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WSU among schools favored by job recruiters

    WSU ranks among the state universities that have become the favorites of companies recruiting new hires, according to a Wall Street Journal newspaper survey reported today (Sept. 13). WSU tied for 25th on the list.   The survey of top corporate recruiters, whose companies last year hired 43,000 new graduates, found recruiters find […]

WSU explores hotel, conference center

WSU is looking for a private development company to partner with the university to design, build and operate a hotel and conference center on the Pullman campus. According to a report by WSU’s School of Economic Sciences, a wired lecture hall or amphitheater, smaller breakout rooms, convenient dining and comfortable rooms — the basics of […]

Research nets $400,000 for companies, universities

SEATTLE, Wash. — The Washington Technology Center awarded more than $400,000 in funding support to nine companies across the state to help support its research and development programs. Three of those involve Washington State University research efforts. Each year through its Research and Technology Development program, WTC awards more than $1 million to joint-research projects […]

Small town jobs growing with research, matchmaking

When you live in Colville, Okanogan or even Pullman, Wash., good job opportunities can be few and far between. Oddly, at the same time, employers in urban areas often grumble about having too limited a pool of trained workers and high employee turnover. That’s just the nature of living in a small town or locating […]