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Commerce Creates New Program to Help Businesses ‘Thrive’

Building on the success of its original economic gardening program, the Washington Department of Commerce has developed a new program, Thrive!, to help second-stage companies expand.

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SPSCC Receives Grant to Assist Students Experiencing Homelessness

South Puget Sound Community College was awarded $131,000 by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to help support students experiencing homelessness and those in need of emergency assistance.

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Tacoma Harbor Draft Report Released

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft of its Tacoma Harbor Navigation Improvement Project feasibility report and environmental assessment draft proposing the dredging of the Blair Waterway at the Port of Tacoma.

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Tour a New Retirement Community at Point Ruston

GenCare Lifestyle at Point Ruston is a vibrant 159-unit apartment building that is all about simplifying lives, and promoting health and, well, fun.

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Annual Economic Forecast Projects Continued Growth

At the dawn of a new year and decade, the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber hosted its annual Horizons Economic Forecast Breakfast to reflect on the progress of the region and consider how that progress might manifest into the future.

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PLU to Launch New Criminal Justice Major

Pacific Lutheran University is launching in fall 2020 a new major in criminal justice that is designed for students interested in a wide variety of career fields, including law, policing, corrections, and victim services and advocacy.

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Commencement Bank Opens New Auburn Branch

Commencement Bank recently announced the opening of its new branch in Auburn, expanding the community bank's reach into south King County.

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Tacoma City Council Passes Closed Captioning Ordinance

Beginning March 1, all Tacoma public establishments with televisions will be required to turn on closed captioning to better serve those who are hard of hearing or deaf.

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Registration Open for Business Resiliency Workshop

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced that registration is open through Feb. 5 for its upcoming Business Resiliency Workshop, which will provide businesses with ways to ensure they continue to operate in the event of a disaster.

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A Creative Hotspot

What happens when an artist has a passion to help her peers? In the case of Mineral School founder Jane Hodges, such an interest in advancing artistic talent in the Pacific Northwest can transform into a thriving artist residency program.