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STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PRESS RELEASE 1011 Plum Street SE | PO Box 42525 | Olympia, Washington 98504-2525 | (360) 725-4000 Jan. 22, 2019 Contacts: Penny Thomas, Commerce Communications, 206-256-6106 Jenn Adrien,…
End of an era: David Zeeck leaving the TNT While we wish him nothing but the best in his next endeavors, that doesn’t mean we have to like the news that…
A manufacturing boom town in the heart of Pierce County Things are booming in Pierce County’s Frederickson Industrial Center, one of the largest industrial development sites in the Puget Sound area.…
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…