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City of Seattle, Seattle Colleges and Kaiser Permanente celebrate first year of medical assistant training scholarships

September 11, 2018

A new public-private partnership is helping address our region’s growing need for medical assistants, while at the same time connecting low-income community members, people of color, and first-generation college students with living-wage careers. On September 7, representatives from the City of Seattle, Seattle Colleges and Kaiser Permanente gathered with students… [ Keep reading ]

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Washington’s agricultural industry can’t afford to lose Mexican immigrants

September 7, 2018

On April 6, 2018, the Trump administration rolled out a new “zero tolerance policy” mandating that all individuals who illegally enter the United States must be prosecuted. Although calling for prosecution of undocumented border crossings is not new, the administration’s inhumane practice of forced family separation represents an extreme shift… [ Keep reading ]

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Small Business of the Month: Villa Escondida

September 4, 2018

Seattleites—especially Seattleites who moved here from Mexico or California—will often tell you how hard it is to find good Mexican food in the city, but you have to know where to look. Villa Escondida in Belltown, called “among city’s best Mexican” by the Seattle Times, is one of the only… [ Keep reading ]

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OIS Tai Tung Summertime Social + Survey

August 30, 2018

The Only in Seattle team would like to thank the business district managers, City colleagues, BIA representatives, business owners, and all attendees that joined the summertime lunch social at Tai Tung on Wednesday, 8/29. Over 45 attendees from all throughout Seattle attended to connect, listen to Special Events Chair Chris… [ Keep reading ]

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A “Win-Win-Win:” Research shows impact of private-public partnerships in job training

August 22, 2018

Seattle is enjoying impressively low unemployment rates—the lowest point in 2018 so far was 2.8 percent in April. With so few workers to go around, how is an employer to fill open positions? The answer to that question, for many employers, is investing in workforce development—that is, making sure that… [ Keep reading ]

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Only in Seattle Newsletter – August 2018

August 9, 2018

The Only in Seattle newsletter is designed to share resources and information with leaders in Seattle’s neighborhood business districts. In this edition: Invitation to summertime social – Peer Networking at Tai Tung; SODO’s track mural is the longest in the world; Ballard’s Sidewalk Sale is this weekend; Funding opportunities for… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle Youth Employment Initiative celebrates employers and youth

August 9, 2018

Thousands of youth were offered employment opportunities with private and public sector employers across the city through Seattle’s Youth Employment Initiative in 2018. The program has provided 9,624 paid internships for low-income and marginalized young people in the past three years. “We are committed to ensuring youth have a window… [ Keep reading ]

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Career exploration day connects youth to opportunity in the maritime industry

August 8, 2018

This summer, the Youth Maritime Collaborative’s first-ever South Lake Union Day event provided a chance for youth who are participating in internships or training programs to learn about maritime career opportunities, get hands-on experience with real maritime skills, and explore the history behind transportation and industry in the Puget Sound… [ Keep reading ]

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Collaboration and community: Recent highlights from the Office of Economic Development

August 6, 2018

With the first half of 2018 in the rear-view mirror, we’d like to look back at some highlights of the last few months as we look forward to supporting you in your business and in your career. Our teams have been hard at work for you in the community; we… [ Keep reading ]

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Be part of StartupSeattle’s design project this summer!

August 1, 2018

This is a guest post from our StartupSeattle intern, Mulki Mohamed.  I am currently an undergraduate student at the University of Washington’s Human Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE) program, and interning for the summer with the Office of Economic Development’s Startup Advocate, David Harris. In addition to running the StartupSeattle… [ Keep reading ]

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