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CETA Rules Set New Guidelines for State’s 100 Percent Clean Energy Goal

The Washington State Department of Commerce and Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission recently set rules bringing Washington one step closer to its goal of 100 percent renewable energy.

Opinion

Opinion: Lawmakers Can Use 2021 Session to Help Strengthen Economic Recovery

One of the best ways the Legislature can promote economic and job creation is by following the example of the healthcare industry and “first, do no harm," AWB president Kris Johnson writes in a new op-ed.

Lifestyle

New Year, New Tech

Get a fresh start this year with some new devices to simplify your life (and make it more fun, too)

News

Washington State’s Equity Relief Fund Awards Nearly $12M to 358 Nonprofits to Battle COVID-19

The Department of Commerce has partnered with Philanthropy Northwest to award $11.85 million in grants from the Washington Equity Relief Fund for Nonprofits.

News

South Sound ‘Awakening Giant’ for Housing, Broker Predicts

South Sound housing prices ended 2020 by continuing to march higher as more buyers from outside the region pursue less expensive housing, prompting one area broker to call South Sound an “awakening giant."

News

Amazon Leasing 470K-Square-Foot Building in Lakewood

A package delivery facility in the South Sound and housing affordability assistance on the Eastside are among Amazon moves revealed this week garnering attention in each market.

News

Virtual Webinar on Tacoma’s Rail Crossing Improvements Project to Be Held Next Week

The City received federal and state funding for the project. Construction is anticipated to begin in February/March 2021.

News

Life Care Center of Puyallup Initiates COVID-19 Vaccinations

Following the standard of FDA-approved vaccines, it will involve two doses taken in a timely manner. Qualified CVS pharmacists will administer the vaccine.

News

CHI Franciscan, Virginia Mason Combine to Form Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

Washington-based health systems CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason have integrated to form Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, according to a news release Tuesday announcing the new organization.

News

Gov. Inslee Announces New Reopening Plans

Gov. Jay Inslee announced at a press conference Tuesday a new reopening plan set to begin once the dining and gathering restrictions imposed ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday end Jan. 11.