Sixteen years ago, Haggen Food Stores said YES to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) when they hired Joan at the Mount Vernon location. Haggen has been a longstanding leader when it comes to hiring people of all abilities. They got on board with DEI decades before the acronym was created. Joan takes pride in knowing...Read More
When the Pandemic first started, most businesses, including golf courses, were negatively impacted. But two months in, golf courses across the nation experienced a surge in business, and most finished 2020 profitably. Players flocked to golf courses for a safe place to get some much-needed ‘socially distanced exercise.’ Plus, since many workers were not commuting,...Read More
As 2020 draws to a close, Chinook Enterprises opens the door to a new CEO, welcoming Nicolette (Nikki) Wegner to lead the company. Nikki brings a wealth of experience to the position, having served most recently as Associate Director at Trillium Employment Services based in Tacoma and Board Chair of Community Employment Alliance (CEA), a...Read More
Finding independence through employment Getting a job brings new-found independence for many people. Earning one’s own money, making progress toward new goals, making new friends, having co-workers depend on you…it’s all very exciting. When Jasmine got a job at Skagit’s Best Salsa last year, she could not imagine a better job or employer. It was like...Read More
Finding and retaining good employees is an ongoing challenge for most businesses. The process of interviewing, testing and training can be tedious and time-consuming. For many smaller companies, the time involved in the hiring process can be extremely costly. This is why many companies appreciate the services offered by our Community Employment Services Division. In...Read More
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a congress-sponsored initiative dating back to 1945. NDEAM was a means to stimulate job opportunities for persons with disabilities. The month-long campaign came many decades before the better-known American Disability Act (ADA), which became law in 1990, and was the next big step taken by the Government...Read More
