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How Business Owners Can Persevere Through the Holiday Shopping Season

This week, local retail professionals discussed the significance of the shopping season, including navigating a new way to conduct retail sales.

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Following a Multi-Year Process, Kaufman Settles Into New Tumwater Headquarters

Kaufman serves Thurston, Pierce, Mason, Lewis, and Grays Harbor Counties.

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City of Tacoma Seeks Input for Housing Project

The effort will focus on how Tacoma can build in more housing types like duplexes, small multifamily dwellings, cottage-style homes, and attached/detached accessory dwellings.

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New Mobile Resource Center Brings Services Directly to Pierce County Residents

The Mobile Resource Center will provide on-site support to residents across Pierce County by connecting them with COVID-19 relief programs such as mortgage and rental assistance, free transportation, and senior nutrition.

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School’s Out Washington Nonprofit Relief Fund Awards $9.4M to Youth Development Organizations

The one-time investment aims to help nonprofits keep their doors open and manage programmatic and financial obstacles including lost revenue and increased expenses to comply with COVID-19 safety measures

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Tacoma City Council Seeks Applicants for Human Services Commission

The open seats include four member positions and one youth position.

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Prices Are High and Climbing; Meanwhile, Inventory Remains Low

Median sales prices increased by double-digits in Pierce and Thurston counties in August from the same month last year. As real estate data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service confirms, buyer demand continued to exceed for-sale homes.

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Pierce County Executive Responds to New ‘Roll Back’ Order

Following Gov. Jay Inslee's Sunday address, Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier issued a statement regarding how the county would respond to new COVID-19 mandates.

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On the Books: November

Leadership consultant and president of Tacoma-based Hjelseth & Associates LLC, Ross Hjelseth, recently released his debut book, 'Winning Words: Speaking Life to Influence Others.'

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Regence BlueShield to Offer On-Exchange Health Plans in 2021

These exchange health plans provide subsidies for eligible consumers in accordance with the Affordable Care Act to reduce monthly premiums and out-of-pocket costs.