Founded in 1999 as the successor organization to the Lancaster County Private Industry Council, the Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board, DBA Lancaster County Workforce Development Board, LCWDB, has a mandate through the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 to be the lead organization in Lancaster County for workforce planning, to cooperate with State officials in providing business with locally-validated labor market information, and to arrange for a service delivery system that meets the workforce needs of business and the public alike. With the cooperation of the Lancaster Chamber, the Economic Development Company of Lancaster County, and the Planning Commission of the County of Lancaster, the Board has in place a comprehensive Strategic Plan that focuses its investment strategy on seven industry clusters in the Lancaster County economy — health care, biotechnology, communications, construction, food processing, automotive, and metals and metal fabricating — that are growing and that support gold-collar (high-skill, high-pay, high-demand) jobs. Board staff works with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry to assure that labor market information collected by the Department is interpreted with an understanding of local factors. In addition, the Board administers federal and state monies that fund programs for adults, dislocated workers, and young people through the PA CareerLink® Lancaster County, a proud partner of the American Job Center network, and other contractors. The PA CareerLink® is a one-stop service center where numerous and varied employment, education and training, and social service organizations provide services to employers, jobseekers, and people who are seeking to increase their skills portfolios.