by Doug Mah, Doug Mah and Associates and Thurston Chamber Public Policy Director Next year, 2022, we expect the Commission for the Port of Olympia to be very different. That is because two of three commissioner positions are on the ballot this year and incumbent Commissioners Bill McGregor and E.J. Zita indicated that they will…
by Heidi Smith | Photos by Jena Stagner, One Beautiful Life Photography During one day in March, Amy Leneker did a keynote presentation for a conference in Minnesota in the morning, facilitated a lunch-and-learn with a team in California at noon, and spent the afternoon with an executive leadership group in Oregon. At the end,…
by Kathryn Millhorn | Photo by Damian Magista The first documented barbers used oyster shells and flint to keep ancient Egyptians in the height of 5000 B.C. fashion. Today, however, skilled artisans combine years of training with pomades, beard oils, moustache creams, soaps, and waxes crafted from natural ingredients. Near downtown Olympia, The Refined Man…
by Alison Bailey | Photos courtesy of KPFF KPFF is a civil and structural engineering firm founded in Seattle in 1960 that now has offices dotting the west coast and employs over 1,200 people. The Thurston County branch is a tight-knit 32-person office based in Lacey. “We’re unique in that we are a large firm,…