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Kent Downtown Partnership to see new director
The Kent Downtown Partnership has selected Barbara Smith of Shelton, Wash., as the group’s new executive director. Smith…
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Helping the Tooth Fairy – and African children
Like most good ideas, the kernel of Elisa Hope’s new business grew out of a need at her…
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Developer fees could pave the way for better Kent roads
More than 30 members of the business community and Kent city government were on hand May 21 at…
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Army of volunteers tackle Kent downtown clean-up
The Annual Spring Clean-Up Saturday in downtown Kent went off without a hitch – even the weather cooperated.…
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Job fair at Kent’s ShoWare Center sees thousands of applicants
They descended on Kent from all over the region with one goal in mind: Finding a job. Thousands…
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Wine, Women and Wow: Big event for Kent
The Kent Downtown Partnership poured on the fun at the annual Wine, Women, Wow! event Friday night at…
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Kent Mystery Business of the Day Solved
The Kent business that has this artwork on its signage is Titusville Station, located at 202 W. Gowe…
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Kent Downtown Partnership doles out citizen awards
The Kent Downtown Partnership last week gave out its “Community Stars” award to three local citizens who have…
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Kent warehouses, manufacturing help slow recession fears
While there is no denying the effects of the national recession are affecting cities and businesses throughout the…
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Kent Chamber of Commerce meetings coming up
The Kent Chamber of Commerce’s Education Committee will meet at 2 p.m. May 5 in the Conference Room…
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30 years: Kent ‘s H.D. Hotspurs looks back on its success
Back in 1979, the world, and Kent, were different places. “Think what 30 years ago in Kent must…
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St. Vincent de Paul thrift store opens in Kent
Mayor Suzette Cooke was on hand April 23 to cut the ribbon at the new Society of St.…
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Sodexo workers pack it in at Northwest Harvest warehouse
More than 70 employees from Sodexo, Inc., of Seattle, packaged nearly 6,000 pounds of corn-on-the-cob during a volunteer…
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Kent mortgage firm owner pleads guilty to fraud
The owner of a Kent-based mortgage company pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to conspiracy…
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T-Birds at ShoWare: First season went well
Seattle Thunderbird hockey officials expect tickets to a T-Bird game to be a hotter item next year than…
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Golden Steer: A community icon celebrates 10 years
A little more than 10 years ago, while he was working for the Denny's Corporation, Jim Berrios was…
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LEGAL MATTERS: Comprehensive immigration reform good for business
As we saw in the recent presidential election, a hot button topic for voters is immigration. Despite contrary…