Recipients of the Thurston Green Business recognition program were announced at the Chamber’s Annual Thurston Green Forum on Wednesday, April 9 at the Red Lion Hotel Olympia. Now in its seventh year, the Thurston Green Business program has become one of the Chamber’s most popular programs; nearly 200 local organizations display a Thurston Green Business…
Ballots are available at the Thurston County Auditor’s Office, 2000 Lakeridge Dr. SW, Building 1, Room 106, Olympia, WA for the April 22, 2014 Special Election. Voters in the Tenino School District will receive a ballot for this election. Ballots should arrive in homes by Friday, April 4. If you have not received a ballot…
Perhaps no single substance, save for water, has had the vital impact on humanity that wood has. From the very trees that provide this resource, to myriad man-made uses, we interact with wood on some level every day of our lives. Now, a range of artists interprets the significance of one of nature’s most abundant…
April 1, 2014 — DuPont, Wash. — Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington teams up with the Washington State Attorney General’s Office for Financial Literacy Month. In March 2004, the United States Senate officially recognized April as Financial Literacy Month, in an effort to highlight the importance of establishing and maintaining healthy…
Submitted by the YWCA of Olympia: 2014 marks not only a new year but a new chapter in the history of the YWCA of Olympia. Our association welcomes a new Executive Director, a new Girls Advancement Director and several new Board members. While change is alarming to some, we see it as an opportunity to…
Every day, people in the Pacific Northwest and around the world face dozens of sustainability choices. Paper, plastic, or reusable bag? Trash or compost? Drive or take the bus? As Earth Day approaches (April 22), people consider ways to protect our planet. Turns out, one of the most effective ways to reduce energy use, pollution,…
Sister Karin Dufault, S.P., R.N., Ph.D., congregational leader of the Sisters of Providence religious community, will deliver the 2014 commencement address at Saint Martin’s University on Saturday, May 10, at 2 p.m. in the Marcus Pavilion on the Lacey campus, 5000 Abbey Way S.E. Dufault will also receive an honorary degree in humane letters from…
Reps. J.T. Wilcox, R-Yelm, and Graham Hunt, R-Orting, will hold an hour-long telephone town hall for 2nd District residents Wednesday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m. The toll-free number to join the telephone town hall is (800) 762-1620. During the call listeners can press the star (*) key to ask a question, and also vote on…
Jon M. Jones, President and CEO, of Washington Business Bank yesterday announced the results for the 1st quarter of 2014. The bank posted a net income of $157,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 vs. net income of $95,000 in the 1st quarter of 2013, a 65.26% increase. The 1st quarter 2014 net income…
Please join us in welcoming Congressman Denny Heck as the keynote speaker at the 109th Thurston County Chamber Annual meeting on Wednesday, May 14 at 11:30 a.m. at the Red Lion Hotel Olympia. Congressman Heck will give the keynote address. The event will include the transferring of the gavel from Thurston County Chamber of Commerce…