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New leaders voted in at Pierce County Workforce Development Council meeting
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: CANDICE RUUD, 253.213.2960 TACOMA, Wash. – New leaders will take the helm at the Pierce County Workforce Development Council (WDC): Last week,…
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Three local organizations earn certification for high quality job service sites
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: CANDICE RUUD, 253.213.2960 TACOMA, Wash. – Three local organizations have been awarded certification for quality from the Pierce County Workforce Development…
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So Much Job Growth: Why is the Unemployment Rate Still High?
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When we released the latest employment numbers last week, we took notice of an interesting trend: the largest single-month growth in jobs in a long…
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Arivva Center for Arts and Technology receives $19,000 gift from State Farm
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: CHRISTIAN CAPLE, 253.213.2960 TACOMA, Wash. – Another community organization has recognized the value that the Arivva Center for Arts and Technology…
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Analyzing our March 2018 Pierce County employment report
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WorkForce Central released Pierce County’s latest employment numbers last week, and, unsurprisingly, the unemployment rate is down after a typical post-holiday spike. But hold the…
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Tim Owens, Chair of Pierce County WDC, honored by United Way
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: CHRISTIAN CAPLE, 253.213.2960 TACOMA, Wash. – When he moved to Tacoma with his family in the mid-1980s, Tim Owens figured he…