Business
We help local businesses find, train, and keep the workforce they need to grow. Across Clark, Cowlitz, and Wahkiakum counties, we connect employers with hiring, training, and retention solutions—at little or no cost. Through the programs we fund, businesses can build skilled talent pipelines, upskill current employees, and reduce the time and cost of hiring.
To learn more about Business Resources, contact:
Darcy Hoffman, Director of Business Services at dhoffman@workforcesw.org or 360.608.4949 or submit a request and we’ll contact you.
Employee Recruitment & Retention
Hiring skilled workers and keeping them is essential to your business’s productivity and growth. We help employers attract qualified talent and invest in their current workforce so employees stay, advance, and contribute at a higher level.
Through WSW–funded programs and partnerships, you can access support to recruit job-ready candidates, upskill your existing employees, and strengthen retention. Whether you need to fill critical roles, develop your internal talent, or improve workforce stability, our team connects you to practical solutions aligned with your business needs.
We partner with businesses of all sizes—from small local companies to large multi-state employers—to build strong, competitive workforces.
- Looking to hire now? Our partnership with WorkSource provides you no-cost employee recruitment, screening and assessment services, as well as on-the-job training programs that could reimburse your business for a portion of the cost of training new hires in specific jobs.
- Have a location in a nearby Oregon county? As a member of the Columbia-Willamette Workforce Collaborative (CWWC), we take a regional approach to workforce development and collaborate with workforce agencies that serve Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties in Oregon. Our working together gives you access to our shared regional labor pool.
Priority Industries
When job-producing industries thrive, so does the community. Ensuring that high-growth industries have the skilled workers they need for their high-demand jobs is vital for the prosperity of those businesses and the health of the region’s economy.
WSW invests in training to prepare people for current and future jobs in industries projected to grow in the next few years. Our goal is to ensure businesses have the workers they need and everyone that wants to work has a job.
Learn more about the region’s targeted industries, including:
Business Growth
Want to grow your business? Our economic development partners have the knowledge and expertise to help you expand, build or find a new space. We connect your business with resources to ensure sustainable growth.
Whether you need technical assistance with government contracting, process improvements, capital, resources for small business, a larger location or export growth, WSW can help you make the connections you need.
Internships and other Young Adult Programs
Young adults are your business’ workforce of tomorrow. Interacting with them today can benefit your business by ensuring the best and the brightest are aware of your business, what you do, why it matters and how they can be part of it.
To get involved and learn about opportunities to connect with young adults across Clark, Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties, contact Lyn Love, Program Manager at LLove@workforcesw.org.
