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Kent Mayor Dana Ralph and Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus and the Auburn Area and Kent Chambers of Commerce joined company representatives at a ribbon cutting ceremony at the WinnComm facility in Kent on April 19. COURTESY PHOTO

Marketing, PR development firm opens in Kent

WinnComm launches with enterprise services

  • Apr 20, 2018
Kent Mayor Dana Ralph and Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus and the Auburn Area and Kent Chambers of Commerce joined company representatives at a ribbon cutting ceremony at the WinnComm facility in Kent on April 19. COURTESY PHOTO
Former owner of popular Kent country bar dies

Former owner of popular Kent country bar dies

Galanti served recent prison sentence for tax evasion

Former owner of popular Kent country bar dies
King County forms task force to seek solutions to China recycling import restrictions

King County forms task force to seek solutions to China recycling import restrictions

Task force with representatives from cities, solid waste haulers and others to look for improvements

  • Apr 19, 2018
King County forms task force to seek solutions to China recycling import restrictions
State unemployment rate nudges upward, job growth continues

State unemployment rate nudges upward, job growth continues

Slight increase to 4.8 percent in March

  • Apr 19, 2018
State unemployment rate nudges upward, job growth continues
Kent’s Oberto Brands to be sold to Canadian company

Kent’s Oberto Brands to be sold to Canadian company

Headquarters, production plant to stay in town

Kent’s Oberto Brands to be sold to Canadian company
Noses on sale at Walgreens stores nationwide to help end child poverty

Noses on sale at Walgreens stores nationwide to help end child poverty

Walgreens presents its fourth annual Red Nose Day, helping to raise funds to end child poverty, one nose at a time. This year’s iconic Red… Continue reading

  • Apr 9, 2018
Noses on sale at Walgreens stores nationwide to help end child poverty
Early Easter and spring break vacation trigger urgent need for donors

Early Easter and spring break vacation trigger urgent need for donors

The cumulative impact of an early Easter and widespread spring break vacations has triggered a special appeal to donors to help meet urgent patient needs… Continue reading

  • Apr 7, 2018
Early Easter and spring break vacation trigger urgent need for donors
Kent’s Flow International to move operations, manufacturing to Kansas

Kent’s Flow International to move operations, manufacturing to Kansas

Move coming in June, 110 employees to lose jobs

Kent’s Flow International to move operations, manufacturing to Kansas
Chick-fil-A to open April 12 in Covington

Chick-fil-A to open April 12 in Covington

Free food to be given to first 100 in line

  • Apr 4, 2018
Chick-fil-A to open April 12 in Covington
Downtown leaders look to restore vintage Morrill Bank building

Downtown leaders look to restore vintage Morrill Bank building

KDP pursuing ways to raise money and preserve a part of Kent’s past

  • Mar 30, 2018
Downtown leaders look to restore vintage Morrill Bank building
Career Fair

Career Fair

Middle school students explores the possibilities in today’s work force

  • Mar 29, 2018
Career Fair
24 Hour Fitness coming to former Panther Lake Albertsons store

24 Hour Fitness coming to former Panther Lake Albertsons store

Company submits permit application to city of Kent

24 Hour Fitness coming to former Panther Lake Albertsons store
Dick’s Drive-In plans to break ground in April on Kent location

Dick’s Drive-In plans to break ground in April on Kent location

Could be open in October on West Hill

Dick’s Drive-In plans to break ground in April on Kent location
More jobs added to payrolls; state unemployment rate unchanged

More jobs added to payrolls; state unemployment rate unchanged

National jobless rate remains at 4.1 percent

  • Mar 21, 2018
More jobs added to payrolls; state unemployment rate unchanged
West Coast Self-Storage now has U-Haul equipment

West Coast Self-Storage now has U-Haul equipment

Kent’s West Coast Self-Storage, at 1407 Central Ave., has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the community, U-Haul Company of Washington announced.… Continue reading

  • Mar 16, 2018
West Coast Self-Storage now has U-Haul equipment

Kent attorney honored

The American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys has recognized the performance of Keith Hall, of Kent’s Newton & Hall, Attorneys at Law, PLLC, as Two… Continue reading

  • Mar 16, 2018

Communities In Schools of Kent, Duke’s team up for fundraiser Thursday

Communities In Schools of Kent (CISK) has joined Duke’s Chowder House for a fundraiser Thursday, Mach 15. Fifty percent of the increase in sales from… Continue reading

  • Mar 15, 2018
Totem Self Storage welcomes U-Haul products to its Kent lot

Totem Self Storage welcomes U-Haul products to its Kent lot

Kent’s Totem Self Storage has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the community, U-Haul Company of Washington recently announced. Totem Self Storage,… Continue reading

  • Mar 8, 2018
Totem Self Storage welcomes U-Haul products to its Kent lot
City of Kent to hire real estate broker to sell Naden property

City of Kent to hire real estate broker to sell Naden property

Hotel could be part of new development

City of Kent to hire real estate broker to sell Naden property
Puget Sound Energy fleet gets cleaner

Puget Sound Energy fleet gets cleaner

New hybrid vehicles will reduce carbon emissions

  • Mar 8, 2018
Puget Sound Energy fleet gets cleaner