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Midlands Workforce Development Board Selects 18th Street Design for Web Site, TV Commercial and Billboard Artwork  

18th Street Design (www.18street.com) announced today that the Midlands Workforce Development Board, the Workforce Investment Act Administrative (WIA) unit for Richland, Lexington and Fairfield Counties, South Carolina, has selected 18th Street Design to create a new web presence, several television commercial spots to showcase their services and a billboard art design.

"We are excited to have the chance to work on a multi-faceted new media project with the Workforce Development Board. ", stated Jay Wingard, President of 18th Street Design. "The Midlands Workforce Development Board offers outstanding services to the three county region and our efforts to bring the agency up to speed with their marketing and internet endeavors will prove to be an exciting project for the community."

"I'm excited to hear that our web site was recently selected as an American Design Award winner.", stated Dottie Reynolds, owner of Casual Living. She added, "We set out to establish a web presence that would excite people about not only our store, but also the concept of outdoor living. Jay helped us achieve our goal with a site with which I am very pleased, and obviously, so are the judges."

18th Street Design will design a new web presence for the Midlands Workforce Development Board that features ease of use and graphical appeal. In addition, 18th Street will design several thirty second commercial spots for the agency to showcase their WorkKeys services and certification card program. Billboard artwork will also be created to market their services.

About 18th Street Design, LLC
18th Street Design (www.18street.com) is a privately held new media development company located in the historic Vista in Columbia, SC. Owned by Jay C. Wingard, 18th Street offers creative web development, new media services and music composition. Founded in 1995, 18th Street provides intelligent new media solutions for small and enterprise businesses.

About the Midlands Workforce Development Board
The Midlands Workforce Development Board  is the Workforce Investment Act Administrative (WIA) unit for Richland, Lexington and Fairfield Counties, South Carolina. We are committed to building an integrated workforce development system that effectively pools the resources of 14 diverse partner agencies and delivers optimal quality customer focused service. Partner agencies include local area school districts, county social service providers, the state vocational rehabilitative agency, the state Employment Security Commission, local community action council, private non-profits. The services to be provided to both youth age’s 14 to 21 and adults ages 21 and over include job readiness and motivation, job search assistance, job placement and job retention services.

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