Come Home Washington

The incoming Online Marketing Consultant for the Better Business Bureau will be called upon to use your dynamic personality, proven track record of achievement and sales ability in an existing market to generate the use of the BBB Search Engine Solution, (SES), marketing platform.

The skill set for the Executive Director is broad and the job is demanding: leadership skills, passion for entrepreneurship, fund-raising experience, board and volunteer management, strategic planning, investor relations, and program development.

As the region’s inland cities, like Spokane, Boise, Bend, and Walla Walla, grow and mature, I hope they realize there are wise limits. What they offer is an alternative to the idea that more is always better. Create a city that’s just right and stick with it. That way, Seattleites will always have a place to visit, and remember.

In the past year, Amazon added 4,000 jobs worldwide.

“People around here hear me tell them to get ready, because it’s coming,” says John Sporleder, director of human resources at Liberty Lake-based Telect Inc., of the baby boomer exodus. “We’re not having a problem right now, but we want to make sure we’re developing a good farm club.”

Working-class families can own a home here; the surrounding mountains, lakes and forests make Spokane a great place to live; and for anyone coming from the big city, commuting is a breeze.

If the right person is unwilling to relocate to the Puget Sound area, Fate’s lead investor says, the stem-cell research company could end up moving.

"I think, honestly, this town would have sold best if it were just bulldozed."

“This is another example of Washington leading the way on clean energy and scientific research,” said Gov. Chris Gregoire. “Dr. Ahring’s scientific expertise will help our state develop bioproduct technologies that will drive innovation globally and job growth locally.”

The Director is a facilitator among diverse groups of private and public organizations, creating and maintaining excellent working relationships among the groups to create the best environment for growth.