Why manufacturing recovery lags in Washington
Washington’s manufacturing sector, particularly aerospace, is still struggling to recover pre-pandemic job levels, lagging behind the national trend. Washington saw the steepest drop in manufacturing jobs in the nation in recent years, per a new analysis of government data by the Economic Innovation Group (EIG). Manufacturing jobs are back across much of the U.S., especially in the Sun Belt, where employment in the sector is now slightly above pre-pandemic levels, Meanwhile, Washington lost 6.7% of its manufacturing workforce — more than 19,000 jobs — between 2019 and 2023, per EIG. Continue reading at Axios. (Alex Fitzpatrick)
Rural dentist education to grow in Spokane under Legislature funding and new space
Education to train dentists mainly for rural work is expanding this summer in Spokane in facility size and student numbers. The University of Washington School of Dentistry will lease space for a new oral health training center in the UW-Gonzaga University Health Partnership’s building, 840 E. Spokane Falls Blvd., to grow its Regional Initiatives in Dental Education program. This spring, it received $2.5 million from the Legislature along with federal grants to expand the four-year program, doubling the number of students per year from eight to 16 – or 64 students once all cohorts are filled – and creating space for a second year in Spokane. Continue reading at the Spokesman Review. (Tyler Tjomsland)
Department of Corrections to spend $1.3 million of welfare fund for prisoners
Washington’s Department of Corrections has outlined new plans to spend $1.3 million collected from incarcerated people for phone calls and other fees — money that they’ve been criticized for sitting on, as the dollars are meant to go to improving prisoner welfare. Under the department’s plan, the dollars will primarily go to facility beautification projects, music programs and the “Washington Way” program, which focuses on making prison life similar to life on the outside. Continue reading at the WA State Standard. (Getty)
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