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 Washington wages warm up: Minimum wage rises in 2024
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Washington wages warm up: Minimum wage rises in 2024

On January 1, 2024, Washingtonians will see a 3.4% increase in the minimum wage, a raise from $15.74 to $16.28 for workers ages 16 and over. Washington allows employers to pay workers aged 14 or [...]

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 Workforce training gives new hope, life for Raul Barasa: How barbering changed one man’s life
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Workforce training gives new hope, life for Raul Barasa: How barbering changed one man’s life

Day-to-day Raul Barasa cuts hair at his shop, Chico’s Barbershop. He spends time with his customers, discussing life while clipping locks. “Hair-apy,” he calls it, a play on the therapeutic [...]

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 Recovery Grant: program uplifts and supports individuals in recovery, affected by the opioid crisis
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Recovery Grant: program uplifts and supports individuals in recovery, affected by the opioid crisis

Supporting our community members in recovery and those affected by the opioid crisis is vital to the economic success of our region. The goal of the recovery grant was to provide individualized [...]

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 Apply for funding to host Future Leaders Project interns this summer!
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Apply for funding to host Future Leaders Project interns this summer!

Internship programs are a vital piece of our workforce system, giving businesses the opportunity to recruit emerging talent, gain fresh perspective and have an extra hand to assist with projects [...]

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 Cowlitz job seekers find opportunity, new career with workforce training program
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Cowlitz job seekers find opportunity, new career with workforce training program

Earning a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) opens doors to career pathways that promote self-sufficiency. From bus drivers to garbage truck drivers to long-haul truckers, obtaining a CDL is a way [...]

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 What’s Next? Youth employment center celebrates five years of successes
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What’s Next? Youth employment center celebrates five years of successes

Five years ago, Next, our region’s only youth career and employment center, opened its doors to provide holistic career, education, training and support services for young adults ages 16 to 24. [...]

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 Future Leaders Project – Business Request for Funding 2024
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Future Leaders Project – Business Request for Funding 2024

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 Workforce Southwest Washington welcomes three new board members
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Workforce Southwest Washington welcomes three new board members

In June, Workforce Southwest Washington (WSW) welcomed three new members to our Board of Directors. WSW’s Board of Directors is composed of representatives from business, workforce and organized [...]

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 Small Business Month: NDUB empowers business development through marketing, brand amplification
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Small Business Month: NDUB empowers business development through marketing, brand amplification

May is Small Business Month, celebrating and supporting the small business owners and entrepreneurs vital to our regional economy. According to the Small Business Administration, 657,529 people [...]

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