With all the emphasis on the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees, how do we make sense out of a recent report from the Economic Policy Institute? As covered last week by The Seattle Times, The Washington Post, and others, the report argued that there is no shortage of graduates in STEM fields overall, and that
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Posted: May 13th, 2013 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Economic Policy Institute, Ed Lazowska, Seattle Times, STEM, University of Washington, workforce
The Office of Economic Development’s Daily Digest is a daily resource for business people. Here are three of our most clicked through stories for the week of May 6-9: TOP U.S. CITIES FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS Click through to see the full infographic. 32 QUOTES THAT EVERY
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Posted: May 10th, 2013 under Bottom Line, Daily Digest, Uncategorized.
Leaders of Seattle’s startup community and the city of Seattle have teamed up to launch Startup Seattle, an initiative to support the growth of the Seattle technology startup community and establish Seattle as an internationally recognized home for emerging technology companies. Today, Mayor Mike McGinn hosted a press conference to announce
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Posted: May 9th, 2013 under Bottom Line.
Tags: Code, Mayor Mike McGinn, Seattle, startup, University District, Zillow
The Seattle City Council voted yesterday to renew the Metropolitan Improvement District (MID) in Downtown Seattle for another 10 years, expanding the MID’s service area from 225 to 285 square blocks with the addition of the Belltown neighborhood and several added blocks in Pioneer Square. The MID provides a broad range
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Posted: May 7th, 2013 under Bottom Line.
Tags: Belltown, Downtown Seattle Association, metropolitan improvment district, Pioneer Square, Seattle, Seattle City Council, waterfront
The Office of Economic Development’s Daily Digest is a daily resource for business people. Here are three of our most clicked through stories for the week of April 29 - May 3: 5 THINGS NEVER HEARD AT THE MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES FORBES What exactly makes a company innovative? What do Nike, Pinterest, Uber, and
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Posted: May 3rd, 2013 under Bottom Line, Daily Digest, Uncategorized.
The Office of Economic Development's Daily Digest is a daily resource for business people. Here are three of our most clicked through stories for the week of April 22-26: THE MODERN MARKETER: PART ARTIST, PART SCIENTIST Click through to see the full infographic. WHY GETTING
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Posted: April 26th, 2013 under Uncategorized.
The Mayor has joined with the Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council (WDC) to increase the percentage of private sector involvement in hiring youth interns over the summer through the Youth @ Work campaign. Both the City and the WDC have agreed to help employers facilitate the process of increasing the number of
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Posted: April 12th, 2013 under Bottom Line.
Tags: business, City of Seattle, economic development, event, job growth, Mayor Mike McGinn, President Obama, Summer Jobs, training, Youth @ Work
The Office of Economic Development's Daily Digest is a daily resource for business people. Here are three of our most clicked through stories for the week of April 8-12: CASCADIA'S ECONOMIC ORBIT Click through to see the full infographic. TEN LEADERSHIP LESSONS YOU WISH YOU LEARNED
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Posted: April 12th, 2013 under Bottom Line, Daily Digest, Uncategorized.
The Office of Economic Development's Daily Digest is a daily resource for business people. Here are three of our most clicked through stories for the week of April 1-5: THERE ARE NO STUPID QUESTIONS...BUT DO YOU HAVE A SMART ANSWER? Click through to see the full infographic.
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Posted: April 5th, 2013 under Bottom Line, Daily Digest, Uncategorized.
As an offshoot of the University District Strategic Plan funded by the Only in Seattle grant in 2012, the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) released a draft copy of the University District Design Framework on Tuesday night at the University Heights Center. The working group that helped develop these recommendations includes residents,
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Posted: April 4th, 2013 under Bottom Line, Uncategorized.
Tags: DPD, Only in Seattle, U-District, U-District Urban Design Framework, University District Livability Partnership