With the threat of major flooding in the Green River Valley, the Employment Security Department is urging residents who receive unemployment insurance checks by mail… Continue reading
Property owner Su Chin Dean, front in blue jacket, was joined by Mayor Suzette Cooke and a handful of friends and developers Oct. 15 at a groundbreaking for a new 7,500-square-foot retail plaza on Central Avenue near Sara’s Coffee Shop.
Kent's Holiday Open House kicks off this weekend. You can get a list of participating stores at the Kent Downtown Partnership's Web site.
Thanks to ILoveKent.net for the link.
A lot has changed in the past 25 years, especially up at the Reber Ranch, where they've watched the city creep closer and closer."Kent's gotten… Continue reading
James Kwak is co-owner of Kent Station’s newest restaurant, Kaiten Sushi.
Members of the “Find It In Kent” campaign hosted a kickoff rally downtown Tuesday and approximately 15 people showed up to wave at cars and remind residents to spend their money in Kent.
The procession started at the corner of James and Central and dispersed through the area.
The Kent branch of HomeStreet Bank is partnering with the City of Kent’s Housing and Human Services to collect baby food and supplies, now through Nov. 20.
Charity Kowalczyk and her mother Marie Erskine work well together, filling in each other’s gaps.“She’s the smart one,” Erskine said, pointing a thumb at her… Continue reading
This October, Panera Bread is inviting its customers to join in the fight against breast cancer with its signature Pink Ribbon Bagels.
Tom Albro, candidate for Position 4 on the Port of Seattle Commission, on Oct. 7 asked the Port Commissioners to step up and offer help vacant port properties to the Green River Valley businesses likely to be caught in winter floods.
Local consumers are urged to “Find It In Kent,” as part of a just-launched campaign to remind them about the benefits of spending locally.
Kent residents looking to see what their town has to offer will get their opportunity Wednesday at the ShoWare center when nearly 90 local business will gather for Kent's first Business Expo.
Reimbursements from the government for the Cash for Clunkers program have started to pick up some, but according to Mark Scarff, president and General Manager… Continue reading
In 2007, a new pottery shop opened in the Illinois town where Maria Hauschild and her family were living. One afternoon, she took her daughter… Continue reading
The Seattle Thunderbirds have a new player in their corner, and he doesn’t wear a mask or pads.Heck, he doesn’t even use a puck.Allied Waste… Continue reading
Business owners in Kent, Auburn, Renton and Tukwila can learn to prepare for potential Green River flooding this winter at an Emergency Preparedness Symposium from… Continue reading
A business headquartered in the Kent Valley was recently named one of the 2009 National Excellence in Minority Business Award Winners by the U.S. Department… Continue reading
The Kent Chamber of Commerce’s Business Expo is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 7 at the ShoWare Center.Sponsored in part by Allied… Continue reading
A new Des Moines Goodwill Store will open Sept. 17 featuring shopping, a drop-off for gently used clothes and household goods, and providing support for… Continue reading
Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corporation, has named David Thomas vice president and commercial relationship manager for the South Puget Sound region. Working… Continue reading
