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Commitment to SBA Lending Helps Businesses and the Communities They Serve

Small businesses are the engines of job creation and economic activity. More often than not, the oil that lubricates these engines of growth is credit.

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Opinion: It’s Time to Celebrate the Amazing Things Washington Makes

This year, for the third straight October, the Association of Washington Business is hitting the road in a custom-wrapped bus to travel the state in support of manufacturers — big and small, global icons, virtual unknowns, and everything in between.

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Partnerships Form for Upcoming Kent Chamber of Commerce Expo

Western U.S. delivery company, GLS, has teamed up with KentHOPE and Northwest Harvest to collect food and household items during the Kent Chamber of Commerce Expo and Taste of Kent at the ShoWare Center on Oct. 15.

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Thurston EDC Welcomes New Women in Business Program Manager

Thurston’s Economic Development Council announced that Eva Coblentz will join the organization as program manager for the Washington Center for Women in Business.

Three Ways Internet Can Boost Your Business Beyond WiFi & Connectivity

The internet is no longer simply the virtual space that houses your website and social media pages. Are you using it to its full potential?

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Ferguson Architecture Receives Honors from American Institute of Architects

Tacoma-based Ferguson Architecture received two honor awards from the American Institute of Architects Southwest Washington for its work on projects in Tacoma and Edmonds.

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WSDOT Marks the Start of Its Puget Sound Gateway Program

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has kicked off the construction phase on its Puget Sound Gateway Program, which serves to close two of the state’s major transportation gaps — State Route 167 and SR 509.

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Tacoma Public Library Expands Reach with New Eastside Microlibrary

Tacoma Public Library is celebrating the installation of a Microlibrary at the Eastside Community Center — the first of its kind in Western Washington.

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Columbia Banking System CEO to Retire, Succeeded by Current COO

Tacoma-based Columbia Banking System recently announced that Hadley Robbins, president and CEO, will retire and be succeeded by Clint Stein, Columbia’s current COO.

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Annie Wright Names Upper School Admissions Director

Laura Bales will return to her alma mater, Annie Wright Schools, to take on the role of Upper School admissions director, overseeing the enrollment of 9th- through 12th-graders looking to join either the boy’s or girl’s Upper Schools programs.

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South Sound Companies Named edg3 FUND Finalists

Two businesses from the South Sound — Tacoma-based The Art of Crunch and Gig Harbor-based JT’s Original Louisiana Bar-b-que — have been named finalists in Kitsap Bank’s annual edg3 FUND, giving them a chance to earn $25,000 for their business.

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‘The Pumpkin Patrol’ is Helping Transform Olympia’s Downtown Back Into a Golden Carriage

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