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Articles Workforce Wednesday with Fox28 Spokane
There have been no designated workforce investments through the Federal CARES Act or the American Rescue Plan. We recommend a $50M Workforce Innovation Fund.
Articles Now is the time to invest in Washington’s economic recovery with local workforce solutions
There have been no designated workforce investments through the Federal CARES Act or the American Rescue Plan. We recommend a $50M Workforce Innovation Fund.
Articles New jobs now outpace quit rates in Spokane County
As leadership landscape changes, overall workforce levels are recovering By Erika Bullock, reporter at the Spokane Journal of Business …
Articles Job openings surge in Spokane as remote work attracts more techies to Eastern Washington
By Charlotte Schubert, Reporter at GeekWire Michael McBride, our Business & Industry Analyst, contributes I.T.-specific labor market trends and insights …
Articles Production and Manufacturing Academy Returns
Spokane’s Journal of Business highlights the return of the Production & Manufacturing Academy this summer after it was canceled in …
Articles A Blooming Workforce
By Mark Mattke, CEO Downtown Spokane is the economic and cultural epicenter of the Inland Northwest. The downtown economy is …
Announcements KHQ Highlights (re)Employ Spokane Campaign
March 2, 2021 – In partnership with WorkSource Spokane, the SWC has launched the (re)Employ Spokane campaign, aimed at achieving …
Articles Journal of Business: WorkSource Makes Virtual Transition
April 23, 2020 – Spokane’s Journal of Business covered the WorkSource campus response to COVID-19, and highlighted our quick response …
Articles SWC CEO Mark Mattke and EWU President Mary Cullinan provide guest commentary to the Spokane Journal of Business
Spokane Workforce Council CEO Mark Mattke and Eastern Washington University President Mary Cullinan recently provided guest commentary to the Spokane …
Announcements SWC Featured in Nationwide Best Practices Report
January 31, 2020: The U.S. Conference of Mayors Workforce Development Council highlighted the Spokane Workforce Council as one of the …
Announcements Spokane Public Radio Covers EcSA Grant Launch
December 18, 2019: The Economic Security for All Grant (EcSA) is the largest single grant the SWC has ever brought …
Announcements Journal of Business: WorkSource’s Talent Solutions team evolves
November 21, 2019: Spokane’s Journal of Business published a story about the new Talent Solutions Center we opened on the …
Announcements KXLY Highlights Community Resource Exchange
November 16, 2019: Spokane County United Way partnered with the Spokane Resource Center, Spokane Workforce Council, and many other community …
Announcements HUD Secretary Ben Carson Visits the Spokane Resource Center
August 13 , 2019: Carson toured the Spokane Resource Center, a HUD EnVision Center, and identified it as a model …
Announcements SWC Proud to partner with Spokane County United Way
Spokane County United Way has announced its release of $2.5 million in funding to 37 local community programs. The Spokane …
Announcements Journal of Business highlights access2experience Project
April 25, 2019: Groups band together to revamp access2experience, an online tool to help educators provide students with career learning …
Articles Jobs of the Future: Blue Collar is Back
KHQ recently ran a report about careers that do not require a college education. Mike McBride, our Business and Industry …
Announcements SWC Participating in National Workforce Training, Business Recruitment Initiative
Spokane has been chosen as one of five test sites for a national workforce training and business recruitment initiative. Greater …
Articles Journal of Business: KSPS develops new workforce development project
Broadcasters with KSPS Public Television say they’ve helped create a new workforce development and education project called Career Explore Northwest…
Articles Career Connect Washington Expands Student Learning
Business, education, and government leaders in 12 communities across the state are teaming up to create over 29,000 career connected learning experiences, and at least 1,500 internships and apprenticeships by September 2019.
Articles Spokane County Spotlight January 2018
Our CEO Mark Mattke was interviewed by County Commissioner Josh Kerns for the January 2018 Spokane County Spotlight. Watch the …
Articles Picnic Tables Tell a Deeper Story
What do picnic tables have to do with making a living? The answer is “everything” if you are a student …
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Articles Strategies for Implementing OJT Simply and Effectively
In June of 2015, The US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration prepared an On-the-Job Training Brief and Resource …
Articles Career-classroom connection gels
Access2Experience project is highlighted in the Journal of Business…
Articles Jobs continue to grow
SAWDC CEO Mark Mattke is quoted in the Journal of Business article “Jobs to continue to grow” about hiring trends in our region.
