Roland Dickey

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Special visitor at Dickey’s | Business briefs

Roland Dickey, Dickey’s Barbecue’s lead chef and chairman, dropped by Kent on Nov. 15 to help celebrate a…

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Smith Brothers Farms and Dairy Farmers of Washington feed hungry with egg nog

Over the past year, nearly 15 percent of families in Washington state are struggling to get enough food…

Home sales increased 6.6 percent in Kent in October compared the same month last year.

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Kent home prices jump 4 percent in October

Kent home prices were up 4 percent in October compared to the same month in 2013 with a…

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Seattle dealer with Kent location ranked No. 5 in Boating Industry’s Top 100 list

Seattle Boat Company – with a location in Kent – has been ranked No. 5 in Boating Industry's…

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Milk and Moustaches: Smith Brothers Farms milkmen team up with Movember

Kent dairy delivery company Smith Brothers Farms has announced its participation in the Movember Foundation's annual campaign, which…

Wingstop plans to open at Kent Station but an opening date has yet to be determined.

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Wingstop restaurant still coming to Kent Station

Wingstop still plans to open a location at Kent Station just not as soon as initially announced.

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Best Western Plus Plaza by the Green honored for excellence

The Best Western Plus Plaza by the Green in Kent recently received the Best Western Champion Customer Care…

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Terreno Realty buys Kent industrial property for $9.2 million

Terreno Realty Corp., of San Francisco, owner and operator of industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S.…

Home prices dropped 1 percent in September in Kent compared to September 2013.

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Kent home prices drop 1 percent in September

Kent home prices were down 1 percent in September compared to the same month in 2013 with a…

Mayor Suzette Cooke joins Alsco executives

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Alsco celebrates grand opening of new Kent plant

Alsco Inc., a linen and uniform rental services company, celebrated the grand opening of its new laundry processing…

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Two Kent companies earn Small Business of the Year honors

Two family-owned Kent companies were honored as King County Executive's 2014 Small Businesses of the Year at an…

Tuesday’s grand opening of the new Trader Joe’s in Kent drew a good crowd.

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East Hill welcomes new Trader Joe’s

Checkout lines at the new Trader Joe's in Kent rarely dropped below 15-people deep during the specialty store's…

The fourth annual Kent Turkey Challenge will raise food and donations through local businesses for the Kent Food Bank.

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Kent Turkey Challenge seeks businesses to collect food bank donations

Kent businesses and organizations are wanted to join the fourth Annual Kent Turkey Challenge to collect donations for…

Home sales dropped 13.7 percent in August in Kent compared to the same month in 2013.

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Kent home prices drop just 0.6 percent in August

Kent home prices were down 0.6 percent in August compared to the same month in 2013 with a…

A computer rendering of a proposed underpass at the Union Pacific railroad tracks along South 228th Street. City officials junked a local improvement district proposal to help pay for the project.

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Kent City Council, business owners to discuss proposed LID for street-railroad projects

Kent business owners impacted by a potential local improvement district (LID) by the city of Kent to pay…

Billy Walters

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Salon owners welcome new location

Three doors down from his original location, Wade Schwartz found a better spot to showcase his salon.

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Kent Chamber of Commerce picks new board members

The Kent Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has approved new board members and officers for the organization.

Kent home prices dropped 2.3 percent in July compared to July 2013.

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Kent home prices drop 2.3 percent in July

Kent home prices were down 2.3 percent in July compared to the same month in 2013 with a…

Construction crews hoist the first of many 24-by-60-foot wall panels for the new 800

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Amazon Kent Fulfillment Center reaches construction milestone

The first section of walling for Amazon's new 800,000-square-foot fulfillment center was erected and set in place on…

BECU awarded $5

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BECU awards $5,000 to Kent Firefighters Foundation

The Kent Firefighters Foundation received $5,000 from BECU's People Helping People Awards.