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Spokane Workforce Council Hosts Washington State Senators for Crucial Discussions on Economic Security for All!

Reinvestment Spokane Workforce Council Hosts Washington State Senators for Crucial Discussions on Economic Security for All! Spokane Workforce Council had ...
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Spokane Workforce Council Awards $150,000 to Support Seventeen BIPOC Small Businesses in Spokane County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Spokane Workforce Council Awards $150,000 to Support Seventeen BIPOC Small Businesses in Spokane County Spokane Workforce Council140 ...
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Spokane Workforce Council Surpasses One Million in Direct Childcare Tuition Assistance to Families in Spokane County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Spokane Workforce Council Surpasses One Million in Direct Childcare Tuition Assistance to Families in Spokane County Spokane ...
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Spokane Workforce Council Awards $100,000 to By-and-For Community Organizations to Advance Workforce Equity and Access

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Spokane Workforce Council Awards $100,000 to By-and-For Community Organizations to Advance Workforce Equity and Access Spokane Workforce ...
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Community Reinvestment in Action: Just Imagine Child Care Center

Community Reinvestment Impact! Spotlighting Business Investment Awardees.  Awardee: Just Imagine Child Care   Just Imagine Child Care Center was awarded ...
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Community Reinvestment in Action: Take Up the Cause

Community Reinvestment Impact! Spotlighting Business Investment Awardees.  Awardee: Take Up the Cause   Spokane Workforce Council recently awarded $15,000 to ...
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Community Reinvestment in Action: Spokane Eastside Reunion Association

Community Reinvestment Impact! Spotlighting Business Investment Awardees.  Awardee: Spokane Eastside Reunion Association (SERA).   This past Saturday, Spokane Eastside Reunion ...
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Community Reinvestment in Action: Spokane Eastside Reunion Association

Community Reinvestment Impact! Spotlighting Business Investment Awardees.  Awardee: Spokane Eastside Reunion Association (SERA).   “The Spokane Eastside Reunion Association (SERA) ...
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Spokane Workforce Council Announces Grant Awards to Support Black, Indigenous, and Latine Small Businesses in Spokane County!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Spokane Workforce Council Announces Grant Awards to Support Black, Indigenous, and Latine Small Businesses in Spokane County! ...
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Spokane Workforce Council Introduces New Grant Program to Support Black, Indigenous, and Latine Communities!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Spokane Workforce Council Introduces New Grant Program to Support Black, Indigenous, and Latine Communities! Spokane Workforce Council140 ...
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WorkSource Spokane One-Stop Campus is Upgrading!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WorkSource Spokane One-Stop Campus is Upgrading! Spokane Workforce Council140 S Arthur St., Suite 300ASpokane, WA 99202 Contact: ...
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NonStop Local KHQ/WorkSource Spokane Annual Job Fair is Next Week!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NonStop Local KHQ/WorkSource Spokane Annual Job Fair is Next Week! Spokane Workforce Council140 S Arthur St., Suite ...
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Spokane Workforce Council Introduces Business Investment Grants to Support Underserved Small Businesses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Spokane Workforce Council Introduces Grants to Support Underserved Small Businesses Spokane Workforce Council140 S Arthur St., Suite ...
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Spokane Workforce Council Secures Over $4.8 Million in Grants to Break Down Barriers and Connect More Residents to Quality Jobs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Spokane Workforce Council Secures Over $4.8 Million in Grants to Break Down Barriers and Connect More Residents ...
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Hiring & Retention Strategies

An event tailored for business professionals to learn about talent acquisition and development best practices in the post-pandemic world! The ...
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SWC Receives $2M in Childcare Funding to Support Under-Served Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Board of County Commissioners of Spokane County unanimously voted to provide SWC and its partners with ...
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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.
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Trade Up 2 Construction Launches in Spokane County

We are excited to partner with the Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors and WorkSource Spokane to cultivate the constructing industry ...
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SWC Anticipates $1.5M in Childcare Funding to Support Under-Served Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: We’re committed to providing lower-income families with the childcare they need to focus on achieving their career ...
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Innovia Foundation Awards SWC $125K for Aspiring Underserved College Students 

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Spokane Workforce Council140 S Arthur ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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We are Hiring

The Spokane Workforce Council (SWC) is seeking a full-time Office Assistant to join our small, high-performing team. This individual will ensure ...
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Workforce System Recovery | July Issue

A Message from CEO Mark Mattke Our regional economy is experiencing signs of the recovery with an increase in the ...
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A Blooming Workforce

By Mark Mattke, CEO Downtown Spokane is the economic and cultural epicenter of the Inland Northwest. The downtown economy is ...
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SWC Awarded New Grants to Support the Community

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Job Search Activities Reinstated for UI Benefits

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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 ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – February 26 Report

A Message from CEO Mark Mattke Good news this week! We are seeing positive trends as the rates of new ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – January 25 Report

We are watching our regional economic statistics very closely as we enter into the first quarter of 2021 and seeing ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – January 12 Report

We’ve received over $1.6 million in grant funds from the U.S. Department of Labor targeted to services designed to ensure ...
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SWC Seeking Quotes from Virtual Job Fair, Customer Relations Management Providers

The Spokane Workforce Council has issued a Request for Quotes to identify solutions to help us enhance our ability to ...
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(re)Employ Spokane: A Campaign Welcoming Unemployed Workers Back to the Workforce

Spokane, WA – The Spokane Workforce Council (SWC), WorkSource Spokane, and area businesses are partnering to launch (re)Employ Spokane, a ...
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AWB Honors Wagstaff, Inc., with an Outstanding Washington Employer Award

The Association of Washington Business (AWB) presented Wagstaff, Inc., with its Washington Achieve Award on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – December 21 Report

December 21, 2020: As 2020 comes to a close, we consider the challenges we’ve been through. We were fortunate to ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – November 23 Report

November 23, 2020: We’re thankful for every professional that contributes to Spokane’s workforce system: board members, one-stop center staff, and ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – November 9 Report

November 9, 2020: Employers and educators are committed to partnering to meet students where they are and offer solutions that ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – October 26 Report

October 26, 2020: As of last Friday, the Spokane Workforce Council has disbursed almost $1.2 million in rental, mortgage and ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – October 6 Report

October 6, 2020: We are pleased to report that our team at Spokane Resource Center has been able to disburse ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – September 21 Report

September 21, 2020: This week, our economic data is pointing to fewer people filing new claims and remaining on regular ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – September 8 Report

September 8, 2020: It is September, and school is starting again for many students across our community. We are encouraging ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – August 24 Report

August 24, 2020: This week, in addition to economic and labor market data, we are introducing a new tool to ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – August 18 Report

August 18, 2020: The past week saw the continuation of a downward trend in the numbers of people filing for ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – August 3 Report

August 3, 2020: Our economic recovery is proving to be slower than we had hoped, and uneven – but our ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – July 27 Report

July 27, 2020: This past Saturday marked the end of the additional $600 weekly Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) benefits ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – July 20 Report

July 20, 2020: The Spokane Workforce Council has been awarded $626,743 as part of a U.S. Department of Labor grant ...
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Spokane Resource Center announced as 2020 winner of SNAP Value of Community Award

SNAP names Spokane Resource Center 2020 Value of Community Award winner Spokane, WA – SNAP (Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners) has ...
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City of Spokane sets aside $500K for rent assistance – Spokane Workforce Council to manage

Spokane, WA – The City of Spokane has announced that $500,000 in funding from the Federal Department of Housing and ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – July 13 Report

July 13, 2020: The labor market in Spokane County appears to be hitting a plateau. Although it is a positive ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – July 6 Report

July 6, 2020: This week we analyze the newly released ALICE data for Spokane County from United Way, and we ...
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Spokane Workforce Council recipient of 2020 WIOA Trailblazer Award from the National Association of Workforce Boards

Spokane, WA – The Spokane Workforce Council (SWC) has been presented with the 2020 WIOA Trailblazer Award by the National ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – June 29 Report

June 29, 2020: This week, we took the opportunity at the end of our program year to celebrate successes from ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – June 3 Report

June 3, 2020: Overall, the regional labor market is showing some signs of moving in a positive direction. As the ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – May 29 Report

May 29, 2020: It has been a bit of a roller coaster since last week. The overall unemployment numbers looking ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – May 20 Report

May 20, 2020: Over the past week, we have started to see more of a shift in the local economy ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – May 13 Report

May 13, 2020: Our chief elected officials and Spokane Regional Health District leaders are developing plans that get our economy ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – May 5 Report

May 5, 2020: The state has released its phased approach to re-opening our economy, and we are working on plans ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – April 28 Report

April 28, 2020: We have now recorded over 45,000 people applying for first-time unemployment benefits over the past five weeks ...
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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 ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – April 21 Report

April 21, 2020 – As businesses and workers throughout our region are impacted by the economic disruption caused by the ...
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Workforce System Response to COVID-19 – Weekly Report

April 14, 2020 – Our region is facing extraordinary challenges due to the effects of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Efforts ...
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Spokane Workforce Council and local partners serve those in need during the COVID-19 outbreak

SPOKANE, WA: The Spokane Workforce Council (SWC) funds and directs the WorkSource System in Spokane, including WorkSource Spokane, the Spokane ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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EcSA Grant Launch 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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National Apprenticeship Week – New Video and Website!

November 13, 2019 In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week, taking place November 11-15, the Spokane Workforce Council has launched a ...
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November Newsletter: Apprenticeship

November 11, 2019 – To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week, we’re highlighting the benefits of apprenticeship and tools and resources ...
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SWC Presents the 2019 Spokane Internship Guide Business Award to DH

October 23, 2019 | Spokane, WA – The Spokane Workforce Council is pleased to announce the 2019 Spokane Internship Guide ...
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Access Spokane Job & Resource Fair a Success

October 1, 2019: In celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Spokane Workforce Council partnered with WorkSource Spokane, KREM ...
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Video: Upcoming Access Job Fair

Krem 2 has joined us in supporting this year’s Access Job Fair, a hiring event held each October in celebration ...
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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 ...
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WorkSource Spokane highlighted in DHHS Brief

A series of case studies commissioned by the federal Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Family Assistance highlight ...
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SWC awarded $1.7 million for poverty reduction pilot project

For Immediate Release Contact: Mark Mattke, CEO, mmattke@spokaneworkforce.org, 509-960-6263 Date: 6/27/19 Spokane Workforce Council awarded $1.7 million for poverty reduction ...
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SWC Receives Grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded a $5,000 grant to the SWC. This grant will support customer resource ...
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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 ...
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April Newsletter: Internship Guide

April 26, 2019: April is National Internship Awareness Month, and we released a web-based tool to help businesses manage their ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Internship Guide Platform Announced

SPOKANE, WA: The Spokane Workforce Council (SWC) announces the launch of its new Internship Guide, created in response to local ...
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SWC Releases $3.39M in funding through four RFPs

The Spokane Workforce Council is pleased to announce the release of $3.39M in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funding through ...
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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...
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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 ...
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Upcoming Access Job Fair

Fourth Annual Access Job Fair SPOKANE, WA – In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October, WorkSource Spokane, ...
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Spokesman Review: Spokane can supply the workforce needed for Project Rose

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Spokesman Review: Summer Employment for Teens and Young Adults

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Spokane selected by HUD initiative

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Spokesman Review: Next Generation Zone partner in Construction Training

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Healthcare Industry: Creative Solutions to Labor Shortages

Progressive Business Focus WDC Board Member Op-Ed: Staci Franz, Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS) Healthcare and Social Assistance is the ...
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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 ...
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Workers with Criminal Histories

Fulfilling Demand WorkSource Helps Ex-Offenders Transition into the Labor Force An extended gap on a résumé can be a major ...
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Spokane County Library District highlights WorkSource services in blog post

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The Dignity of Work Podcast

Program and Development Director Jessica Clayton shared about Spokane's youth one-stop center, the Next Generation Zone, for an episode of The Dignity of Work Podcast. ...
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Finance and Insurance Industry in Spokane

Fulfilling Demand Networking Event helps Local Businesses find the Right Talent Earlier this year, WorkSource Spokane held a unique hiring ...
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Krem 2: College Student Services at Next Gen Zone

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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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Next Gen and WDC featured in Journal of Business

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WorkSource Featured on KXLY

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Next Gen Job Fair featured in Spokesman Review

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WorkSource featured in Journal of Business

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CEO Mark Mattke authors an article in US Conference of Mayors

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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 ...
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Coaching to Win – Beverly Pogue helps usher job seekers back into workforce

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Fairchild Air Force Base Partners with WDC to Connect Veterans with Jobs

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Career-classroom connection gels

Access2Experience project is highlighted in the Journal of Business...
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Spokane County jobless rate declines

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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.
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Inspire Washington Featured in Journal of Business

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