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Apply for the Commission on Immigrant and Refugee Affairs

The Tacoma City Council is seeking four new members of the Commission on Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, a group that has engaged and worked with Tacoma’s immigrant and refugee community since its establishment in late 2017.

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A Greener Bottom Line

As younger generations become increasingly invested in practicing environmentally sustainable habits, businesses that choose to go green may find that doing so helps their bottom line.

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Tacoma’s Rainbow Center Names New Executive Director

The Rainbow Center, a Tacoma-based LGBTQ community center that serves all of the South Puget Sound area, has appointed Troy Christensen to serve as its permanent executive director.

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MultiCare Awards $750K to Community Organizations in 2019

MultiCare Health System has announced that its Community Partnership Fund awarded $750,000 to more than 80 organizations focused on housing, hunger, healthcare, children, and education in the Puget Sound and Inland Northwest regions during 2019.

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Ribbon-Cutting at New Retirement Community at Point Ruston

Hundreds of people turned out to tour the new GenCare Lifestyle retirement home at Point Ruston during the open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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Tacoma Dome Recognized for Attendance By ‘Billboard’ and ‘Pollstar’

The Tacoma Dome earned its highest ranking yet from two of the globe's leading music publications.

Opinion

Opinion: Legislative Session Offers Chance to Examine Growth of State Spending

Since the Great Recession, Washington’s budget has grown 44 percent, adjusted for inflation. The 2020 legislative session represents an opportunity for lawmakers to reexamine that growth and focus on sustainable spending.

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Have Thoughts on the Local Bus Service? Here’s Your Chance to Voice Them.

Change in transportation options are on the horizon and Pierce Transit wants you to weigh in on it.

Lifestyle

Age Adjustments

Finding clinical staff is especially challenging in senior-living communities these days, but WSU and others are working to train future leaders and other workers in the vital industry.

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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.