: Enable area residents to gain
the skills to maximize their economic self-
sufficiency and provide employers with the
workforce they need to effectively compete in
the changing world economy.
How to take advantage: Events, Workforce
Training Fund, youth programs
Funding source: Public-private partnership
that includes state funding, membership dues
and grants
Contact: Chris Albrizio-Lee, executive director
clee@masshiremetronorth.org
MASSHIRE NORTH SHORE WORKFORCE
BOARD
70 Washington St., Suite 314
Salem, MA 01970
978-741-3805;
www.masshire-northshorewb.com/
Description: Serves as the oversight and
policy-making body for federally funded
employment and training services in the region
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