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Ocean Pours Taproom makes Grays Harbor Youth Works its nonprofit of the month

Ocean Pours Taproom in Ocean Shores announced it’s making Grays Harbor Youth Works its nonprofit of the month.

Mario Tama | Getty Images 
A “Now Hiring” sign is displayed at a fast food chain on June 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, Calif. Nearly 650,000 retail workers gave notice in April, the biggest one-month worker exodus in the retail industry in more than 20 years, amid a strengthening job market.

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U.S. jobs jump by most in 10 months as economy gains steam

The pace of U.S. hiring accelerated in June, with payrolls increasing by the most in 10 months, suggesting…

Irfan Khan | Los Angeles Times 
Workers at Amazon’s Fulfillment Center in San Bernardino, Calif.

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Amazon’s new CEO will need to be more than Jeff Bezos 2.0

Twenty-seven years to the day after founding Amazon in a Bellevue garage, Jeff Bezos has relinquished control of…

Northwest News

Job scene is a workers’ market as reopening beckons

Workers looking for jobs, or a new career, have opportunities this summer in what is currently a hot…

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD 
The Port of Grays Harbor is a major cog in the county’s, and region’s economy. “You have an extraordinary port that is an economic driver in the community,” said Congressman Derek Kilmer at a Greater Grays Harbor Inc. economic review presentation Tuesday. A record 3.2 million metric tons of cargo was handled at the Port in 2020.

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County home sales, sales tax revenue, average wage rose in 2020

Jobs lost, unemployment rates cause for concern

Business

Need a job? Harbor Wholesale is offering a $2,000 signing bonus

Harbor Wholesale, a Lacey-based food distributor, still needs workers. And this time the business is offering a $2,000…

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PUD seeks applicants for vacancy on board

Business

Renting vs owning: The best choice for a home might surprise you

By Amber Randall

Business

Federal hearings seek to reverse Trump-era student loan rules

By Eric Stirgus

Business

With cost of lumber skyroceting, home builders suggest waiting out volatile prices

By Stephen Singer

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD 
The Port of Grays Harbor has been recognized by the Washington Public Ports Association for its role in the county’s mass vaccination clinic, in operation from late January to late May at a Pasha Automotive facility at the Port’s Terminal 4.

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Port recognized for its part in county’s mass vaccination site

The Washington Public Ports Association has awarded the Port of Grays Harbor its 2021 Creative Partnership Award for…

Northwest News

California offers $100 million to rescue its struggling legal weed industry

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Legislature on Monday approved a $100 million plan to bolster California’s legal marijuana…

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Aberdeen hiring event: hot jobs and hot dogs Saturday

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