COVID-19 Information & Updates
As we continue to navigate COVID-19 together, WorkForce Central is committed to providing the best service possible to our partners and community during this uncertain time. Follow WorkForce [...]
2019 Annual Report for WorkForce Central
2019 was a big year for WorkForce Central, and the first year of our Bold Goals. Read the annual report for 2019 to see what we've been up to as we work toward creating greater economic vitality [...]
WorkForce Central Executive Board announces interim CEO appointment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: CANDICE RUUD, 253.213.2960 TACOMA, Wash. – With CEO Linda Nguyen set to retire at the end of 2019, a longtime Pierce County leader will soon take the helm as [...]
Pierce County Council Budgets $300,000 for Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: CANDICE RUUD, 253.213.2960 TACOMA, Wash. – Budget season has come to a close, and we want to thank our partners at the Pierce County Council: As part of its first [...]
New leadership coming to the Washington Workforce Association in 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: CANDICE RUUD, 253.213.2960 A change in several leadership roles is coming to the Washington Workforce Association (WWA) in the new year. Outgoing WWA Chair Linda [...]
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. What will the future of work look like in Pierce County?
By 2030, 400 million workers worldwide could be displaced by automation. Learn about local efforts from Pierce County leaders in education, business, community and workforce development to [...]
New scholarships coming to Pierce County for young adults interested in the trades
CONTACT: CANDICE RUUD, 253.213.2960 PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. – WorkForce Central is teaming up with Palmer Scholars to offer mentorship and scholarships to young adults who want to pursue [...]
Pierce County Library locations countywide will now be home to WorkSource services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: CANDICE RUUD, WorkSource Pierce, 253.213.2960 MARY GETCHELL, Pierce County Library System, 253.548.3428 PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. – Pierce County residents will soon [...]
WorkForce Central and partners win $1.75M grant to lift families out of poverty in 98404
CONTACT: CANDICE RUUD, 253.213.2960 TACOMA, Wash. – WorkForce Central and a large group of community partners have won a $1.75 million grant aimed at lifting 250 households out of poverty on [...]
WorkForce Central awards Dislocated Worker program contract
CONTACT: CANDICE RUUD, 253.213.2960 TACOMA, Wash. – WorkForce Central, on behalf of the Pierce County Workforce Development Council, has awarded a contract to Career TEAM to provide services to [...]
