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Seattle Wood Tech Center receives $750K grant to support construction

The Lowe’s Foundation Gable Grants Program provided Seattle Central College’s Wood Technology Center with a $750K grant on Sept. 18.…

News Release: Investing in the homebuilding workforce: BIAW awards nearly $80,000 in scholarships and grants

OLYMPIA… For the 2023-2024 school year, the Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) proudly awarded a total of $79,500 in…

Aging-In-Place: The future of homebuilding and modifications

The future of home building is rapidly evolving. Aaron Murphy, Aging-In- Place (AIP) expert and founder of ForeverHome located in…

Help pave Washington’s new graduation pathways

Thanks to BIAW, the State Board of Education and others, the Legislature approved new performance-based graduation pathways to provide students…

WAVE scholarship review team members needed

Join the WAVE Scholarship Review team! This year 251 people applied for the Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE) scholarship, which…

Workforce pathways bill moves forward

The Workforce Pathways bill is poised to move forward after receiving a hearing before the House Education Committee on Feb.…