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259 Qualify as Pierce County’s Major Employers in 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 29, 2018 – Tacoma, WA The Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County has published its 2018 Major Employers…
Sound Credit Union scores a first with Bank of WA acquisition It’s another big step for Sound Credit Union. The Tacoma-based financial institution announced its acquisition of The Bank of Washington. The deal…
October Investor Briefing focuses on workforce of tomorrow Several times each year the EDB invites its Investors to attend an update on our recruitment, retention, and outreach efforts. But the…
Port of Tacoma looks to dig deep Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) recently took the critical first step to usher in some of the biggest ships in North America to the Port of…
The Voice for the Manufacturing, Industrial and Maritime Community in the South Sound A New Coalition for South Sound Manufacturing Manufacturing has a new voice. Today we announce the new…
AMES International making sweet, global splash Consumers in Southeast Asia are looking to satisfy a sweet (and salty) tooth. A deal between AMES Internationaland Tmall will make that easier. Fife-based AMES is the…
They love us. The Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce devoted an entire special section to projects popping up all over Tacoma, including a $125 million mixed-use complex in the Brewery…
Pierce County is ideal place for startups “While Pierce County offers pluses to new entrepreneurs it also lacks many of the minuses that are starting to take the shine off…
Action Item: Take the U.S. Economic Census Information gathered may help grow your business The Economic Census is the U.S. Government’s official five-year measure of American business and the economy. It’s conducted…
South Sound leaders collaborate for family-wage jobs The South Sound is a great place to do business. And a recent proposal by an impressive number of Pierce County elected officials made…