Published February 2002

Grant to help laid-off Boeing employees

Herald Business Journal Staff

The Snohomish County Workforce Development Council recently was awarded more than $320,000 in job-search assistance and support-services grants for laid-off Boeing employees, according to a news release issued by the council.

The grants, authorized by Congress and distributed by the U.S. Department of Labor, are “the first important step in addressing the needs of workers dislocated by the recent economic downturn in our aerospace industry,” said Deborah Knutson, President of the Snohomish County Economic Development Council.

The Workforce Development Council is distributing the grant revenue to four WorkSource Snohomish County partner agencies — Washington State Employment Security Department, Edmonds Community College, Sunrise Services/Community Trades and Careers, and Operation Improvement/ YWCA — that will provide career transition services at the Boeing Career Transition Center at Paine Field.

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