Oct 15 Workshop: Managing Staffing and Workforce Needs in an Up or Down Market

Managing Staffing and Workforce Needs in an Up or Down Market
Keeping Local Business Strong Workshop Series
Thursday, October 15, 8-9:30am
Mount Baker Theatre's Walton Room

Cost: Free

Join us on Thursday, October 15, for a panel discussion with workforce professionals at the Mt Baker Theatre. This panel will focus on workforce, staffing and employment needs during both challenging and prosperous economic times. Experts from workforce development, education, and human resource agencies will provide resources and tools companies can access to help optimize your staffing and workforce needs.

Panel members include Gary Smith, Regional Manager with Northwest Workforce Council, Terry Cox, Workforce Education Director at Whatcom Community College, Kiera Berghof, Managing Director, Kelly Services, and Larry Boone, retired Human Resources professional.

Gary will bring information from our Workforce Council, whose mission is to prepare a skilled, successful workforce aligned to the needs of business and industry. He will have information about programs, such as the Shared Worker Program, that help keep your valuable staff employed during periods of economic hardship.

Terry will update us on options for continuing education for skill and professional development, which is available from a number of sources such as Whatcom Community College. She will have ideas for creative staff development and leveraging ideas in lean times.

Kiera will provide insights into accessing services available through an employment agency that may surprise you. And Larry will bring successful examples of staff and workforce management tips that, with the right investment of time and careful planning, explore solutions that optimize results for both you as the owner, and your employees.

This is the sixth of six free monthly sessions designed to help you keep your business strong and healthy in this challenging economy.

The series is sponsored by the City of Bellingham, Sustainable Connections, Center for Economic Vitality (formerly SBDC), Technology Alliance Group for Northwest Washington, Northwest Economic Council and the Downtown Bellingham Partnership.

Please RSVP to Tara Sundin at tsundin@cob.org.

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