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Join us as Senator Kilmer addresses the connection between technology, worker retraining and economic development; what he thinks needs to be done to make the West Sound a more attractive environment for technology related businesses and what role the Legislature has in making those things happen; and what was accomplished in the last session that will help the regional economy and what he would like to see happen moving forward.

In addition to other bills, Kilmer sponsored Senate Bill 5554, which directs the state's training programs to be coordinated, with an emphasis on high-demand and high-growth job fields. The High Tech / Information Technology industry has long been considered one of Washington's (and the West Sound's) most promising and viable. The bill emphasizes the use of training dollars to create jobs by helping workers to learn new skills or be more effective on the job. This, in turn, helps businesses and workers to weather the economic storm.

*This show is a re-schedule from May 19, 2009, where technical difficulties interrupted the LIVE broadcast.

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