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• Beautification district on brink (The Olympian, September 7, 2010)
• Richland considers moving city hall to fit plan (Tri-City Herald, September 7, 2010)
• Downtown Bremerton: The revival that wasn't (Seattle PI, August 31, 2010)
• Whatcom County Council approves home-based business law (Bellingham Herald, July 28, 2010)
• Downtown Bremerton's Parking Shuffle Will Go from Two Hours to Three (Kitsap Sun, July 27, 2010)
• Port of Bremerton Will Explore Building Waterfront Parking Garage (Kitsap Sun, July 14, 2010)
• Bremerton cuts gambling tax in the hopes of luring back casinos (Bremerton Patriot, July 7, 2010)
• Bothell unveils plans for new downtown parking (Seattle PI, July 6, 2010)
• Sporting events aid Tri-City economy (Tri-City Herald, July 5, 2010)
• Poulsbo considering downtown parking garage (North Kitsap Herald, June 25, 2010)
• Pasco considers making public corporation (Tri-City Herald, June 15, 2010)
• Jump in hiring may mean Snohomish County's economy is recovering (Everett Herald, May 19, 2010)
• City steps in to aid downtown Pasco project (Tri-City Herald, May 10, 2010)
• THURSTON COUNTY: Taxable retail sales drop in year-over-year mark (The Olympian, May 4, 2010)
• Bellingham City Council eases size limits on big-box stores (Bellingham Herald, April 13, 2010)
• Covington downtown plan nears the finish line (Covington Reporter, April 8, 2010)
• Bothell breaks ground on a grand plan to fix its downtown (Seattle Times, April 6, 2010)
• Commerce Department honors Bellevue for trade initiative (Seattle PI, April 5, 2010)
• Ferndale approves zone encouraging big-box development (Bellingham Herald, April 5, 2010)
• Pasco to be more proactive about downtown revitalizaition (Tri-City Herald, April 4, 2010)
• Signs now mark downtown Longview (The Daily News, March 30, 2010)
• Grants revitalize downtown Pasco with Latino style (Tri-City Herald, March 22, 2010)
• City of Auburn moving ahead with promenade (Auburn Reporter, March 22, 2010)
• Permit parking causes stir in downtown Auburn (Auburn Reporter, March 12, 2010)
• Kennewick opts in for regional facility district (Tri-City Herald, March 11, 2010)
• Kitsap County creates shoreline task force (Bainbridge Island Review, March 10, 2010)
• Bellingham proposes extending some development permits (Bellingham Herald, March 9, 2010)
• Kelso gets to work cleaning up abandoned, foreclosed properties (The Daily News, March 6, 2010)
• Bremerton Council Offers Carrot for Waterfront Development (Kitsap Sun, March 4, 2010)
• Pasco road project aims to bring industrial development (Tri-City Herald, February 27, 2010)
• Federal Way's goals for 2010: Economic development, foreign investment | State of the City (Federal Way Mirror, February 5, 2010)
• Bellingham mayor proposes new standards for big-box stores (Bellingham Herald, January 26, 2010)
• Battle won, Wal-Mart gets to work in Arlington (Everett Herald, January 25, 2010)
• Funding cuts to Washington State’s Main Street Program (Everett Herald, January 7, 2010)
• 'Noise' about climate change (The Olympian, January 5, 2010)
• Builders: Don't cut Pierce County planning staff, raise fees (Tacoma News Tribune, November 10, 2009)
• Richland farmers market goes online (Tri-City Herald, November 9, 2009)
• Pay parking coming soon to downtown (Tacoma News Tribune, October 28, 2009)
• Kennewick soliciting ideas for long-ignored riverfront (Tri-City Herald, October 19, 2009)
• Business incubator: Investing in Federal Way's economy (Federal Way Mirror, October 8, 2009)
• Lynnwood spending $80,000 on image makeover (Seattle Times, September 29, 2009)
• Tacoma moves closer to paid parking downtown (Tacoma News Tribune, September 22, 2009)
• Richland moves toward development funding (Tri-City Herald, August 26, 2009)
• Pierce County Council hopes to stimulate development (Tacoma News Tribune, June 7, 2009)
• City of Tacoma faces worsening economic picture (Tacoma News Tribune, June 3, 2009)
• Port, city to unite on common issues (Tri-City Herald, May 12, 2009)
• Benton City ready to capitalize on future tourism (Tri-City Herald, May 11, 2009)
• Funding change liberates city art (Whidbey News Times, April 14, 2009)
• Taxable retail sales nosedive in county (The Olympian, April 11, 2009)
• Cowlitz County unemployment rate rises to 14.4 percent (The Daily News, March 18, 2009)
• City inches toward broadband service (Seattle Times, March 17, 2009)
• Bellingham waterfront innovation zone gearing up for business (Bellingham Herald, March 17, 2009)
• County approves Enumclaw running 2009 fair (Enumclaw Courier-Herald, February 24, 2009)
• Edgewood welcomes civic center (Tacoma News Tribune, February 16, 2009)
• City agrees to put on 2009 fair (Enumclaw Herald, February 4, 2009)
• Leaders wrestle with city's identity (Tri-City Herald, January 28, 2009)
• County suggests that city operate fair (Enumclaw Courier Herald, December 17, 2008)
• Bellingham buys downtown land for parking (Bellingham Herald, December 10, 2008)
• Benton City banking on business park (Tri-City Herald, December 8, 2008)
• Port of Kennewick to mull wine business incubator (Tri-City Herald, November 28, 2008)
• Check out Tacoma’s efforts to clean up city (Tacoma News Tribune, November 7, 2008)
• Olympia City Council votes to invite Artspace (The Olympian, October 29, 2008)
• Economic woe picks Lakewood’s pocket (Tacoma News Tribune, October 29, 2008)
• Wal-Mart wants to tap into local wares (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, October 21, 2008)
• Commissioners revise lodging tax policy to promote tourism (Central Kitsap Reporter, October 18, 2008)
• Job growth boosts Seattle area's standing in city study (Seattle PI, September 9, 2008)
• Job growth boosts Seattle area's standing in city study (Seattle PI, September 9, 2008)
• Richland exploring Web portal for small businesses (Tri-City Herald, September 2, 2008)
• Port to vote on contract to build waterfront innovation zone facility (Bellingham Herald, September 2, 2008)
• National Geographic: Bellingham one of the best places to live and play (Bellingham Herald, August 12, 2008)
• City courts developers to help improve downtown infrastructure (Federal Way Mirror, July 5, 2008)
• 'Big box' businesses benefit Poulsbo's economy (North Kitsap Herald, July 10, 2008)
• Centralia Downtown Broadband Internet Pilot Suspended (The Chronicle, June 11, 2008)
• Port of Benton buys Benton City building for possible winery (Tri-City Herald, June 11, 2008)
• Limits stay on big-box stores (Bellingham Herald, June 10, 2008)
• Everett stiffens penalties for graffiti vandals (Everett Herald, June 9, 2008)
• Bellevue is growing up -- and up (Seattle PI, June 7, 2008)
• New Web site offers insight into local trends (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, May 28, 2008)
• Judge: County can’t nix Wal-Mart (The Columbian, May 27, 2008)
• Federal Way closer to building new performing arts center (Tacoma News Tribune, May 20, 2008)
• Commissioners: Can we kill casino? (The Columbian, May 9, 2008)
• Googling Kirkland (Seattle Times, May 6, 2008)
• Nickels wants $75 million levy for Pike Place Market (Seattle PI, March 26, 2008)
• University Place might lower impact fees for developers (Tacoma News Tribune, March 26, 2008)
• Council moves toward approving downtown pedestrian plaza (Yakima Herald, March 25, 2008)
• County limits sewer lines - No extensions outside UGAs (Bellingham Herald, March 25, 2008)
• State will contribute $500,000 toward performing arts center in Federal Way (Federal Way Mirror, March 21, 2008)
• City ‘holding’ block for an arts center (The Columbian, March 18, 2008)
• Downtown Bellevue condos beckon to younger crowd (Seattle Times, March 11, 2008)
• Consultant offers tips on rekindling downtown Kelso (The Daily News, March 5, 2008)
• City moves ahead on waterfront authority (Bellingham Herald, February 26, 2008)
• Kirkland's art identity slipping away (Seattle Times, February 13, 2008)
• City puts brakes on Streetscape (Bainbridge Island Review, February 5, 2008)
• City wants help with arts center (Tacoma News Tribune, January 16, 2008)
• A new old look for Puyallup? (Tacoma News Tribune, January 14, 2008)
• Centralia Awaits Wireless Internet Launch (The Chronicle, January 2, 2008)
• For better or worse, streetcars are back (Seattle PI, December 12, 2007)
• Vulcan gets city OK for taller development (Seattle PI, December 12, 2007)
• Olympia nixes free Wi-Fi idea (The Olympian, December 9, 2007)
• Downtown high-rise plan makes more room for retail (Federal Way Mirror, December 7, 2007)
• Richland to offer tourist 'passport' (Tri-City Herald, October 20, 2007)
• Parking garage enters decisive phase for city (Bainbridge Island Review, October 10, 2007)
• County to reconsider distribution of lodging tax (Islands Sounder, October 3, 2007)
• City makes licensing your business easier (Lake Stevens Journal, September 19, 2007)
• Bothell to receive $25M in revitalization funding (Seattle Times, September 14, 2007)
• Stanwood hopes to tempt small businesses by waiving fees (Everett Herald, September 10, 2007)
• Magazine names Walla Walla's Long Shadows winery of the year (Tri-City Herald, Setpember 8, 2007)
• Farmers markets may get an assist from city (Seattle PI, September 7, 2007)
• Fife looking up for its future - City wants to allow taller buildings (Tacoma News Tribune, August 27, 2007)
• Tri-Cities Research District finally getting off the ground (Tri-City Herald, August 27, 2007)
• Federal Way's future sky-high? (Seattle Times, August 26, 2007)
• City moves ahead on wi-fi proposal (Port Orchard Independent, August 21, 2007)
• Council embraces final draft of killer whale regulations (Islands Sounder, August 15, 2007)
• Small towns in Washington's wheat growing region feeling flush (Seattle Times, August 15, 2007)
• Vancouver mulls going back to the future with streetcar service (The Columbian, August 15, 2007)
• Young Professionals Say Quality of Life Lacking in Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, July 29, 2007)
• Quincy Establishes Business Moratorium (Columbia Basin Herald, July 19, 2007)
• Kennewick's Future All in the Mix (TriCity Herald, July 2, 2007)
• Sharing Secrets of Grant County's Success (Columbia Basin Herald, June 29, 2007)
• Yakima Trolleys -- A Century Old and On a Roll (Yakima Herald Republic, July 2, 2007)
• Arts Center Gains Momentum (Federal Way Mirror, June 23, 2007)
• Whatcom County Losing Workers in Their Prime (Bellingham Herald, June 24, 2007)
• Councilwoman Wants Grandview to Think Pink (TriCity Herald, June 4, 2007)
• Nooksack Vies for a Postal Identity (Lynden Tribune, May 30, 2007)
• Kelso ready to plan downtown (The Daily News, May 29, 2007)
• Bellingham No. 2 on ‘best’ list (Tacoma News Tribune, May 13, 2007)
• Redevelopment helps deter crime in downtown Kent (Seattle Times, May 6, 2007)
• Funds at a trickle as water pipes fail (Seattle Times, May 6, 2007)
• City’s tourism effort is a sight to see (Federal Way Mirror, May 5, 2007)
• Sammamish OKs Town Center plan (Seattle Times, Apr 28, 2007)
• High-tech data centers drawn to rural central Wash. (Seattle dBusinessNews, Apr 23, 2007)
• Moving Kent's old downtown forward (Seattle Times, Apr 23, 2007)
• Small-town issues pose big challenges for business growth (Tri-City Herald, Apr 17, 2007)
• Microsoft cuts ribbon in Quincy (Columbia Basin Herald, Apr 17, 2007)
• Panel backs working together (Tri-City Herald, Apr 9, 2007)
• Tri-Citians stand behind regional centers (Tri-City Herald, Feb 28, 2007)
• Council to celebrate adoption of horse theme (Enumclaw Courier Herald, Feb 21, 2007)
• W. Richland still wrestling with identity (Tri-City Herald, Feb 5, 2007)
• Council struggles with branding Moses Lake (Columbia Basin Herald, Feb 5, 2007)
• La Center has big ideas for future (The Columbian, Feb 3, 2007)
• Cities tout successes in growth, other areas (Tri-City Herald, Feb 1, 2007)
• City forgoes $250,000 image update (Seattle Times, Jan 17, 2007)
• 2007 will be a big year for Lynnwood makeover (Seattle Times, Jan 8, 2007)