SkillUp WA and Aspen Institute present: Zeynep Ton and Richard Galanti: The Low Cost of ‘Good Jobs’




On Friday, June 13, SkillUp and the Aspen Institute co-hosted “The Low Cost of Good Jobs” featuring Zeynep Ton, the author of The Good Jobs Strategy, and Richard Galanti, the CFO of Costco (one of four featured companies in Ms. Ton’s book). City Council member Sally Clark gave introductory remarks and participated in the discussion. The event was held at Seattle’s Town Hall with over eighty people attending. The event was filmed by the Seattle Channel.

 
 

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    The City of Seattle in cooperation with SkillUp Washington, Impact Capital and SouthEast Effective Development (SEED) examined the feasibility of integrating multicultural service delivery at a single location accessible along the light rail line. This project stemmed from the legislature’s interest in replicating the Opportunity Center for Employment and Education model located on the campus of North Seattle Community College. Examined here is the possibility of creating a similar Center in Southeast Seattle that could help people get an education, get a job, or grow a business, and the findings suggest that such an Economic Opportunity Center is needed in and desired by the community.

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