The Economic Development Department serves as a local conduit into various public employment/workforce training agencies.

Two key resources that help YOU the business customer-client access a variety of state and federal job training programs are:

Cedar Valley College
A unit of the Dallas County Community College District

Dr. Bill Wells, Training Consultant
Cedar Valley College
3030 North Dallas Ave.
Lancaster, Texas 75134-3705
Phone: 972-860-8208
E-mail: billwells@dcccd.edu

Best Soutwest Small Business Development Center
www.cedarvalleycollege.edu/sbdc 
Mr. Obie Greenleaf, Director
E-mail:  bswcvcc@dcccd.edu

Cedar Valley College Center at Cedar Hill
207 North Cannady Drive
Cedar Hill, Texas  75104
972-860-7893, 972-860-8210
FAX:  972-291-1320

Work Source for Dallas County

Organizational Office
WorkSource for Dallas County
1201 Main Street, Suite 2700
Dallas, Texas 75202
Phone: 214-290-1000
Fax: 214-745-1110

Local Center
Redbird Center
7222 South Westmoreland, Suite 250
Dallas, Texas 75237
Phone: 972-709-5377
Fax: 972-780-8696

Leadership Southwest
An exciting and dynamic program for community-minded individuals to help develop their community leadership skills and learn more about Lancaster and its neighbors - Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, and the Oak Cliff portion of Dallas.