EVERETT — Everett Station is now fully leased.
Worksource, which helps unemployed people find jobs, recently signed a lease for the last 2,100-square feet that was still vacant in the building. The group has had space in Everett Station since the building opened in February 2002.
"It is an absolutely perfect spot," said William Bell, disabilities grant manager for the Workforce Development Council, which oversees Worksource.
Many of Worksource’s clients do not have cars, and Everett Station is a regional transportation hub. Amtrak and Sounder trains stop there, as do Greyhound, Sound Transit, Community Transit and Everett Transit buses.
Worksource provides job searches for unemployed people, and teaches interview techniques and other skills that help them find work.
The expanded space will be used primarily to house computer terminals and other equipment that is designed to serve people with disabilities, Bell said. For example, each computer will feature a specially designed keyboard and mouse.
Last month, Worksource signed a lease for 1,900 square feet of space on the third floor of Everett Station to serve its clients with disabilities. But the group decided that more space is necessary and sought to rent 2,100 additional square feet. Under the agreement, Worksource will pay $112,000 each year to the city.
Everett Transit, which runs Everett Station, is happy the building is completely rented, said Tom Hingson, transportation systems manager for the agency.
"We knew we’d find the right tenant eventually," Hingson said.
Other tenants at Everett Station include the University Consortium, Greyhound, Amtrak and a city of Everett customer service center.
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