Briefs: SmartTalent in Lynnwood joins Holiday Food Drive
Published 1:30 am Tuesday, November 22, 2016
SmartTalent, a premiere staffing agency in Lynnwood, has partnered with Volunteers of America and The Everett Foodbank for their annual Holiday Food Drive. The event runs through Dec. 16. The public is invited to drop off their donations between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays at 19031 33rd Ave. W., Suite 203, Lynnwood.
HomeStreet Bank donates $5,000 to Edmonds School District
The Foundation for Edmonds School District has received a donation from HomeStreet Bank. The $5,000 gift will support the District’s Nourishing Network program — a weekend meal program to help feed homeless and low-income families in the Edmonds School District who don’t have enough to eat at home. Currently, there are more than 640 homeless students, and, on average 7,400 families are on free and reduced lunch programs.
Four Washington businesses honored by Secretary of State’s office
Four Washington companies have been chosen by the Secretary of State’s office as recipients of the 2016 Corporations for Communities Award, which honors exceptional businesses that make it a priority to help their communities. Sleep Train in Kent and Bellevue-based Republic Services are the two winners of the large-company category. Birch Equipment in Bellingham and US Martial Arts Center in Olympia are the two winners of the small-company category.
Private industry workers see bump in salary year over year
A report showing total compensation costs for private industry workers in the Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia metropolitan area is now available online at http://tinyurl.com/hubcsts. The annual increase in compensation costs in Seattle was 2.4 percent in September, compared to advances that ranged from 3.3 percent to 2.6 percent in the three other metropolitan areas in the West.
