Its great to be a part of the Kent community!
As executive director for the Kent Chamber of Commerce, I have had the good fortune of meeting people who serve our community in so many different ways. Balancing home, work and volunteer efforts can be challenging and yet there are so many who tirelessly give of their time.
The dictionary defines “deadbeat” as someone who deliberately avoids paying their bills. It’s an unflattering label, but for Illinois, it’s now their unofficial new nickname: the Deadbeat State.
Kent-based Sleep Country USA will expand by 14 stores with the acquisition of Mattress Outlet stores in Eastern Washington and Western Idaho.
Kent-based Airways Brewing Company opened the Airways Brewing Beer & Bistro Tuesday, Nov. 1 in downtown Kent.
Going inside Cal's Classic American restaurant is just like stepping into a friend's dining room.
Sound Publishing is buying the Peninsula Daily News, Sequim This Week, the Sequim Gazette and the Forks Forum.
Today, the good news is cars are safer, more fuel-efficient and emit fewer greenhouse gases. The bad news is today’s automobiles burn less gas and cars in the future will be fueled by cleaner electricity and even hydrogen.
A Kent business, Torklift Central , is challenging other business in the area to collect the most turkeys and canned goods to donate to the Kent Food Bank.
During the month of October, all Allied Waste Services drivers (men and women) throughout the Puget Sound region will wear pink gloves as part of the company’s “Passionately Pink for a Cure – And Still Tough as Nails” breast cancer awareness campaign.
Andrea Keikkala, executive director of the Kent Chamber of Commerce, will be competing in Dancing With The Stars - Kent Oct. 22 with other local stars including Mayor Suzette Cooke, City Council President Jamie Perry, Police Chief Ken Thomas and state Rep. Dave Upthegrove.
The Kent Chamber of Commerce will host its first Career Fair from 9 to 11:10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18 at Meridian Middle School, 23400 120th Ave. S.E., in Kent.
In today’s dog-eat-dog world, change is constant and accelerating. Other countries are stealing our factories and jobs and are hungry for more. That is the new reality.
Three Seattle men were charged by federal prosecutors for hacking into computer systems to steal personal and business information used in a variety of thefts and frauds in the King County area.
After several recent arrests in Western Washington by a task force targeting ATM skimming rings, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and U.S. Secret Service have some tips for consumers to try to avoid being victimized by skimmers.
BECU debit cards are working again for getting cash after system crashed Friday afternoon.
Rural small businesses are a key part of America’s economy. They supply our food and energy, safeguard our natural resources, and are essential in the development of science and innovation.
The Kent Downtown Partnership has hired Charlotte Turpin as an administrative assistant.
The Valley Harvest International Market, 23636 104th Ave. S.E., in Kent, has scheduled a back-to-school celebration "Healthy School Year" from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10.
A steel beam from the World Trade Center New York’s 9/11 aftermath will be on display at this week’s World Trade Center Tacoma Globe Awards.
President Obama and the newly appointed Congressional federal debt reduction committee will need to look under every rock to find ways to save money and do things differently. Now, they’re getting some help from the private sector.
