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Thurston Green Small Business of the Year: Treasure Chest

The Thurston Green Business designation is a coveted award, given annually to over 100 deserving businesses. And among those winners, a select few are honored as the best of the best – the small, medium, large, and municipal “business of the year.” This year’s winners are true champions of sustainability, and they’ll be recognized at…

Advocacy: Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC) Mandate Likely Headed for Overhaul

by Doug Mah, Doug Mah & Associates, Thurston County Chamber Public Policy Director At the time of this writing, it appears that the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC) and its original mandate are headed for a complete overhaul. The CACC created a firestorm that it was unable to extinguish when the Commission identified three potential…

Thurston Green Medium Business of the Year: CapStone Solar

The Thurston Green Business designation is a coveted award, given annually to over 100 deserving businesses. And among those winners, a select few are honored as the best of the best – the small, medium, large, and municipal “business of the year.” This year’s winners are true champions of sustainability, and they’ll be recognized at…

2023 Thurston Green Business Designees

4th Dimension Computers & Technology ABOVE Home Health All City Cleaning Services, LLC All Ways Chiropractic Alpine Ductless Heating and Air Conditioning Beech Tree Woodworks Bite Me Catering, LLC Boardwalk Senior Affordable Apartments Brons Automotive Camas Coffee House CapStone Solar Card My Yard Lacey Chefs for Seniors Chelsea Farms Oyster Bar Cheryl Heinrichs Architecture Child…

April 2023 VOICE Magazine

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Community Invited to Attend Thurston Green Business Awards with Keynote by Aaron Sauerhoff, CEO and Founder of Earth Homes

Get ready to be inspired and join us in celebrating the cream of the crop at the Thurston Green Business Designation ceremony! Over 100 businesses went above and beyond this year to earn the prestigious designation, and we can’t wait to honor them at the Thurston Chamber’s April Forum on Wednesday, April 12 at 11:00…

SCJ Hires Three New Team Members

SCJ Alliance has added three new employees to their Lacey office: Matt North, Alex Johnson, and Kate Mitchell. Senior Construction Manager Matt North has 19 years of civil contracting and construction management experience. In addition to his private sector work, Matt has been a general contractor for such organizations as Sound Transit, City of Redmond,…

Harlequin Welcomes Corey McDaniel as Director of Development

Harlequin Productions is pleased to announce that Corey McDaniel, a frequent guest director for Harlequin and the Founder and Producing Artistic Director of Seattle’s Theatre22, has joined the staff as Director of Development. In this role, which focuses on fundraising, events, underwriting, and grants, Mr. McDaniel will take on many of the responsibilities previously held by…

First Cohort Graduates from Olympia Career Hub Construction Training

On March 10, the ANEW Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Education (PACE) program witnessed the remarkable success of five driven graduates who had just completed a rigorous seven-week training. The day was marked by a hiring event that immediately followed the culmination of the training, where the graduates showcased their newly acquired skills to prospective employers. The icing…

Community Partnership to Offer Unhoused Individuals Safe Place to Recover Following Hospital Discharge

Last week, Drexel House, a program of Catholic Community Services of Western Washington, located in Olympia, opened two medical respite beds for people who are experiencing homelessness but are ready to be discharged from Providence St. Peter Hospital. This allows the patient to have a safe place to fully recover, with a goal of reducing…