Inside Portland’s clean energy growth and generational workforce challenges

Portland’s clean energy GRP has surged 142% since 2009, [...]

By Rachael Brown|2025-08-12T17:50:09+00:00August 12, 2025|Business Services, Clean Energy, Labor Market Reports|Comments Off on Inside Portland’s clean energy growth and generational workforce challenges

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Investing in Quality Jobs

Investing in Quality Jobs: New CWWC Business Cohort to [...]

By Rachael Brown|2025-07-30T15:42:29+00:00July 30, 2025|Business Services, Columbia-Willamette Workforce Collective, Healthcare and Social Assistance, Local Business|Comments Off on Investing in Quality Jobs

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Support for Workers Laid Off by Intel

If you were affected by the layoffs at Intel, [...]

By Rachael Brown|2025-07-28T18:36:39+00:00July 28, 2025|Adult Services, Layoff Transition, Training, WorkSource|Comments Off on Support for Workers Laid Off by Intel

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Self Sufficiency and Quality Jobs: A Recap of Worksystems’ July Board Meeting

On Friday, July 11, the Worksystems Board convened for [...]

By Rachael Brown|2025-07-14T20:55:50+00:00July 14, 2025|Advanced Manufacturing, Board Meetings, Business Services, Construction, Early Learning, Healthcare and Social Assistance, Labor Market Reports, WorkSource|Comments Off on Self Sufficiency and Quality Jobs: A Recap of Worksystems’ July Board Meeting

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Partnering with Preschool for All to Grow the Early Learning Workforce

Preschool for All is partnering with Worksystems through the [...]

By Rachael Brown|2025-07-01T18:56:45+00:00July 1, 2025|Adult Services, Business Services, Early Learning, Multnomah County, Training|Comments Off on Partnering with Preschool for All to Grow the Early Learning Workforce

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Worksystems Awarded $750,000 to Expand Behavioral Health Workforce in the Portland Metro Region

PORTLAND, OR — Worksystems, the Portland Metro Workforce Development [...]

By Rachael Brown|2025-06-12T01:24:48+00:00June 12, 2025|Adult Services, Business Services, Healthcare and Social Assistance, News Release, Training|Comments Off on Worksystems Awarded $750,000 to Expand Behavioral Health Workforce in the Portland Metro Region

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CWWC Announces New Healthcare Plan

The Columbia-Willamette Workforce Collaborative (CWWC) is proud to announce [...]

By Rachael Brown|2025-06-23T16:55:52+00:00June 9, 2025|Business Services, Columbia-Willamette Workforce Collective, Healthcare and Social Assistance, Local Business|Comments Off on CWWC Announces New Healthcare Plan

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High wages, high demand: The urgent need for skilled construction workers in Portland

Construction apprenticeships have long been a pathway to in-demand [...]

By Rachael Brown|2025-06-02T18:42:41+00:00June 2, 2025|Business Services, Construction, Labor Market Reports|Comments Off on High wages, high demand: The urgent need for skilled construction workers in Portland

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CWWC Releases Construction Labor Market Report

The construction industry is a significant and growing force [...]

By Rachael Brown|2025-06-04T16:33:27+00:00May 20, 2025|Business Services, Columbia-Willamette Workforce Collective, Construction, Local Business|Comments Off on CWWC Releases Construction Labor Market Report

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Employment Services are Critical

Employment must be a critical piece of our efforts [...]

By Rachael Brown|2025-06-04T15:28:09+00:00May 14, 2025|Adult Services, Community Services, Multnomah County|Comments Off on Employment Services are Critical

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