May is National Foster Care Month and Mattress Firm is making it easy for the community to give back. The mattress retailer is hosting its… Continue reading
Valley Medical Center in Renton has eliminated 60 positions – a little more than 1 percent of its workforce – because of recent changes in… Continue reading
First Citizens Bank, a new tenant in Van Doren’s Landing Office Plaza building, welcomed staff, colleagues and friends to a Kent Chamber of Commerce-supported open… Continue reading
The Domestic Abuse Women’s Network (DAWN) has a new home, having completed an extensive move and transition to a downtown Kent office. Peg Coleman, DAWN… Continue reading
Washington’s added 1,200 new jobs in April and the unemployment rate fell from 4.7 to 4.6 percent – matching the state’s historic low for unemployment… Continue reading
Fans of Sonic Drive-In coming to Kent will have to hold their orders a bit longer. An anticipated opening this summer is no longer on… Continue reading
The Kent Downtown Partnership Dinner Auction – Under the Stars-A Night at the Movies – is Friday, June 9, from 5 to 9 p.m. at… Continue reading
Pie Lab in Kent won best strawberry pie in the independent retail bakery category at the American Pie Council’s National Pie Championships in Orlando, Fla.,… Continue reading
Millions of families splurge on gifts for moms every year for Mother’s Day. According to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights… Continue reading
Northwest Ford dealers are teaming up with Ford Motor Company Fund to collect jars of peanut butter from May 6-15 to help food banks meet… Continue reading
Torklift is hosting a job fair for multiple positions for hire at each of their locations in Sumner and Kent. The job fair is May… Continue reading
Community organizations working to revitalize main street businesses could receive more donations under legislation co-sponsored by Sen. Joe Fain, which today passed the Senate. Washington… Continue reading
Amazon Fresh is moving its warehouse operations later this year to Kent from Bellevue. Amazon will run its grocery delivery service out of an 150,000-square-foot… Continue reading
Paint Kent Station Purple during the month of May by purchasing a passport with discounts at Kent Station and help support the American Cancer Society.… Continue reading
The region grew by more than 86,000 people last year and two-thirds of that growth occurred within 10 cities, including Kent, according to data presented… Continue reading
The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBA) is offering $30,000 in scholarship funds to college/trade/technical school students of sophomore to senior status… Continue reading
It’s that time of year again: property tax statements have recently come out from King County. Taxes are going up, and it’s important to understand… Continue reading
During the two-week application period, which ended on April 18, the King County Housing Authority received nearly 20,000 applications for rental assistance. The volume of… Continue reading
Pie Lab in Kent competes in the American Pie Council’s National Pie Championships in Orlando, Fla., May 5-6. The East Hill bakery’s entries in the… Continue reading
Greg Haffner, attorney at Curran Law Firm and avid community volunteer in downtown Kent, received the Excellence on Main Award at Washington Main Street’s Excellence… Continue reading
