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259 Qualify as Pierce County’s Major Employers in 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 29, 2018 – Tacoma, WA The Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County has published its 2018 Major Employers…
Register today: Recruiting Resources During Times of Low Unemployment FREE event 8:30-10 a.m., Dec. 4, 2018 Lakewood City Council Chamber As local unemployment rates drop to historic lows, how do businesses…
Economic Gardening program helps small businesses flourish Your small business is up and running. Now it’s time to dig in and grow. Thanks to the Washington State Economic Gardening program, offered through…
Sound Credit Union scores a first with Bank of WA acquisition It’s another big step for Sound Credit Union. The Tacoma-based financial institution announced its acquisition of The Bank of Washington. The deal…
AIM Aerospace moves, expands, and adds jobs AIM Aerospace is ramping up its manufacturing operations in Sumner, and that means hundreds of new jobs in Pierce County. The advanced carbon fiber manufacturing…
Have 50 or more employees? Let us know soon There’s still time to be included in the EDB’s 2018 Major Employers List. The list includes companies with 100 or more full-time…
October Investor Briefing focuses on workforce of tomorrow Several times each year the EDB invites its Investors to attend an update on our recruitment, retention, and outreach efforts. But the…
AFA Governor’s Aerospace Summit offers bold agenda Pierce County is home to thousands of jobs in the global aerospace industry. To ensure the State of Washington remains a leader in…
Port of Tacoma looks to dig deep Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) recently took the critical first step to usher in some of the biggest ships in North America to the Port of…
Where’s downtown Lakewood? That’s a question City of Lakewood officials have pondered for a while now, which is why they’ve set course to develop a true urban core. Approaching its 23rd year…