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Kent home prices were up 12.1 percent in February compared to the same month in 2014.

Kent home prices up 12.1 percent in February; sales up 5.6 percent

Kent home prices were up 12.1 percent in February compared to the same month in 2014. Sales were up 5.6 percent.

  • Mar 31, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Kent home prices were up 12.1 percent in February compared to the same month in 2014.
Perk Up Place owner Shelly Prange

Kent’s Perk Up Place reopens

Perk Up Place, 202 W. Gowe St., Suite C in Kent's Titusville Station, reopened March 16 after being closed for nine months.

  • Mar 26, 2015
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Perk Up Place owner Shelly Prange
J. Lennox Scott

Kent realtor earns top honor for sales

Marti Reeder, a realtor and broker for John L. Scott in Kent-Covington, was recently awarded one of John L. Scott's highest honors – the Chairman's Circle Award – for her top grossing real estate sales in 2014.

  • Mar 16, 2015
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J. Lennox Scott
Sports Authority will have a grand opening at its new Kent store

Sports Authority sets grand opening for Kent store on Saturday

A grand opening for the new Sports Authority store on the East Hill in Kent will start at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 14.

  • Mar 12, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Sports Authority will have a grand opening at its new Kent store
Kent's Kvichak Marine Industries will merge with Vigor Industrial.

Kent’s Kvichak Marine Industries merges with Vigor Industrial

Seattle-based Kvichak Marine Industries, which has a Kent facility, and Vigor Industrial announced on Tuesday the companies are merging to unite their strengths in the design and fabrication of aluminum workboats, shipbuilding and boat building.

  • Mar 3, 2015
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Kent's Kvichak Marine Industries will merge with Vigor Industrial.
Kent home prices were up 15.9 percent in January compared to the same month in 2014.

Kent home prices up 15.9 percent in January; sales drop 14.9 percent

Kent home prices were up 15.9 percent in January compared to the same month in 2014 but sales dropped 14.9 percent.

  • Feb 26, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Kent home prices were up 15.9 percent in January compared to the same month in 2014.
Home Depot is hiring 1

Home Depot to hire 1,200 in Seattle area, including Kent

Home Depot is hiring 1,200 associates at 26 stores in the Seattle area, including Kent, Covington, Tukwila and Federal Way.

  • Feb 11, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Home Depot is hiring 1
Home sales and prices were up in December in Kent compared to the same month in 2013.

Kent home sales up 22 percent in December

Kent home sales were up 22 percent in December compared to the same month in 2013 with 134 homes sold in the city.

  • Jan 29, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Home sales and prices were up in December in Kent compared to the same month in 2013.
Togo’s has more than 300 restaurants open and under development throughout the West

Togo’s coming to Kent

Togo's – specializing in big, fresh and meaty sandwiches – is coming to Kent.

  • Jan 26, 2015
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Togo’s has more than 300 restaurants open and under development throughout the West

Study: Kent among top cities in the state for millennial job seekers

Millennials in their own right have become a driving force that often determines the social, professional and geographical attractiveness of a city.

  • Jan 26, 2015
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Sports Authority hiring for new Kent store

Sports Authority, a full-line sporting goods retailer, will be hiring 30 team members for its new Kent store at 13026 S.E. Kent Kangley Road near the Trader Joe's store.

  • Jan 21, 2015
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Let’s Get Certified workshop coming to Kent

The Washington State Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises (OMWBE) is putting on a Let's Get Certified workshop Jan. 22, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at Green River Community College, 417 Ramsay Way, Suite 112, Kent.

  • Jan 15, 2015
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Free income tax preparation available at Highline College

Highline College has partnered with United Way of King County to host free tax preparation services to the public.

  • Jan 8, 2015
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LightRecycle Washington offers service

Washington residents can now recycle fluorescent lights and other mercury-containing lights for free at 130 sites throughout the state, with more being added in the months ahead.

  • Jan 5, 2015
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Kent homes prices and sales report for November 2014.

Kent home prices up 4.6 percent in November but sales drop

Kent home prices were up 4.6 percent in November compared to the same month in 2013 with a median price of $277,250.

  • Dec 29, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Kent homes prices and sales report for November 2014.
Employees now own the Kent Ram Restaurant & Brewery along with the rest of the chain's locations in six states.

Kent’s Ram Restaurant and Brewery becomes employee-owned location along with rest of chain

Employees now own the Ram family of restaurants and breweries, including a location at Kent Station.

  • Dec 23, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Employees now own the Kent Ram Restaurant & Brewery along with the rest of the chain's locations in six states.

Realtors in King County honor Kent man

Seattle King County Realtors (SKCR) recently honored Larry Christensen, of Kent's RE/MAX Performance Plus, as Instructor of the Year.

  • Dec 19, 2014
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Kent company recalls salad product due to misbranding, undeclared allergens

Real Foods LLC, of Kent, is recalling approximately 308 pounds of Chef Salad with Ham and Turkey due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Wednesday.

  • Dec 10, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Cathy Wahlin

Local realtor honored

Local realtor Cathy Wahlin, of Kent's Windermere Real Estate/PSK, recently received the 2014 Five Star Real Estate Agent Award.

  • Dec 10, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Cathy Wahlin
Roland Dickey

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 guest appreciation event at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, 1428 W. Meeker St.

  • Dec 4, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Roland Dickey