Holtville Tribune 12-28-2012 Vol.106 No.52

Holtville Tribune 12-21-12 Vol.106 No.51

By Jim Predmore

The Holtville City Council passed a Resolution, at a special meeting Wednesday, to form a partnership with the Imperial Regional Alliance, a 501c3 of the Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation, and pursue a Lease agreement with the Management and Training Corporation.

The Management and Training Corporation have been working with the Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation for the past two years and the Imperial Valley Gateway of the Americas to construct a detention facility south of Highway 98 near the Mexican Border. The detention facility will contract with U.S. Marshals, State and County Prisons and Jails, The Border Patrol and ICE to house inmates as they are processed though the court system. The inmates will be transported to and from the facility for their court appearances prior to their final dictation, weather Federal, State Prisons or Deportation in immigration cases.

This facility is in the final planning stages and is scheduled to start construction in early 2013. This facility will create the need to hire between 200 and 250 local employees. The Management and Training Corporation will also be seeking local contractors. There will be several Contractor Fairs and Job Fairs held here in Holtville starting after the first of the year.

The City of Holtville has an opportunity to enter into a lease and derive revenues from this project. Specific details of the lease and revenue from the project remain under negotiations.

Management & Training Corporation provides academic, career, technical, and social skills training programs and services. It operates in five divisions: Job Corps, Corrections, MTC Medical, International Development, and MTC Works. The company’s Job Corps division operates Job Corps centers in the United States and provides educational and vocational opportunities for young men and women. Its Corrections division operates federal and state adult correctional facilities in Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, New Mexico, Ohio, and Texas. The company’s MTC Medical division provides medical and dental care services at correctional facilities in the United States. Its International Development division partners with other organizations to provide programming opportunities, such as vocational training, worldwide. The company’s MTC Works division provides employment and skills development training to workers. Management & Training Corporation also provides traditional classroom workshops and conferences, Webinars and online training, self-study sessions, and formal mentoring programs. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Centerville, Utah with satellite offices in Georgia, Texas; and Washington, District of Columbia.