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Kent Station business closes due to wet floor; owner explains concerns
Customers headed to Butterfly Salon and Spa in Kent Station during the past few weeks have arrived to…
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LA Fitness facility celebrates opening in Kent
The official ribbon cutting of the new LA Fitness facility, located in the old King County Journal press…
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Facing unemployment? Agency offers tips
With the slumping economy and frequent news about layoffs, employees at the state Employment Security Department are working…
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Business Briefly for week of Jan. 21
New salon and spa opens in Kent Caoba Salon and Spa is celebrating the opening of its newest…
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Business briefly for week of Jan. 14
LA Fitness plans grand opening LA Fitness will celebrate its grand opening 4 to 6 p.m. Jan. 15…
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New Indian eatery opens in Kent
Apna Dhaba Indian restaurant opened its doors this past week at 415 Central Ave., the site of the…
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Look out water thieves: City is watching for you
Kent city officials want residents to help watch for and report mobile fleet-washing companies and others that are…
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Storm-stranded workers may qualify for unemployment benefits
Workers who lost pay because their employer closed due to the December snow storms potentially qualify for unemployment…
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Ka-ching: State’s minimum wage to see increase Jan. 1
There's a slight raise around the corner for Washington workers when a new minimum wage takes effect Jan.…
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Weather puts chill on holiday shopping
In an already difficult economy, a major snowstorm on the weekend before Christmas was not on the wish…
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Kent’s East Hill merchants want people to shop the ‘high ground’
For the members of the East Hill Partnership Steering Committee, the main goal is simple: Change the public…
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Hard-candy Christmas for downtown? Merchants wonder
As shoppers all across the country are expected to tighten their belts for this holiday season, many businesses…
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Kent downtown yarn business making move to Kent Station
After more than two years in the city’s historic downtown, Renaissance Yarns has moved from its location on…
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Kent family business chosen as the big cheese
A local Kent business was recently named the 2008 medium-sized family business of the year and they are,…
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Kent moving company sees penalties from state
The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission on Nov. 14 canceled the residential moving permit of Kent-based company All…
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Children’s Bookshop: 20 years of keeping kids literate
Angie Martinez and her 14-year-old daughter Marissa make the trek to Children’s Bookshop and Teaching Supplies from their…
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Kent business receives award A Kent-based business was one of three statewide to receive the 2008 Associate of…
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Kent names REI ‘Green Business of the Year’
City of Kent officials named the local headquarters of Recreational Equipment Inc. Friday as the Kent Green Business…
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Chamber comes out against rail measure, caregiver measure
The Kent Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has announced its opposition to two measures on next week's…
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Keeping it raw: Kent gym is old school all the way
At first glance, the new Imperial Fitness gym is sparse, especially compared to the monster fitness facilities being…