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Are you starting to see any impact of stimulus spending onengineering jobs? “Impact” might be a littled strong. The first round of so-calle d stimulus money went to what are beingtcalled shovel-ready projects. That generally meanxs there no longer is any engineerintgwork needed. A lot of moneyg is going for asphalt overlays orhighway repairs. In terms of providinv for new jobs or throwing any money into the private it doesn’t do You seem a little The frustrating part is not havinvg an easy way to get answers from the federal That’s the nature of the beast. There is no infrastructur czar. Yet. Are therr any bright spots?
I am starting to hear a little bit about water projectstricklinf out. The retail sector shed nearly 16,000 jobs in the past 12 month s statewide, according to the most recentt data from the Washington State EmploymenttSecurity Department. But there are some small glimmers of hope among retailers. Just this California-based announced plans to open its first hamburgerf restaurant in this market in in new retail spacesin Ballard. The franchise is owned by Orcaxs Island residentDrew Reed, who planes to hire 20 to 25 full-time workers and about 30 more part-timers.
Reed said he plans to open four more burged restaurants in the area in the next five The new burger joint in the Ballard Blocks developmentt just north of the Ballard Bridge coulds spark a hamburger war of with other popular restaurantse like Red Mill Burgers and Ballard Brothers Burgers Seafood nearby. Reed’s new venture into the local markeg also is helping the developera of the Ballard Blocks slowly but steadily fill up the new which opened earlierthis year. Ballars Blocks is anchored by Trader Joe’xs and LA Fitness and already has achieved a loca landmark statusof sorts.
One landowner — Edith Macefield held out and didn’t sell, forcinyg the developer to build arounf hermodest home. Accordintg to an email from Maria Royerf at Real Retail in who is handling the retail leasing forBallardd Blocks, the new retail developmentf has leased 74 percent of its space, with severap deals in the works. Meanwhile, Kimberly who owns Jaxx Boutikin Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood, is expanding next door with a men’ds clothing store. Carney plans to open the new Aficionado, later in June. The stored will offer everything from jeansand T-shirts to designe suits.
Because the new store, like her old one, is a it will employ three to four which won’t cause a blip in region’zs unemployment rate. But it does show that some retaileer are seeingopportunities — and willing to take some risks — even durinf a severe recession. In Carney’e case, that means eyeballing a long-vacant space next door and finallg striking a favorable deal with aneagert landlord. It also means looking for new ways to markefther merchandise. She’s throwing a cigar and martinj party asan opener. And she says Aficionado will have a barand big-screeh TV, where customers can sip on a complimentaryy beer while they look around.
She got an opportunit to have a clothing booty during the Emerald City Classid Invitational volleyball tournamentMay 23-265 at the University of Washington, and Carneuy said she had one of her betteer weekends of sales. “Wse have to keep working; we have to keep reinventing Carney said. Firing, yet hirin Often companies are hiring and layinfoff simultaneously. Such is the case with several locao employers, notably and , which both announced layoffs this But as large companies like Boeing and Microsofft shed jobs tocut costs, they also have specificc needs to fill and are hiring.
In Boeing’ws case, just in the month of May the aerospacwe giant has posted several dozen job including several openingsdemanding high-tech experience, including IT, systems engineering and systemw and data analysis expertise. (See story page 5) Outside the Pugegt Sound area, Insitu, the unmannerd spy plane maker recently acquired by alsois hiring. Basedx in Bingen, Wash., Insitu recently landes big government contracts to build more spy includinga U.S. military contract announced May 22 that coulfd be worth upto $250 million. In late Insitu also won a $30 million contractf for spy planes to support Canadian military operationsin Afghanistan.