Nearly 600 job seekers and several small business owners across the region gained new skills, jobs and funding in the past year, thanks to the Benton-Franklin Workforce Development Council.
This online-only university is helping nearly 1,000 students across Benton and Franklin counties get degrees while staying in their homes – and their jobs.
With many retiring from the nuclear industry, preparing the industry’s next generation, especially with small modular reactors, or SMRs, on the horizon, is crucial.
Thinking about letting artificial intelligence play a role in your hiring decisions? A recent University of Washington study indicates that doing so could lead to missing out on qualified candidates due to racial and other biases built into many AI models.
Washington businesses would need to shoulder roughly $700 million in additional taxes in a few years unless the projected finances of the state’s unemployment insurance fund improve.
2026 is just around the corner and that means more small businesses will soon be required to follow the state’s paid family and medical leave job protections for their employees.
Those calling the state to check on their unemployment benefits or ask questions now have a smaller window to connect with a customer service representative.
Thousands more Washingtonians have filed for unemployment benefits since the beginning of the federal government shutdown, though it’s both a growing number of federal and private sector workers lining up for assistance.
