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A new monument is coming to the
#CapitolCampus
! 👏 We're proud to facilitate
@HistoryMuseum
’s work to honor George Bush, the first Black pioneer in the
#WA
Territory. His son, William Owen (pictured), was the state's first Black legislator. Learn more:
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The State of Washington is seeking to fill shortages of specific personal protective equipment (PPE) and infection-control products. If you have PPE in bulk that we can purchase or that you’d like to donate, please visit this page - .
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For months, an unknown person placed flowers beneath the
@wastatepatrol
memorial wall in the Helen Sommers Building. WSP discovered the flowers were there thanks to Millie Stone, DES custodian, to honor fallen troops. We're thankful for our team members who go the extra mile. 💓
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Capitol security team members got a call when a momma duck tried to cross a busy intersection, but the babies were too small to jump onto the curb.
@wastatepatrol
directed traffic while team members helped the baby ducks get to safety. Great job, team!
#WaStateDES
#WA
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Domestic violence (DV) doesn't have boundaries. Supervisors, this month, our EAP shares strategies for supporting employees experiencing DV.
#DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth
#workplacewellbeing
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@keena_bean
@DocJeffD
@KYWeise
@zipwhip
Please don't. That phone number isn't correct.
If folks have PPE in bulk that we can purchase or that they'd like to donate, please have them visit this webpage - .
Thanks!
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Well, well, well, 450-acres never seemed so huge! Hat tip to DES Buildings & Grounds crews who continue working 24/7 shifts to clear nearly 2 feet of snow and icy slush at
#OlyCapitol
.
#slushmageddon
#WAsnow
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Washington State and U.S. flags at all state agency facilities should be lowered to half-staff on Friday, May 18, 2018, in solemn respect for those affected by the shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas. Flags should remain at half-staff until C.O.B. or sunset on May 22.
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While many of us were warm & dry, DES Buildings & Grounds staff have been working 24/7 shifts - even over the weekend – at the
#OlyCapitol
.
THANK YOU B&G for all you do!!
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@VexedClown3
@DocJeffD
@OmanReagan
If folks have PPE in bulk that we can purchase or that they'd like to donate, please visit this webpage - .
The phone number listed in the earlier tweet was not correct.
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Our team members have been hard at work shoveling, plowing and spreading de-icer around Capitol Campus in this snowy weather. ❄️ Thank you for keeping our campus safe!
#OlyCapitol
#LoveOly
#OlympiaWA
#WaStateDES
#WashingtonState
#WaStateCapitol
#CapitolCampus
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Thank you
@KimWyman12
for your service to our state!
For the past 9 years,
@kimwyman12
has served our state as Secretary of State, and she has been an example of what exemplary public service looks like. As she transitions to her new role in DC, may the pride and spirit of the real Washington continue to shine through.
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Talk about early risers... Our grounds team has been working since about 4 a.m. to clear snow and ice from Capitol Campus roads, parking lots, sidewalks and more for employees and visitors. A thank you to our crews who will keep at it throughout the day.
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Today we're thankful for our Buildings & Grounds staff members for keeping the
#CapitolCampus
beautiful until we can return! 🌷
#Olympia
#WA
#WeGotThisWA
#PSRW
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Our staff received a standing ovation from the state Senate today after SR 8624 was adopted thanking them for their work during
#Snowmageddon
. Seriously, not a bad way to kick off
#EmployeeAppreciationDay
.
#waleg
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From constructing...to planting—a pollinator garden is coming to east
#CapitolCampus
this summer! 🐝 We're collaborating with
@WDFW
and
@woodlandparkzoo
to create this new garden to attract invertebrate pollinators.
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WA state & U.S. flags at state agency facilities should be lowered to half-staff on Wed., 4/24/2019, in memory of
@SheriffCowlitz
Deputy Justin DeRosier.
Flags should remain at half-staff until sunset or close of business on 4/24.
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The seasonal display in the Legislative Building is here until Jan 3! The display contains items that represent our Evergreen state including trees, baskets with Washington-made items, and living ferns donated by Port Gamble S'Klallam tribe. Photos courtesy of
@WAStateArchives
.
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Thank you to
@GovInslee
and First Lady Trudi Inslee for visiting the Capitol Childcare Center site! DES is overseeing construction and will be hiring an operator to run it once it is complete. Learn more here:
#CapitolCampus
#OlympiaWa
📷:
@GovInslee
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The work of many people went into creating the new
#CapitolCampus
Pollinator Garden. A huge thank you to our employees and partners who made this garden happen! 👏
@WDFW
@woodlandparkzoo
@WSDAgov
@GovInslee
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Today -
@GovInslee
and DES employees at the Tivoli Fountain Restoration Ceremony.
#Tivoli
#OlyCapitol
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@SeattlePD
suggests 20% of social media interactions with constituents should be rapport building.
#wasocialsummit
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Check out all those solar panels! ☀️ Work is almost done on installing 198 solar panels on the new childcare center on Capitol Campus. The panels will make the center a Net Zero building. Learn more:
#OlyCapitol
#LoveOly
#OlympiaWA
#WaStateDES
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We're proud to facilitate
@HistoryMuseum
’s work to honor George Bush, the first Black pioneer in the
#WA
Territory. His son, William Owen (pictured), was the state's first Black legislator. Learn more:
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Have you seen our new electric mower around
#CapitolCampus
? The mower increases staff efficiency by over 19% and emits zero carbon emissions! 👏
#WaStateDES
#GreenEnergy
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Today we joined
@ArtsWa
,
@cityofolympia
and others for a re-dedication celebration of the 1959 mural by Jean C. Beall that was relocated to the Helen Sommers Building in
#olywa
.
#art
#waleg
#OlyCapitol
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100 years ago today, the first cornerstone was laid for the
#WAState
Legislative Building. Thankful for our team members who care for the Capitol Building and are committed to helping the building thrive for another 100 years.👏
@WAStateArchives
Photo: University of Washington
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Did you know DES manages the grounds on Capitol Campus? These Yoshino Cherry trees were donated to Washington state by Mitsuo Mutai, a native of Yoshino, Japan. We love watching them bloom every year! 🌸
#CapitolCampus
#CherryTrees
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The
#CapitolCampus
Pollinator Garden is open for visitors! This morning we celebrated the opening with
@GovInslee
,
@WDFW
and
@woodlandparkzoo
. Get directions to the new garden: .
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100 new trees coming to state’s Capitol Campus & people invited to Oct. 18 celebration
#UrbanForestry
#OlyCapitol
#treecityusa
#WAtrees
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By the end of 2021,
#CapitolCampus
will have 237 new trees thanks to our teams at DES and
@waDNR
.
We partnered with DNR to plant 100 trees on Capitol Campus for the National Association of State Foresters Centennial Challenge. We met the goal and are now surpassing it. 👏
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#WA
state will soon have a new "representative" in the
#USCapitol
. A statue of tribal leader Billy Frank Jr. will be placed in the Capitol building as one of two statues to represent our state.
#BillyFrankJr
#Nisqually
@GovInslee
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One million miles driven and counting – that's the status of the 113 long-range electric vehicles (EVs) in the state fleet managed by the Department of Enterprise Services.🌎
#EV
#electricvehicles
#zeroemissions
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A big thank you to the DES Buildings & Grounds crew who worked diligently last night and this morning to sand, shovel, and plow at the
#OlyCapitol
.
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Buzzworthy: Our East Campus wildflower gardens are not only pretty, they support area pollinators. Thank you Olympia Beekeepers Association for continued partnership with our grounds crews on sustaining important pollinator food sources in our community.
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Doing all we can to keep Capitol Campus safe for pedestrian and vehicle traffic! We appreciate Sarah's fancy snow shoveling technique. 😄
#Olympia
#CapitolCampus
#snow
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To celebrate
#InternationalWomensDay
, our director Tara C. Smith hosted a virtual event with a discussion focused on breaking the bias. Thanks to
@GovInslee
Chief of Staff Jamila Thomas who joined. Thankful for the incredible women leaders in our agency and across
#WaStateGov
.
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From the top down: Looking forward to watching more of the Legislative Building refresh this fall as preservation and cleaning work continues.
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You can now enjoy new colors on
#CapitolCampus
! 🌈 After a several-decade hiatus, summer color planters once again frame the four entrances to the historic Sunken Garden.
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We are thrilled to join
@WADeptHealth
,
@GovInslee
and all of our partners in saying we are
#WashingtonReady
! View our reopening guidelines and updates:
#OlyCapitol
#OlympiaWA
#Reopening
#WashingtonState
#WeGotThisWA
#WA
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Did you know we planted more than 200 new trees on Capitol Capitol between 2019 and 2021? We're proud to be a
#TreeCampus
!
Join us this Friday as we plant another 🌳with
@waDNR
for
#ArborDay
.
⏰10 a.m. Friday, April 29
📍Corner of 11th Ave. SW & Water St. SW.
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Happy
#ArborDay
, Washington! 🌳Our crews planted a dove tree on
#CapitolCampus
in celebration of Arbor Day.
As of today, more than 200 new trees have been planted on Capitol Campus—the result of the
#CentennialChallenge
, a joint effort with
@waDNR
.
#ArborDay2021
#WaArborDay
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Obtaining
#PPE
is one of our state’s top priorities as we brace for surges and work to
#StoptheSpread
. Donations & PPE purchases help bring needed supplies to our communities.
#ThanksFromWa
to those who have already donated supplies.
#AllinWA
#COVID19
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Scott Redman, president at Sellen, gives a big thank you to the many subcontractors working on new
#OlyCapitol
bldg
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Teamwork makes the dream work! Shout out to our Fleet Operations and
@WAStateSurplus
programs for providing extra vehicles so that our Building & Grounds crews could clear nearly 2 feet of
#WAsnow
at
#OlyCapitol
this week. Great job!
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Help define the future of the Capitol Lake/Lower Deschutes Watershed–share comments on what the environmental review should study.
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Large mural to move to its new Capitol Campus location on Saturday
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WA & U.S. flags at all state agency facilities continue to be lowered to half-staff in memory of U.S. Army Sgt. Leandro "Lando" Antonio Jasso, 25, on Sunday, 12/9/2018. Sgt. Jasso was killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan on 11/24/2018.
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Our Buildings & Grounds team is back under Phase 1 of Safe Start and giving
#CapitolCampus
a little TLC.
#olympia
#WA
#WeGotThisWA
#OlympiaWA
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WA & U.S. flags at state agency facilities should be lowered to half-staff immediately, in honor of the victims of the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic.
Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Sunday, 5/24/2020, or first thing Tuesday morning, 5/26/2020.
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Kittens and puppies and dinosaurs, oh my! Hundreds of kids (and their critters) will be at two
#OlyCapitol
parks Saturday. Expect traffic and parking impacts. Learn more:
#olywa
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We're loving this crystal clear view of the Capitol, captured by our team member Darrell Damron. 😍
#CapitolCampus
#WA
#OlympiaWA
#WashingtonState
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A new monument honoring the legacy of Black pioneer George Bush & his family will be unveiled on the
#CapitolCampus
! Attend the celebration at noon Friday, Nov. 19. The monument is on the lawn south of the General Administration & Helen Sommers buildings.
@HistoryMuseum
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The new Pollinator Garden on
#CapitolCampus
attracts pollinators and is the perfect place for an afternoon stroll. Thank you to our employees and partners who made this garden happen! 👏
@WDFW
@woodlandparkzoo
@WSDAgov
@GovInslee
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We’re over the moon! DES and DNR are halfway there in bringing 100 new trees to the
#OlyCapitol
including three new “moon trees”
#UrbanForestry
#CentennialChallenge
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Our crews have been working since the early hours of the morning to clear
#OlyCapitol
roads and sidewalks. Thank you DES crews for all you do!
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Pollinator’s paradise: This flower garden is part of an
#OlyCapitol
effort to boost food sources for butterflies, bees, etc. Visit this garden at the north end of Cherry Lane near the conservatory. Find others on E. Campus over the 14th Ave. tunnel & near the Interpretive Center
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Thank you to Evergreen State Dahlia Society volunteers and DES staff for making the Sunken Garden thrive! 🌷 This garden on
#CapitolCampus
has recently been made
#ADA
accessible and the garden beds will be complete in spring 2021.
#WA
#olympiawa
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✨This month, we're celebrating 10 years of DES! ✨Thank you to all our past and present employees and partners whose work helps us strengthen the business of government every day.
#WaStateDES
#WA
#WaStateGov
#CapitolCampus
#StateGov
#WashingtonState
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Meet our Communications team. We met for a socially-distanced, off-site meeting to connect in-person—no screens needed! Behind the scenes at DES, Communications handles everything from marketing to media relations. Say hello in the comments. 👇
#WA
#fortsteilacoom
#lakewoodwa
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From the Employee Assistance Program: The December 2017 Supervisor Frontline newsletter is now available:
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Congratulations to our Energy Program on their award-winning work! 👏 Our team is facilitating a wastewater treatment plant update for
@WAEdmonds
that has won a Utility of the Future award from
@WEForg
.
#cityofedmonds
#edmondswa
#energyteam
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Congrats to our Facility Professional Services team for their award-winning work! 👏
The team facilitated the design & building of the John W. Walstrum Center for Advanced Manufacturing Technology. The center received a Design-Build National Award of Merit from
@DBIAnational
.
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A damaged swamp white oak tree that poses safety hazards is scheduled for removal from Sylvester Park in Olympia on Dec. 9:
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Today’s Fall IT Training & Open House was a huge success! Thank you to attendees, partners, speakers and sponsors for helping make it happen.
@WaTechGov
@WA_OCS
@WashingtonPTAC
@OMWBE
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@DocJeffD
Hi Doctor Duchin. That phone number isn't correct.
If folks have PPE in bulk that we can purchase or that they'd like to donate, please have them visit this webpage - .
Thanks!
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Curious about who purchased the Never Never Land sculptures auctioned on our Surplus site this fall? So were we. Find out where the Never Never Land sculptures are today:
@knkxfm
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#WaLeg
- Senate honors retired DES Buildings & Grounds Quality Assurance Manager Dave Boyer for his 40 years of
#StateService
caring for buildings on the
#OlyWA
Capitol Campus, including the Legislative Building. Dave retired from state service in 2019. Congratulations Dave!
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Thank you,
@UPS
, for your donation of
#PPE
earlier this year. It’s critical as we fight this pandemic!
#ThanksFromWa
#COVID19
#AllinWA
#StoptheSpread
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The seasonal display in the Legislative Building is here through Jan. 3!🌲The display includes trees, baskets with Washington-made items from the Legislative Gift Center, and living ferns donated by Port Gamble S'Klallam tribe.
#WaStateDES
Crews from
@WaStateDES
move three trees move into the Legislative Building, arriving from Weyerhaeuser’s forest area in Rainier this morning.
#waleg
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Thanks to our Buildings & Grounds team members who recently worked throughout the weekend to repair the Helen Sommers Building on
#CapitolCampus
from damage it received during a riot.
@wastatepatrol
recognized the team with a WSP Division Challenge Coin.
#olympiawa
#CapitolCampus
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Q: What’s a cool way to thank your employees when they’re spread across 10 different sites, and work a variety of shifts?
A: Multiple ice cream socials!
Members of our leadership team enjoyed delivering ice cream to our crews for Public Service Recognition Week. Happy
#PSRW
!
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Welcome to DES, Darrow Brown!🎉
Darrow Brown is the new director of the Washington State Employee Assistance Program. He previously worked at the EAP at
@JohnsHopkins
University & Health Care System. Please give him a warm welcome in the comments! 👇
#olympiawa
#WA
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@waDNR
’s State Forester
@george_geissler
led the
#2019ArborDay
activities on the Capitol Campus. DES staff planted a new Japanese magnolia tree at the southwest corner of the Insurance Building.
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Want easier access to state services? Tell us how the new Access WA site should be organized and labeled with this 15-min. activity. Complete it by Jan. 5 for a chance to win a $50 Visa gift card. Get started:
#WA
#WashingtonState
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Have you heard of
#implicitbias
? Based on unconscious associations and feelings, it can impact hiring decisions. That's why DES recently launched an "Inclusive Leadership" workshop, now made virtual. Register or learn more: 👉
#inclusiveworkforce
#dei
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We love seeing the Capitol Court building sparkle. ✨ Thanks to our Facility Professional Services Planning and Project Delivery team for cleaning and repairing this building.
#CapitolCampus
#OlympiaWA
#WA
#WashingtonState
#CapitolCourt
#historicrenovation
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Our team is hiring a Communications Manager (CC5) who will lead communications for the Legislative Campus Modernization (LCM) project on the
#WashingtonState
#CapitolCampus
. Learn more:
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Did you know that 100% of the electricity on
#CapitolCampus
is now powered through renewable resources? 💡
We're participating in
@PSETalk
's
#GreenDirect
program. Learn more:
@ThurstonTalk
#WA
#WashingtonState
#OlympiaWA
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Colorful addition: New banners w/ state symbols reflect the diversity of Eastern & Western WA.
#OlyCapitol
#CivicEducation
😀
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#ThanksFromWa
to
@BoeingWA
for your donation of critical
#PPE
that will help save lives and keep our communities healthier!
#COVID19
#AllinWA
#StoptheSpread
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View pieces from historic USS Olympia's silver set at Olympia City Hall:
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By the end of 2021,
#CapitolCampus
will have 237 new trees!
We partnered with
@waDNR
to plant 100 trees on Capitol Campus as part of the National Association of State Foresters
#CentennialChallenge
. We met the goal and are now surpassing it. 👏
#OlympiaWa
#WaStateDES
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Congratulations to DES' Shana Barehand for receiving the Governor's Distinguished Management Leadership award! Shana was recognized for her work dismantling barriers for Washington small, minority-, women- and veteran-owned businesses doing business with the state.
@GovInslee
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March Governor Mansion tours to include Women’s History Tours — Meet some of Washington’s first ladies, one governor
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Gov. Inslee directs WA & U.S. flags at state facilities be lowered to half-staff in memory of Marine Cpl. Collin Schaaff on Sunday, 7/30/17.
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Our team is facilitating the construction of the Center for Allied Health Education for
@BatesTechnical
in Tacoma. Read more on page 2 of
@ftemag
:
#BatesTechnical
#SouthPugetSound
#SouthSoundProud
#TacomaWA
#AlliedHealth
#BatesTechnicalCollege
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We're hosting a first-dose (Moderna) COVID vaccination clinic for anyone ages 18 and over. Make an appointment:
When: Wed., May 5, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Where: Natural Resources Building (Olympia)
#COVID19
#COVID
#COVIDvaccine
#WeGotThisWa
#WA
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In honor of
#NationalPearlHarborRemembranceDay
, state and national flags at all state agency facilities should be lowered to half-staff on December 7. Together, we recognize Americans killed or injured during the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
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In 2019, DES Energy Program employee Roger Wigfield helped clients avoid $1.4 million in costs and 7,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually. Congratulations, Roger, on winning the Governor's Leadership Award!
#governorsaward
#energysavings
#WA
#olympiawa
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Are you experiencing bullying at work? This month, our Employee Assistance Program helps you know if you are, and what you can do about it.
#BullyingPreventionMonth
#workplace
#wellbeing
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Scaffolding goes up Monday inside the rotunda of the Natural Resources Building in preparation for an emergency glass replacement project: .
#OlyCapitol
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We're hiring a Senior Communications Manager (WMS2) to establish and lead complex and comprehensive communications efforts for the Contracts & Procurement Division within DES. Learn more:
#jobsearch
#careers
#jobhunt
#employment
#jobposting
#jobopening
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Crews are preparing for possible flooding in areas near
#CapitolLake
. Please be careful as you travel around the lake—your safety is important to us! If you witness flooding, make sure you're in a safe place then call (360) 753-8333. Follow for updates.
#CapitolCampus
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Welcome to the DES team, Indira Melgarejo! 🎉
Indira joins DES as a Program Specialist in Contracts & Procurement. She comes to us from the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Give Indira a warm welcome in the comments. 👇
#olympiawa
#WA
#governmentworkers
#newemployee
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Our Visitor Services team is hosting a free in-person summer lecture about the classical origins of the Washington State Capitol. Open to the public (no registration needed).
⏰: Tue., Aug. 9, noon
📍: Columbia Room, first floor of the Legislative Building
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For Memorial Day, the national league of families POW/MIA flag is displayed with our state and national flags to recognize our Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice!
#ThankYou
#Service
#Sacrifice
#Remember
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@zhaochengwu
@DocJeffD
If folks have PPE in bulk that we can purchase or that they'd like to donate, please visit this webpage - .
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