The new KinderCare in Frederickson is about to hold a Grand Opening celebration. Come celebrate with us. The event is being held be the Tacoma Pierce County Chamber of Commerce on January 9, from 1 to 2 p.m. Enjoy light refreshments, a tour of the center, and a raffle. Ribbon Cutting will be at 1:15…
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Planning Commission considers huge land use changes in unincorporated areas
Controversial land use changes to the Frederickson, Parkland, Spanaway, Midland, South Hill and Mid-County (Summit, Waller, North Clover Creek Collins) areas are progressing through the formal process of adoption in Pierce County. These changes involve housing and business uses, but not an accompanying infrastructure plan. Therefore the communities, already overcrowded for urban growth that has…
April 13 Hearing on new zoning
PIERCE COUNTY, WA – Pierce County residents are invited to learn about and provide feedback on proposed updates to the Frederickson, Mid-County, Parkland-Spanaway-Midland and South Hill Community Plans at an April 13 open house. Community plans provide direction on how growth and development will be handled. The plans address topics such as zoning, transportation, the look…
Lakewood Water Pipeline? Meeting Feb. 6
At this time, there is a plan for city density development in the communities of Frederickson, South Hill, Spanaway and Parkland. The key question is: Will there be enough water? Federal Law prohibits pumping water from another source (Tacoma’s Green River Water) into our Sole Source Aquifer. Can Spanaway Water, Firgrove Water, Rainier View Water…
Thank you for 5 years!
By Marianne Lincoln Today is the 5th anniversary of the Pierce Prairie Post. Five years ago, I was debating with myself if I could get enough information, photos, stories to make it work. Thank you to everyone who sends me press releases, stories, photos and leads! You are the ones who help me make it…
Need to shred documents?
Free Shredding Events GRAHAM: August 1, 2015 LOCATION: Frontier Park, Home of the Pierce County Fair TIME: 10:00 AM CONTACT: Betty Backstrom @ 253-847-4754 Free Document Shredding, Food drive and opportunity to purchase discount Fair Tickets TACOMA: August 1, 9 am – 1 pm Sound Credit Union, 3633 Pacific Avenue. Shredding provided courtesy of…
723 Networking, next meeting April 9
Join us this week at “723 Networking – Building Business Pride in Your Community”! THURSDAY – April 9th, 2015 at 7:23am on the dot! The Hangar Inn Pierce County Airport – THUN FIELD 16807 103rd Ave E Puyallup, WA 98374 (253) 848-7516 ________________________________________ 7:01 Breakfast and Networking Welcome to “723 – Building Business PRIDE…
Free document shredding and used cell phone recycling event
The Better Business Bureau is hosting a free shredding event on Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at their DuPont Better Business Bureau Parking Lot location. Click here for full event details. Gather unneeded and outdated personal documents and old cellular phones for Better Business Bureau’s biannual BBB Secure Your ID…
Coffee & Connections
April 1 Coffee & Connections 1st Wednesday of the Month Date: 8:00 – 9:00 am Time: Spanaway Lake Golf Course 15602 Pacific Ave. S – Tacoma, WA 98444 Cost: Coffee service on your own Info: Click Here The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber South County Branch hosts Coffee & Connections on the first Wednesday of every month. Enjoy…
County unemployment in Washington State
Unemployment figures were released this week by county. The data is below.
Graham Business Association
GRAHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Start your day right with the Graham Business Assn. SPONSORED BY: ICIT Solutions, Kamar Oyenuga 7:00 a.m. – Networking and Breakfast At Graham Fire & Rescue at 23014-70th Ave E, Graham (Meridian, R 224th, L 70th Ave, R 4/10’s mile, 1st driveway) 7:30 a.m. – Meeting – Jimmy Morgan, President–Come…
Spanaway welcomes Burger King – happy “patties” day
The Pierce Prairie Post dropped by the new Spanaway Burger King a few days ago. Speaking with the Project Manager Joe and the Construction Manager Randy, we discovered the week of St. Patrick’s Day is the possible opening time. It is good to see a traditional hamburger place opening again in the heart of Spanaway….
County Council approves new General Services Building plan
After years of planning, members of the Pierce County Council voted 4-3 on Feb. 17 to proceed with a major consolidation of county services into a new General Services Building. Councilmembers Rick Talbert (District 5), Connie Ladenburg (District 4), Derek Young (District 7), and Joyce McDonald (District 2) voted for the plan. Council Chair Dan Roach (District…
Executive presents business plan for proposed general services building
Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy has negotiated a development and lease agreement for a proposed general services building that would dramatically improve customer service while saving taxpayers millions of dollars. If approved by the Pierce County Council, the $126.9 million project would consolidate 19 departments and divisions currently housed in 14 locations. The project would…
Goodbye Safeway Stores, hello Haggens
Thank you to Stan Lee for this update: In about 3 days Spanaway Safeway becomes Haggens officially. The Albertsons/Safeway merger was approved which means we bid farewell to our local Safeway store and Safeway merges under the operation of Albertsons. The Safeway banner remains, but it will be run by the company and hedge fund that owns…
CPTC to Host Inaugural Winter Aerospace Career Fair
PUYALLUP, Wash. – Clover Park Technical College aviation students and alumni will have the opportunity to connect with local employers at the college’s inaugural Winter Aerospace Career Fair at the South Hill Campus and Aviation Center Jan. 30 from 1 to 4 p.m. Students and recent graduates of Advanced Composite Manufacturing, Aviation Maintenance Technician, Material…
Frederickson meeting hosts rep from new sawmill
By John Marshall 1/17/15 Lisa Perry from Sierra Pacific Industries gave her power point presentation to our group this morning. She started off by giving us a bit of history about how Sierra Pacific has grown over the years. She explained that they have other sawmills in Western Washington and how they are good neighbors…