Already 258 area youths have been placed into summer jobs through a stimulus program managed by the Workforce Development Board of Western Missouri.
The program has elicited 1,068 people between the ages of 16-24 interested in finding an internship in their field. More than 150 employers in the 13-county region also expressed interest in taking on the summer help.
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