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A new 67-unit senior housing development is planned for Olympia in the area bordered by Henderson Blvd., Yelm Highway and Palomino Drive.
The South Sound Village Cooperative will be a …
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by JOLT staff
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10/7/20
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During a budget workshop meeting on Monday, Port of Olympia officials discussed several capital investment projects that were put on hold because of the pandemic, and the possibility of them …
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by Cody Neuenschwander
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10/5/20
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The Tumwater City Council meets tomorrow, Oct. 6, at 7 pm.
On the agenda is a recommendation that the Mayor sign a contract amendment with the state Department of Commerce increasing the amount of …
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It’s been around for nearly five decades, but Tri-City Meats in Olympia has recently added an all-new side to its business by opening a retail counter to sell individual …
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by Cody Neuenschwander
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10/2/20
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Next Monday the Olympia Planning Commission will meet to discuss possible changes to the housing code regarding accessory dwelling units, duplexes, triplexes and courtyard apartments.
Here are …
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by JOLT staff
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9/30/20
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A new 84-unit apartment complex, the GOAT Apartments, may be built on vacant property at 3311 6th Avenue SW in Olympia.
The Inland Group, headquartered in Spokane, is proposing to develop the …
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9/28/20
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At its meeting on Monday, Sept. 28, the Olympia Port Commission will consider an amendment to Panattoni’s 10-year lease option for 199 acres of land in Tumwater, which it approved in mid-July. …
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by JOLT staff
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9/25/20
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Olympia ─ Thurston Community Television (TCMedia) won two 2020 Hometown Media Awards from the Alliance for Community Media (ACM) Foundation on July 9 of this year. TCMedia helps produce television …
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by Prachi Gohil
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9/22/20
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Thurston County — Starting this fall, Thurston County will have a new program that trains anyone — from frontline hotel staff, museum workers, and restaurant servers — to answer …
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9/21/20
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Olympia’s Land Use and Environment committee meets today and will consider adding new protection for renters to the Olympia Municipal Code.
The proposed renter protection ordinance …
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by JOLT staff
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9/17/20
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As one would expect from someone who makes sure computer networks are set up to work properly, John Hansman planned his business carefully.
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By Danny Stusser of JOLT
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8/13/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– Local business leaders gathered remotely Thursday afternoon to talk about how employers reopen their businesses and how the coronavirus crisis affected communication for many local employees.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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8/13/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– Employers in the Thurston County area who are eager to find new employees can register for a virtual space for an online job fair coming this Friday, Aug. 14, from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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8/9/20
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OLYMPIA –– Business leaders gathered in this week’s “Declassified” meeting to discuss challenges to working families accessing local childcare and impacts to lack of access on the workforce in Thurston County.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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7/30/20
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OLYMPIA –– It started with sensitive skin and pretty soap.
The then-10-year-old Olympia resident, Naomi Barer, would walk into a store that sold beautiful soaps that the sensitive-skinned Barer couldn’t use.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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7/26/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– Yesterday’s “Declassified” web conference offered perspectives on re-opening from the co-owner of Chelsea Farms Oyster Bar, a restaurant in downtown Olympia, the general manager of Great Wolf Lodge in Rochester and the CEO of Experience Olympia & Beyond, the official destination marketing organization of Thurston County.
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By Danny Stusser of JOLT
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7/17/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– County Public Health Director Schelli Slaughter and business figures from the community gathered in a virtual meeting Thursday to discuss the resources available to local businesses responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and resources available to local businesses if the pandemic continues to worsen in the greater Olympia metro area.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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7/2/20
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TUMWATER –– The Port of Olympia’s impending New Market Industrial Campus lease option came up for air again last night, this time in a Tumwater City Council meeting that saw some city council members expressing concern over whether or not the Port should develop that property.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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7/1/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– Tourist spending in Thurston County grew more than 25 percent between 2015 and 2019 according to data released this week by Tourism Economics, a national travel research firm.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/17/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– The Thurston County Chamber of Commerce (TCCC) started hosting “ribbon tying” events at local stores this week in an effort to celebrate the beginning of re-opening businesses.
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Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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6/12/20
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