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Department of Ecology Proposes Updates in Wastewater Treatment Operation

The Washington Department of Ecology is proposing to update the Wastewater Operator Certification Program.

City of Tacoma to Host Science and Heritage-Focused Conversations About ‘Tacoma Creates’

The City of Tacoma is encouraging people to attend two upcoming community conversations about the voter-approved initiative Tacoma Creates.

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Thurston County Tourism Award Nominations Open

Experience Olympia & Beyond nominations are now open for the Thurston County Tourism Awards.

The Veteran-Owned Business (VOB) certification program is available to businesses that veterans own a majority stake in.

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Certification Available for Veteran-Owned Businesses

Veterans, active-duty service members, and reservists who own businesses can benefit from Washington state’s veteran-owned business (VOB) certification.

George Sharp, center, is Washington Economic Development Association’s Economic Development Advocate of the Year. Photo courtesy of Thurston Economic Development Council.

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Thurston County EDC Employee Named Economic Development Advocate of the Year

George Sharp of the Thurston County EDC was named the Washington Economic Development Association’s Economic Development Advocate of the Year.

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Rethinking Banking

The marketplace is crowded, and technology is ever-changing. So what are our regional banks doing to keep up? The answer is “plenty.”

McMenamins' Elk Lodge is opening in Tacoma

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Promises Kept: For the Lucky 180, Just One More Email, and You’re In

Columnist Dan Voelpel keeps a promise to host a shindig to toast and celebrate the opening of McMenamins’ Elks Temple in Tacoma.

The Gig Harbor-based Russell Family Foundation awarded $660K in grants to 28 Puget Sound organizations

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Gig Harbor Foundation Awards $660K in Grants to 28 Area Groups

The Gig Harbor-based Russell Family Foundation awarded $659,530 in environmental education grants to 28 Puget Sound groups on Thursday.

Pierce County Parks & Recreation installed a new kind of artificial turf on two of its fields

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Pierce County Parks Installs Environmentally Friendly Turf

Pierce County Parks & Recreation has installed two new fields made with a new antibacterial infill that is purportedly better for the environment than traditional infills.

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Intergovernmental Agreement Offers Shared Vision for Tacoma Tideflats

The cities of Tacoma and Fife, Pierce County, the Port of Tacoma, and the Puyallup Tribe have agreed to a process to establish a subarea plan for the Tacoma Tideflats.