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Below are links to WDC coverage in local and national press and media.  Click the titles to go to stories or websites.
 

Democrats seek program to create summer jobs for young

Article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (April 18, 2008)

 

Finding summer jobs will be hard work

Article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (April 10, 2008)

 

She proves teacher was right to believe in her

Column in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nov. 13, 2007)

 

$2 million federal grant will help troubled youths

Article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nov. 13, 2007)

 

Working Poor Spend Lives Just a Step

Ahead of Disaster

Article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Oct. 27, 2007)

 

Job Does Not Equal Comfort in King County

Audio story on KPLU Public Radio (Oct. 26, 2007)

 

Federal budget cuts to hit job training

Article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (May 18, 2007)

 

Full employment gutting WorkSource centers

Audio story on KPLU Public Radio (May 7, 2007)

  Career change carries costs
Bill Virgin column in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (April 24, 2007)
 

Opportunity Grants will open doors
Opinion column in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (April 19, 2007)

  No shortage of advice for new superintendent
Article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (April. 14, 2007)
  Workforce Assn. legislative chair wins national honor
Article in  Vancouver (WA) Business Journal (Jan. 5, 2007)
 

Mature workers find opportunities
Article in the Seattle Times (Oct. 18, 2006)

  Computer-skills class double-clicks for potential employees(PDF file)
Article in the Auburn Reporter (Oct. 3, 2006)
 

Retiring boomers expected to leave huge void in the work force
Article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Sept. 21, 2006)

  Local web site connects teens to potential jobs
Article in the King County Journal (June 4, 2006)
 

'Retired' workers are great resource
Bill Virgin column in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

(May 9, 2006)

  Aging Workforce Report
Audio story on KPLU Public Radio (April 19, 2006)
  Aging Workforce Report 2
Audio story on KPLU Public Radio (April 19, 2006)
 

Teen Volunteers Get A Feel for the Real World
Article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

(August 9, 2005)

  Memo to Bosses:  Nurture Those Young Workers
Guest Opinion by Tim Kennedy and Kris Stadelman in the Puget Sound Business Journal (July 1, 2005)
 

Media coverage of Youth@Work report:

Jobs for Teens
Letter to the Editor by Kris Stadelman in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (June 24, 2005)--bottom of the page

Teens Will Have Tough Time Finding Summer Work
Story from KOMO website (June 6, 2005)

Fewer Jobs for Teens This Summer--Unemployed Less Prepared for the Real World, Report Says
Story in the King County Journal (June 3, 2005)

  The Conversation:  Youth and Summer Jobs
Talk program on KUOW Public Radio featuring CEO Kris Stadelman in Real Audio
(May 27, 2005)
  Summer Job Market for Youths Looks Bleak
Article in the Seattle Times
(May 25, 2005)
  The Plight of Puget Sound's Working Poor
Series of articles in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
(Week of February 7, 2005)
  Readers Name Bright Lights in Our Community
Article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer highlighting WDC Board Member Nemesio Domingo
(December 25, 2004)
  Homeless and Transitional Youth
Interview with WIA Youth providers Eric Anderson and Liza Burell in KUOW Public Radio (July 23, 2004)
 

Immigrant Jobs
Audio story on KPLU Public Radio by Bellamy Pailthorp (May 10, 2004)

Managing Immigrant Workers
Audio story on KPLU Public Radio by Bellamy Pailthorp (May 7, 2004)

  Bush's Job Training Plan Empty
Op-Ed article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Guest Columnist and WDC CEO Kris Stadelman
(April 8, 2004)
  Job Training Key to Adding US Jobs
Commentary Opinion by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial Board (March 7, 2004)
  Cantwell Calls on President to Extend Unemployment Benefits
Story on KING 5 News (February 25, 2004)
*registration may be required*
  Retraining Workers Cost Effective
Audio story on KPLU Public Radio by Bellamy Pailthorp (February 6, 2004)
  Workforce Allignment
Audio story on KPLU Public Radio by Bellamy Pailthorp (February 6, 2004)
  Barista Training Offers Teens a Double Shot of Confidence
Article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Wyatt Buchanan (September 20, 2003)
  A Grasp of English is More than a Job Skill
Article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer by John Iwasaki
(August 4, 2003)
  Self-Sufficiency Calculator
Audio story on KPLU Public Radio by Bellamy Pailthorp (June 16, 2003)
  Advocates Pushing Job Training
Article in the Seattle Times
(March 5, 2003)
  Grant will Provide Opportunity for Tech Workers
Article in the Puget Sound Business Journal
(February 21, 2003)
  Grant cut forces welfare-to-work agency to close
Article in the Seattle Times
(March 27, 2002)
   



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