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BUSINESS RESOURCES
Downtown Arlington Management Corporation (DAMC) Workforce Solutions: Workforce Grants
Downtown Arlington Management Corp. Texas Workforce Commission
500 E. Front Street, Suite 140
Arlington, Texas 76011
817-303-2800
www.DowntownArlington.org
Downtown Arlington is home to hundreds of businesses
serving the needs of area citizens and employees.
With a concentration in government, banking, technology,
automotive and office uses, the Downtown/University area
is ripe for restaurants and retail uses to complement the mix.
Businesses interested in a downtown Arlington and existing
businesses already located downtown may request detailed
information about programs and projects
currently underway.
Programs offered by the DAMC to businesses located in
Downtown Arlington:
• Façade Improvement Grant - Improvements such as (but
not exclusively limited to) building façade enhancements,
awnings, painting, landscape elements, signage, accessibility
improvements, public art, murals and decorative lighting
are eligible for reimbursement subject to approval by the
DAMC for businesses located in Downtown Arlington.
• The Sponsorship Program is available to businesses that
operate within the Downtown Arlington area for events,
activities, programs and programs.
TWC Workforce Business Services Outreach
& Customer Support Team
877-463-1777
[e-mail]
www.twc.state.tx.us
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Skills
Development Grant for Small Business
• Emphasizes training newly hired employees, those who
have been hired by the business up to twelve months prior
to the date that TWC receives an application.
• Pays up to $1,800 for each new employee being trained
and $900 for existing employees per 12-month period.
• Funds training for full-time employees.
• All training must be provided by a public community
or technical college.
• Training must be selected from active course catalogs/
schedules— credit, continuing education, online or other
available unpublished courses.
• Employers must pay the prevailing wages in the local labor
market for the trainees funded under the grant.
Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County: Hiring and Recruiting Assistance
Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County Job Fairs and Hiring Events
1320 S. University Drive, Suite 600
Ft. Worth, Texas 76107
817-413-4000
www.workforcesolutions.net Looking for the right talent but don’t know how to access
it? Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County is involved in
monthly job fairs throughout Tarrant County. They offer
personalized, one-on-one hiring events at each of our
Workforce Centers. All job fairs and hiring events are
marketed through their social media channels, in
workforce centers and on their website calendar of events.
Hiring Incentives
Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC): A federal income
tax benefit administered by the U.S. Department of Labor
(DOL) for private, for-profit businesses who hire from
specific targeted populations. The credit could provide direct
federal tax savings to your business ranging from $1,200 to
$9,000 per qualified employee.
Recruiting Assistance
• Recruiting assistance/placement, this includes interview
space at one of six Workforce Centers throughout
Tarrant County
• Labor Market Information such as wage information,
job descriptions, labor pool availability and local business
trends. This information is an excellent planning tool for
businesses and offered at no cost
• Outplacement services for companies who are
restructuring, downsizing or closing
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