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Orca Books Co-op opens in new downtown Olympia location

It’s been a wild year for the folks at Orca Books. The long-standing downtown Olympia-based bookstore packed up and moved from their Fourth Avenue storefront to a new … more

by Cody Neuenschwander | 10/26/20

Homeless site, Panattoni on Port of Olympia agenda

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. … more

by JOLT staff | 9/25/20

Port of Olympia Executive Director Sam Gibboney updated the Tumwater City Council about a lease option on the port-owned New Market Industrial Campus, which port officials want to develop. Panattoni Development, a California-based industrial development firm, is interested in the property.

Concerns air over Port of Olympia’s New Market Industrial Campus

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. more

By Madeline Shannon of JOLT | 7/1/20