King County
Transit services Transdev and First Transit Slashing Seattle-Area Jobs
Layoffs involving hundreds announced in federal WARN Act filings
Two global transit companies, Transdev Services Inc. and First Transit, are cutting a total of 426 jobs in the Seattle area effective the end of October as part of what federal filings indicate are permanent layoffs. Transdev will be laying off 340 people at its Kent location starting on Oct. 31, while First Transit is…
See Seattle Area Workforce Data in a New Way
A new update to the Workforce Development Council's interactive Talent Pipeline Application features new ways to visualize data about the regional job market.
Community Attributes, Inc. is launching a new version of Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County (WDC) interactive Talent Pipeline Application. New features include ways to analyze the supply and demand of all occupations in King County, filter results by wage, educational level and industry, and visualize occupations in a number of different ways. See more…
The 2016 Leaders in Health Care Awards: Outstanding Achievement in Community Outreach
Winner: Julia Colson, Seattle/King County Clinic; Silver Award: Swedish Community Specialty Clinic Dental Program
WINNERJulia ColsonProject Director, Seattle/King County Clinic, Seattle For the past several years, Julia Colson has helped bring free dental, vision and medical care to nearly 8,000 people in a safe and respectful environment. She is the project director for Seattle/King County Clinic, a large-scale, volunteer-driven free clinic event that has taken place at KeyArena during…