Co-hosted with Parks TacomaOctober 29, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.STAR Center – Journey Hall – 3873 S 66th St, Tacoma, WA 98409 (map)FREE! Register Here The Pierce County Community Navigator team and Parks Tacoma invite you to the Thriving Together Resource Event. This event is ideal for local small business owners and entrepreneurs…
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Local Businesses
Oct 21 Pacific Avenue Business Group
Do you have a business on Pacific Avenue and interested in forming a coalition with other local businesses? Well, come on out! Safe Streets is Sponsoring a business group along the SR7 corridor. The next meeting will be October 21, from 4 to 6 pm at the Parkland Community Center, 214 121srt St s, Parkland,…
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Business Resources, April 22, in Graham
A RESOURCE EVENT FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS & ENTREPRENEURS April 22, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM Frontier Park Lodge – 21718 Meridian E, Graham, WA 98338 (map)FREE! Register Here The Pierce County Community Navigator team and Graham Business Association invite you to the Thriving Together Resource Event. This event is ideal for local small business owners and entrepreneurs…
Dahlia tubers starting Feb 1, Hidden Well Gardens
Hidden Well Gardens is truly a bit hidden from the main road. That awkward area from 152nd Street to Brookdale Road is hampered by the hill created in the ice age by Clover Creek. But if you can find your way there (use GIS) and you love dahlias, this is a place to stop by…
Nov 13 Small Business Roundtable
Calling all small business owners in the 29th LD (East and South Tacoma, East Lakewood, Parkland, Midland, and Spanaway)! Rep. Melanie Morgan is hosting a Small Business Roundtable on Thursday, November 13, 2025, from 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM at the Eastside Community Center – Party Room (1721 E 56th St, Tacoma, WA 98404). Your…
Bethel High School All Classes Reunion July 12
The school district is building a new Bethel High School. It is a 300,000 sq. ft. building, scheduled to come online for the 2026-27 school year. The space will house 2,000 students. The current Bethel High School, although remodeled twice, was the first and only high school in the district when it was originally formed…
May 14 event for small businesses
The Pierce County Community Navigator team and the Graham Business Association invite you to the Thriving Together Resource Event. This event is ideal for local small business owners and entrepreneurs to network and learn about the resources available to help businesses thrive in Pierce County. Register at PierceCountyWA.gov/Thriving Date: May 14, 2025 Time: 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM Location: LeMay – Pierce County…
We did it!
The Parkland community raised enough money through grants, donations, and a state allocation to make the earnest money and now, the down payment on the Parkland School! With that, PLU has agreed to hold a contract for the balance of the funds at 0% interest. On May 10, the transaction closed and Parkland Community Assn….
Frederickson Resource Fair, June 6
The Pierce County Thriving Together Resource Event is a free event that’s ideal for local small business owners and entrepreneurs to network and learn about free resources available to help businesses thrive in Pierce County. We’re sending you this information to make sure you know about the event and can help to share with your…
PPP accepting paid articles for local businesses
Do you have a business in unincorporated South Central Pierce County? Would you like a little boost for your business? Did you know when the Parkland Community Association had a fundraising night at El Toro, their sales that day doubled from normal? The power of community is real. If you support your community, they will…
It’s our community to make or break
A week ago, citizens from around Parkland and Spanaway filed into the local library to chat with, or maybe that “at” a local reporter (Rebecca Most) and news editor (Adam Lynn) from the News Tribune. The existence of the Pierce Prairie Post is partly due to the lack of local coverage by the closest newspaper…
SpanaPark Senior Center Eviction Sale
EVICTION SALE AT Spana-Park Senior Center Friday 5/12 – Saturday 5/13 10 am to 4 pm 325 152nd ST E, Tacoma Located behind the LeMay Collection Museum on the Marymount Event Center property. Please see our other listings for more commercial/restaurant equipment! Follow our page for more information and future sales. Brand new commercial single…
Bethel Apprenticeship Expo March 22
Join us on Wednesday, March 22 for our Apprenticeship Expo. The event runs from 5:30-7pm and will feature over 50 booths with representatives from unions, healthcare, IT, police agencies, construction companies and much, much more! We will also have three food trucks onsite if you get hungry during the event!
Blue Zones LLC announces Executive Director
Parkland-Spanaway, WA – February 15, 2023 – Blue Zones LLC., announced the appointment of Tono Sablan as the Executive Director for Blue Zones Project®, Parkland-Spanaway. Sablan will be responsible for leading the rollout and local implementation of Blue Zones Project. “It is an honor to lead this effort in service to Parkland and Spanaway,” said Sablan. “Blue Zones Project, designed with…
Starting a business in Pierce County?
If you are imagining a startup business in Pierce County, you may want to apply to the PCBA. “The Pierce County Business Accelerator will serve entrepreneurs and business owners throughout Pierce County with a focus on BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) veteran, and women-owned businesses to help foster innovation and create wealth-building opportunities.”…
Charity deductions are easier this year
Recent legislation includes several provisions to help individuals and businesses who give to charity. The Spanaway Community Association (DBA Pierce Prairie Post) is a qualifying 501(c)(3) organization that can be a write off on your 2021 taxes. We appreciate your contributions. If you contribute before the end of 2021, you can deduct it from your…
2022 Tourism grants
Pierce County tourism grant applications now being accepted for 2022 funding cycle The Pierce County Economic Development Department is now accepting applications for the 2022 tourism grant funding cycle. Applications are due by 4 p.m. on April 16, 2021. For more information and to apply, visit http://www.piercecountywa.gov/tourismgrants or call 253-798-6150. Pierce County Lodging Tax (LTAC)…
Pierce County Council expands support to help more local businesses
August 6, 2020 PIERCE COUNTY — This week the Pierce County Council passed two ordinances aimed at making more funding available to local businesses struggling from impacts of COVID-19. The first ordinance doubled the total amount of funding available through a previously established COVID-19 Adaptation Grant Program, bringing the total authorized for assistance to $10…
Council approves emergency ordinances related to COVID-19 Measures provide economic relief to residents and small businesses
PIERCE COUNTY – The Council passed Urgency Ordinance No. 2020-43 to declare an emergency and establish a loan program for small businesses. Under certain qualifying circumstances, businesses may apply for zero-interest, twelve-month loans at $2,000 per employee, with a total amount per employer not to exceed $10,000. The loan fund will be administered by the Pierce…