The Rotary Club of Kent has been selected as a recipient in the Urbia Fresh Café Connections Program.
The Kent Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a special meeting of its Government Affairs Committee for Tuesday with Congressional candidates Suzan DelBene and Dave Reichert. The meeting takes place at the ShoWare Center Club Lounge, 625 W. James St.
Kent business owners can learn tips about protecting their property at a Kent Police Community Crime Prevention meeting at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Golden Steer restaurant, 23826 104th Ave. S.E.
Police officials will focus on East Hill crime trends near 104th Avenue Southeast and Southeast 240th Street as well as safety tips and how to prevent crime.
Bill Riordan found the Allied Waste Services and Kent Chamber of Commerce Business Expo Wednesday at the ShoWare Center a good way to promote the new Mick Kelly's Irish Pub and Restaurant in Kent.
Like a number of Kent businesspeople, Edward Sudderth is preparing for the upcoming Allied Waste Services and Kent Chamber of Commerce Business Expo Wednesday.
But unlike many of his business cohorts, Sudderth will be discussing a topic every person understands, but not everybody likes to contemplate.
Preparing for death.
People have until Oct. 15 to nominate their favorite community-based businesses for a Corporations for Communities Fall Award, Washington’s highest civics honor.
With the November general election just two months away, the Kent Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a forum for the region's top political races this year.
The forum runs 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Kent ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St., in the club lounge.
Kent's Lucy Lopez Center was in the spotlight Sept. 15 during the Consulado de Mexico celebration at the Washington State Convention Center.
An upcoming change in Washington state law will soon make it easier for self-employed people to get health insurance coverage.
The change involves small-group coverage, which under state law in recent years has been defined as businesses of 2 to 50 employees. Small-group coverage generally does not require applicants to first pass a health screening.
Jacqueline Drumheller, a certified hazardous materials manager with Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air, will be the guest speaker at the next Asian Pacific Dinner Roundtable 6 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant in the Great Wall Shopping Mall, 18230 E. Valley Highway.
The Kent Chamber of Commerce's Business After Hours for August took place Aug. 26 at McMonigle Veterinary Hospital, 1014 N. Central Ave.
Dr. Rob McMonigle and staff spoke with local business leaders about their hospital's pet services and diagnostic capabilities.
Have you ever been on medication, and it seems that you can never remember to take it on time?
Aneel Robinson knows the feeling.
“I’d always be forgetting to take my medication,” the Kent resident said.
In fact, after continuously forgetting to take his blood-pressure meds, Robinson, a devoted entrepreneur, decided to do something about it.
Figuring
Banner Bank of Kent is treating the community to lunch.
Urbia Fresh Café, a new gathering place for Kent, celebrated Aug. 24 with a grand opening celebration at its location at 415 Central Ave. N., Kent.
Dominic Yusim wins a free lunch Aug. 20 from Umpqua Bank Associate Sandip Sall, during the bank's community block party at its Kent location on the West Valley Highway. Umpqua Bank had the afternoon party as a way to connect with the Kent community, and to introduce people to its services.
After an extended period of prep work, Mick Kelly's Irish Pub is now officially open at Kent's Riverbend Golf Complex. According to bartender Dermot Owens, the golf course's anchor restaurant has been open since last week.
Washington state has been awarded a $1 million federal grant to improve its review of health-insurance rates and to increase transparency for the public.
Washington State Auditor Brian Sonntag will be the guest speaker Sept. 1 at the monthly membership luncheon of the Kent Chamber of Commerce. The event starts 11:30 a.m. at the Meridian Valley Country Club, 24830 136th Ave. S.E.
Urbia Fresh Cafe, a new coffee shop and gathering place in Kent, will have its grand opening 4 p.m. Aug. 24 in its location at 415 Central Ave. N., Kent. The cafe roasts its own coffee, in addition to serving up breakfast and lunch items, smoothies and Italian sodas, among other menu items.
Aegis Living, a national leader in senior living and assisted living communities, recently announced Judy Meleliat joined the company as chief marketing officer. In this role, she will lead all marketing and sales efforts for the companies 35 senior-living communities in Washington, California and Nevada.
