SOWIB - Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board

10/23/2026

Join the SOWIB Team! We're Hiring!

Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board (SOWIB) is looking for an experienced Controller to join our team!

This is a great opportunity for an accounting professional who enjoys leading financial operations, solving complex problems, and working in a collaborative, mission-driven organization.

Our Controller plays a key role in managing day-to-day accounting operations, overseeing grant and fund accounting, and supporting the financial management of programs that strengthen businesses and create workforce opportunities across Southwestern Oregon.

Position Highlights:

- Salary: $105,000–$120,000 annually
- Full-time, Remote
- 401(k) with 6% employer match
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Paid time off

We're looking for someone with strong accounting experience, a background in grant or fund accounting, and the ability to lead a Finance team. A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field and at least five years of progressively responsible accounting experience are required.

If you're ready for a new opportunity where your experience can make a difference, we'd love to hear from you!

Learn more and apply on Indeed at the link below:
https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=814e5fc2d1e0faf5&from=shareddesktop_copy

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10/19/2026

Attention Commercial Fishermen/women! Need new boots, bibs, or rain jacket? Bring us your busted out boots or shredded rain gear and we will trade it out for new gear. Please read the attached flyer for more details. Please share this post.

🔴🔴PLEASE NOTE🔴🔴
-This applies to all COMMERCIAL Fisherman and Women in Coos, Curry and Douglas Counties.

-You MUST have a verifiable position on a commercial boat on the South Coast so please bring your Captain or Owners contact info. This will be verified.

-This will include Greenhorns just starting Crab gear work

-Port Orford crew ...Jessica Purkey and the Port Orford Fishwives are gathering applications for you so you don't have to make the drive

-Brookings and Gold Beach crew...if you have someone down there who would be willing to collect applications please reach out to Melissa Douglas-Clemens at 541-297-9353 so you all don't have to drive up. Port Orford is another option (see above).

10/19/2026

Please Share!

This Tuesday, October 20th!

In-person session at WorkSource Douglas in Roseburg at 10am OR join the virtual session at 3:00pm.

Please register to get the link to access the meeting online.
The same information will be provided in each session.

No obligation to participant in services.

This is an informational session for you to get access to the resources you need.

📣 RECENTLY LOST YOUR JOB OR EXPECTING A LAYOFF? WE CAN HELP!

Are you in Coos, Curry, or Douglas County? You don't have to navigate your next steps alone!

South Coast Business is partnering with WorkSource Oregon to help connect individuals affected by layoffs or job loss with resources, training opportunities, and support to help them move forward.

💻 Join our FREE Virtual Information Session!

📅 Every third Tuesday of the month
⏰ 3:00 PM

During this session, you can learn about:
✅ Training assistance and career opportunities
✅ WorkSource Oregon resources
✅ Healthcare Marketplace information
✅ Trade Act resources
✅ Unemployment navigation

Ask questions, explore your options, and learn about available resources — with no obligation to enroll in a program or receive services.

📲 Register here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/5Ea6SWmG2T

Questions? Contact Jackie Lyon:
📞 541-900-5550
📧 [email protected]

Please share this post with anyone who may benefit from these resources. You never know who might need a little extra support right now!

10/16/2026

Three counties, three great events, and an abundance of support for local businesses! 🎉

From Coos Bay to Brookings to Roseburg, the 2026 Abundancy Concept workshops brought business owners, entrepreneurs, and community partners together to learn, connect, and discover the resources available right here in our region.

A big thank you to CCD Business Development Corporation for hosting these events in partnership with Business Oregon and including SOWIB! Sara Stephens and Rachael Larson were proud to present on how workforce investment can help businesses succeed and strengthen our communities.

These workshops put the “abundance” on full display: practical AI tools, local economic insights, business advising, workforce support, and connections with people ready to help businesses take their next step. Across Coos, Curry, and Douglas counties, there is so much knowledge, creativity, and support to draw on.

To the business owners who made time to attend, ask questions, and share your ideas, thank you! Your businesses are an essential part of what makes our communities thrive.

Whether you’re starting out, growing your team, or navigating a challenge, reach out to SOWIB!
If we can’t help directly, we’ll connect you with a partner who can. You don’t need to know which organization to call or where to begin, let’s start with a conversation and find the next step together.

10/08/2026

North River Boats is HIRING!

Did you know that North River Boats is an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company. This gives employees ownership interest in the company through stock.
This is just one of many reasons North River Boats is a great place to work.

We are so grateful to have them in our region!

We build boats. We’re also building our team.

North River is currently hiring Aluminum Welder Fabricators, Outfitters and a Swing Shift Painter.

If you take pride in your work, like building things that actually leave the shop, and want to be part of an employee-owned company, take a look at what’s available.

Open positions:
northriverboats.com/employment-opportunities

Come build something you can be proud of.

10/07/2026

A&M Transport is hiring!
Did you know you can live almost anywhere in Oregon and still work for A&M? Have we mentioned how grateful we are to have companies like A&M Transport in our region!?

10/07/2026

Ireland is hiring in all 3 locations, Myrtle Creek, Coos Bay and Goshen. We are fortunate to have great companies like Ireland Trucking in our region.

Views like this make it easy to be a morning person.

When your office is the Oregon woods, the day starts with sunrises above the fog, not a commute to a cubicle. The open road, scenery and a company that’s been doing it since 1946 make it a hard job to beat.

If you’d like to call places like this your office Monday through Friday, visit our website and apply today! We’re hiring in Myrtle Creek, Goshen and Coos Bay, Oregon.

10/01/2026

Starting next week! Get ready for holiday seasonal hiring with the Y’s Teen Workforce Development Program!

In collaboration with Recruit HIPPO and local employers, teens ages 14–18 will build real-world skills to help them land their first job—from creating a resume and practicing interviews to meeting local employers and learning what they’re looking for.

Classes begin October 7. Spots are still available—sign up today online!