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| ‘Gig economy’ workers struggle in COVID-19 world amid scant access to benefits | "Knowing how important they are, knowing how vulnerable they are, I think we’re now at the start of a new conversation," said Hart Hodges, who runs the Center for Economic and Business Research via Western Washington University. |
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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Entrepreneurship and Innovation Students to Host ‘Creators Collide’ May 22-23 | |||
| Coronavirus disrupted supply chains. Will it happen again if another wave arrives? | From toilet paper to milk, supply chain disruptions and shortages at the start of the coronavirus pandemic were noticed by consumers across the U.S. It became a useful learning experience that will be helpful if there’s a next wave later this year. That’s the expectation of two panelists… |
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| Scholars Week 2020 Goes Virtual | |||
| Career Services Center to hold virtual employer meetups in place of annual Spring Career Fair | |||
| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Institute for Energy Studies to Host Online ‘Carbon Hackathon’ April 21 | |||
| State’s job market takes hit from coronavirus, Whatcom expected to quickly rise | Hart Hodges is one of those bracing for a spike in job losses. Hodges, the co-director at the y, said after that… |
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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Student Schantell Hummel Receives DECA Association Leadership Award | |||
| Here’s how many Whatcom County jobs offer annual salaries of $100,000 or more | Whatcom County also trails the national average in terms of adding six-figure salaries. Between 2015-2018, the percentage increase of that salary level rose 79.7%; the national average increase for the same period was 84.6%. One factor for Whatcom’s slower increase is that this area has… |
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| Coronavirus is taking a toll on the Puget Sound-area economy, but how bad could it get? | Hart Hodges, an economist at Western Washington University and director of the Center for Economic and Business Research, said he will be watching for a similar dynamic among consumers. “If people do not go out to eat as much, restaurant owners and wait staff [will] see a drop in revenue… |