PIERCE COUNTY — The World Trade Center Tacoma and the Pierce County Economic Development Department are pleased to once again host this event for companies thinking about exporting or those looking for additional markets to enter. There is No Charge for this event and it is a great way to get up to speed on…
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Exporting creates jobs and profits, forum April 26
PIERCE COUNTY — With 95 percent of potential customers living outside the United States, exporting goods and services makes great sense and can add significantly to a firm’s bottom line. The Pierce County Economic Development Department and the World Trade Center Tacoma are teaming up to host an Export Forum this month to help businesses…
April 11, Transportation Policy meeting of Puget Sound Regional Council
Thursday, April 11, 2013 from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., will be the Transportation Policy Board meeting for the Puget Sound Regional Council. These meetings are held in Seattle at the office of the Regional Council, 1011 Western Ave., Ste. 500. You may wonder why a meeting in Seattle is important to south Pierce County? There…
Candidate workshop set for April 3
Calling all election candidates! The Pierce County Auditor’s annual candidates’ workshop is scheduled for April 3 at 6 p.m. The workshop will be held at the Pierce County Election Center, 2501 S. 35th Street, Suite C, Tacoma, WA 98409. “Our goal in the Auditor’s Office is to ensure that every candidate has accurate information and…
Oh Happy Day!
Sound Life Church in Frederickson put on an Easter Eggstravaganza to remember on the sunny warm Saturday before Easter. With the help of the Cascade Christian Schools, Pappa Murphy’s, the Frederickson Clover Creek Community Council who brought the Easter bunny, Clowns Unlimited’s giant inflatables, face painting and the pony rides, the day was a child’s dream, even before the…
Trading a road for jobs, Councilman McCune should explain
By Josh Magill Over the last few months, a proposal to close a portion of 180th Street E in Frederickson has quietly moved its way through the Pierce County processes. As stated by county engineer, Brian Stacey, at the March 26th Economic and Infrastructure Development Meeting there is no notification sent prior to a decision being…
723 Networking, putting Spanaway on the tourist map
Spanaway business people of the 723 Networking group hosted Bennish Brown, CEO of the Tacoma Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau (TRCVB). Andrea Mensink, the Business Development Manager came along as well. Bennish was asked to talk about his first impressions and observations, before he becomes “emotionally attached” to the community. Here are his comments: 1) Dogs…
Spanaway business group hosts Tacoma Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau CEO March 28
Bennish Brown, the new CEO of the Tacoma Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau will be the guest speaker at this Thursday morning (3/28/13) at “723 networking – building business PRIDE in GREATER Spanaway” I asked Bennish to talk about the areas ability to participate, capture tourist attention, before he becomes “emotionally attached” to the community….
Chamber WATER Coalition Writes Governor
TACOMA PIERCE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (21 Mar 20 13 03:15 PM PDT) — The Chamber believes that the path to shared success for all of our state’s residents is one of sustainable prosperity – balancing protection of the environment with policies and investments that ensure the health of the business community and the creation…
Huffington Post seeking stories from laid off Hanford workers
A Message From HuffPost To Our Readers In Washington Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Hello from HuffPost Open Reporting – This is a one-time email to our readers in Washington. Earlier this week, hundreds of workers were laid off at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site. Thousands more workers were told that…
SR704 Cross Base Highway topic at 723 Networking March 14
On March 14 (Pi Day, 3/14) the 723 Networking group will have a guest speaker talking about the Cross Base Highway project. This project is designed to relive traffic congestion in the mid and south county. The WSDOT description is below. The meeting begins around 7 am at JR’s Whistle Stop at 224th & the Mountain…
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