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Southwest Washington Agricultural Business Park Breaks Ground in Tenino

The City of Tenino and the Thurston Economic Development Council (EDC) broke ground this week on the Southwest Washington Agricultural Business Park, which will establish a food manufacturing, processing, storage, and packaging facility in Tenino.

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State Secures Second Grant to Help Workers Impacted by COVID-19

The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded the state a new $12 million grant to help workers negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the total to $24 million in recovery grants to Washington — the largest amount of any state to date.

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Medosweet Farms Teams with Local Food Vendors to Help Feed Families

Medosweet Farms hosted four food giveaways recently through a partnership with the Tacoma School District and several locally sourced vendors.

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Sumner Coalition, City to Help Businesses Reopen Safely

As Pierce County endeavors to move on to phase two of Gov. Jay Inslee's phased reopening plan, a coalition of businesses, nonprofits, and other entities are kicking off a three-step promotional campaign to reopen.

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Businomics: June 2020

Bill Conerly is a veteran economist and consultant who has worked with Fortune 500 companies and been interviewed by CNN, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, USA Today, and more. He currently is a regular contributor for Forbes.

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Tacoma’s Sister City Donates PPE to Battle COVID-19

Fuzhou, capital of the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian and Tacoma's Sister City since 1994, has donated 70,000 disposable medical masks and 500 disposable medical gowns to help curb the spread of COVID-19 locally.

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Smart Spending Apps

There’s nothing like tax season (now extended to July 15) to motivate you to get your finances together. Here are excellent apps for tracking your money, sticking to a budget, and investing for the future.

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Pierce County Offering Free PPE for Businesses

Pierce County businesses now have access to free protective equipment — such as disposable, non-surgical masks and no-touch infrared forehead thermometers — to help them comply with COVID-19 workplace safety practices.