Boeing gives $6 million to boost tech skills of Washington students

Katherine Long | The Seattle Times | 21 September 2016

“Boeing is giving $6 million to a wide-ranging group of nonprofits and education institutions throughout the state in an effort to boost tech training and skills.

The company is aiming to reach a diverse group of high school and college students, many of whom historically haven’t pursued STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education.”

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How Zillow built a culture around these 6 core values that empower employees

Taylor Soper | GeekWire | 20 September 2016

“When Lloyd Frink and Rich Barton started Zillow back in 2005, they wanted to provide consumers with a better way to access real estate data online. But beyond the business side, after spending several years at various tech companies, they also wanted to build an organization that didn’t burn people out.

Consider both accomplished.”

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ReBoot Seattle gives skills to moms returning to careers

Rachel Belle | MyNorthWest.com | 20 September 2016

“After four years of being a stay-at-home mom, Nancy Jensen’s son marched off to kindergarten last week. Now it was time for Jensen to reboot — ReBoot Seattle.”

“I thought, ooh, I think I better go get a job!” she said. “When I went on interviews I have a good poker face and people would say, ‘Oh, are you using Techology X or Technology Y?’ And I would say, ‘Oh, yes, of course. That’s very important!’ Then they would go on a break and I would go to the lady’s room and Google these things crazily, like, oh my god, what is this? And so it dawned on me that I needed to skill up.”

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From A&R Solar to Yoogi’s Closet: Meet all 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Becky Monk | Puget Sound Business Journal | 19 September 2016

“Here they are: The 100 companies that made the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2016 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies List.

From A&R Solar to Yoogi’s Closet, these companies have been growing revenue at rates that make their competitors green with envy. Even No. 100 on the list experienced double-digit growth.”

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