OGLESBY — Following a restructuring of Illinois’ Local Workforce Investments Areas (LWIA), Illinois Valley Community College will no longer be a Dislocated Workers Center hub — ending a nearly 30-year arrangement — IVCC trustees learned on Feb. 19.

Under the consolidation plan presented by Pam Furlan, executive director of the Business Employment Skills Team (BEST), part of Workforce Area No. 4 (Carroll, Ogle, Whiteside and Jo Daviess counties) will be combined with all of No. 12 (Bureau, LaSalle, Lee and Putnam counties).

IVCC’s nine DWC employees, whose positions were contingent upon a contract with BEST, will be terminated with regret effective June 30 but will have an opportunity for employment within the restructured LWIA.