DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis announces the first ONE DeKalb Works Jobseeker Information Forum for DeKalb County residents will be held Friday, Feb. 24, at DeKalb Workforce Development, 320 Church Street, Decatur.

Information sessions will be held  9 – 11 a.m., noon – 2 p.m. and 3 – 5 p.m.

An ambitious plan that leverages public spending to provide opportunities for residents to secure gainful employment, ONE DeKalb Works, launched by CEO Ellis in November, utilizes $1.35 billion in water and sewer infrastructure improvement projects to cultivate a skilled workforce in order to get DeKalb County citizens back to work.

ONE DeKalb Works will create approximately 4,700 direct jobs at peak production in collaboration with multiple local, state and national partners.  DeKalb residents, as a result of this undertaking, will benefit from a total economic impact of $1.77 billion.

The Jobseeker Information Forum will provide helpful work readiness information to jobseekers to prepare them for upcoming jobs.

Items of discussion on the agenda include: ONE DeKalb Works Overview, ONE DeKalb Works Projects and Job Opportunities.

Parking is limited.  Jobseekers are encouraged to utilize MARTA. For more information,  visit www.dekalbworkforce.org .