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Health insurance premiums to rise for WA small businesses

This marks the highest increase for small employers in the last decade.

Alan Gamblin, who took over his father’s dealership in 1985, stands in his car shop next to his personal 1964 Corvette in 2019 while celebrating being 50 years in business on the Plateau. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Gamblin nominated to be TIME’s Dealer of the Year

The winner will be announced at a National Auto Dealers Association event this January.

Alisa Garate (right) with a shopper showing off the Hungry Housewives vendor brochure during the 2016 event. This year’s craft show features more than 100 vendors. Photo courtesy Alisa Garate

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Tenth annual Hungry Housewives craft show aims to sate your local vendor shopping appetite

Shop with more than a hundred vendors at Glacier Middle School on Oct. 12.

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Who won the Courier-Herald’s 2024 Best Of competition? Find out here

Locals nominated many businesses as “the best”, but as they say, there can only be one.

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Allison and Kerry Holm with Peanut, who works at Sweet Peas every day.

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New name, same look, and a furry mascot at Sweet Peas

Formerly Tracy’s Produce, the new owners celebrated a ribbon cutting with the Enumclaw Chamber of Commerce on July…

Summer Passports can be found at all 12 participating women-owned businesses. Courtesy photo.

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12 local women-owned businesses launch summer passport program

In an initiative to boost small businesses in Maple Valley, Covington and Black Diamond, shoppers and patrons of…

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Several King County grocery stores on Kroger-Albertsons sale list

See the entire list, which includes Safeway, QFC and Haggen stores.

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Tim’s Kitchen putting up its own sign up after The Lee closed late last month.

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The Lee, after a century of serving food on the Plateau, is closed

The bittersweet moment was marred by the historic restaurant signs being stolen — tips can be made 360-615-5707

Black Press Media operates Sound Publishing, the largest community news organization in Washington State with dailies and community news outlets in Alaska.

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Black Press Media concludes transition of ownership

Black Press Media, which operates Sound Publishing, completed its sale Monday (March 25), following the formerly announced corporate…

The Muckleshoot Casino Resort offers some stellar views, as shown here by Robert Dearstine, Executive Director of Resort Operations. Photo by Robert Whale/Auburn Reporter

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Muckleshoot Tribe’s new luxury hotel tower celebrates grand opening

Technology meets traditions at the Muckleshoot Casino.

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Enumclaw’s Fantello Creamery was recently honored with A Greener World animal welfare certification, proving the farm’s dairy cows are well-cared for. Pictured is Paul Fantello and Luisa; all of the 20 cows have Italian names to honor Fantell’s grandmother.

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“Happy cows give great milk” — Fantello certified for animal wellness

A Greener World doesn’t hand out certifications willy-nilly, and their thumbs-up comes highly rated.

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Two business ribbon cuttings were held last week, one on either side of the river. First was for AIM, Inc., a local accounting firm, on Jan. 23 (AIM has been in business for a while, but only recently joined the Enumclaw Chamber of Commerce, hence the celebration); the second was for the Rainier Fresh Country Store in Buckley, which recently held a grand opening week.

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Two Plateau businesses host ribbon cuttings

AIM, Inc. and Rainier Fresh Country Store celebrated joining the Enumclaw Chamber and a grand opening respectively last…

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