DULUTH, MN-Although some 254 military and civilian jobs would be transferred about 185 miles southeast to Fort McCoy in neighboring Wisconsin, and nine military jobs would be cut as part of a closed naval reserve center in Duluth, officials are relieved that the Pentagon cuts were not deeper in the state.

Neither cutback is expected to have a significant impact on either area. That said, the news “disturbed” Mark Winson, the chief administrative officer for the City of Duluth when he heard about the closing of the naval base. “We consider the Naval Reserve Center an important element of our city,” he says.

Military officials were unsure what would happen to the new $3.5-million, 11,000-sf center, which was recently built near the Air Guard’s 148th Fighter Wing headquarters building. The center was moved to the air base so it would be more secure.

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