For any Everett locals looking for an entry-level IT position, an Everett company is currently hiring - https://forms.aventacor.com/apply - for a part-time role.
Looks like benefits are slim, but it doesn't require a degree.
We use Vultr internally, we like it. And we recommend it to our clients who hire us for web design services. It's great because they pay for their account, we build and maintain it, client separation is clean and easy.
But recently a client had their credit card stolen, they missed some emails from Vultr, the instance we built for them was (I'm assuming) deleted, and the account was locked. Vultr email support said they wanted a photo of a drivers license and part of the credit card, the client took photos and sent it. No reply for days, the account is still locked.
What really concerns me is how damaging this is to our reputation. Our client is stressed and second-guessing our recommendation. I'd love for this to get resolved so we don't have to start building our client infra elsewhere.
City staff have been clear that the plan, as currently structured, does not raise taxes or pull from the general fund. Reed takes them at their word. But he says that framing misses something. "That's not the point," he says. "The current financial model where residents shoulder the financial burden - without city officials really pushing back in negotiations - I have a difficult time understanding how that's investing in the community."
Reed's question is less about whether the stadium should be built and more about what the city should be asking for in return. He points to other municipalities that have negotiated stronger community benefits agreements when public dollars underwrote private sports facilities: affordable housing commitments, neighborhood reinvestment funds, dedicated revenue-sharing for parks and public services in areas outside the stadium footprint. He believes Everett is in a position to ask for similar terms, and he urges residents to read up on how those deals have worked elsewhere.
What Reed is asking for, more than anything, is informed civic engagement. He wants residents to understand the financing structure, to ask what community benefits are on the table, and to weigh in with their elected representatives - not to oppose the project, but to make sure it works well for the whole city.
More at https://everettcommunity.org/news/2026/04/evan-reed-stadium/