Employment Security receives $2 million federal grant to help laid off Boeing workers

OLYMPIA—The Employment Security Department was awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help more than 2,000 Boeing workers living in Washington who were affected by the company’s recent layoffs. Workforce Snohomish, Future Workforce Alliance of Snohomish County and the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County, in partnership with Employment Security, […]

Governor-elect Bob Ferguson reappoints three state agency directors

OLYMPIA—Governor-elect Bob Ferguson on December 6 announced three reappointments for state agency directors: Derek Sandison as Director of the Department of Agriculture, Cami Feek as Director of the Employment Security Department, and Major General Gent Welsh as the Adjutant General of the Washington Military Department.  “I am thankful for these individuals and their unwavering commitment […]