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Transit service company’s Kent location to shave 340 jobs
Transdev Services Inc., a global transit company, will shed 340 jobs from its Kent site beginning Oct. 31,…
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Retail job fair arrives at Westfield Southcenter on Sept. 13
Port Jobs’ Center for Onboarding and Advancement in Retail (COAR) hosts a job fair on Friday, Sept. 13,…
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Claims process now open in $12 million Motel 6 privacy case
More than 100,000 guests had private information shared with ICE, including SeaTac locations
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Boeing to sell about 50 acres at Kent site
Five buildings coming down as company continues to consolidate but keep presence in town
Business
Jersey Mike’s to pay $150K to state to resolve no-poach lawsuit
Chain has two locations in Kent; 41 in the state
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Nestle USA’s Kent outlet to lay off 67 workers
Nestle USA in Kent is laying off 67 workers as the company shuts down its direct-to-store delivery network…
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Entrepreneurship alternative to military spouse employment
By Jeremy Field, regional administrator, Pacific Northwest, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
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States labor market continued to improve in July
Washington’s economy gained 13,400 jobs in July and the state’s seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate for July was…
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Brown Bear celebrates 62nd birthday on Aug. 22, with free car washes at 26 tunnel locations
Family-owned company sets goal to exceed record-setting 32,789 free washes given away during 2018 celebration
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Bartell’s 17th annual School Tools donation drive supports local students
Bartell Drugs, in partnership with local radio station STAR 101.5 and World Vision, is helping set students up…
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Kent-based OMAX to showcase full range of waterjets at FABTECH 2019
Show set for Nov. 11-14 in Chicago
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Kent’s Blue Origin visualizes future of people living, working in space
Head of advanced development programs talks about goals, rockets
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Muckleshoot Casino expansion project reaches milestone
Project scheduled for completion in early 2021 and includes an 18-story, 400-room luxury hotel
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Former Mayor White gets a star
For role in bringing Kent Station shopping center to downtown
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State adds 6,000 jobs in June; unemployment rate holds steady at 4.6 percent
Washington’s economy gained 6,000 jobs in June and the state’s seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate for June was…
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City of Kent, Blue Origin reach development agreement on roadwork, stormwater facility
Deal part of aerospace company’s large expansion
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Public invited to nominate Washington businesses that go the extra mile
Each year, the Office of the Secretary of State calls for nominations for the Corporations for Communities Award.…
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Sysco Seattle plans to expand food distribution center in Kent
Warehouse along 54th Avenue South near South 228th Street