Thomas Sauvageau and Kerry Solmonsen

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Do business in your home? You can claim that on your taxes | Business Banter

Learn more about the least-used tax write-off strategies for small business owners.

Enumclaw Council member and business owner Tom Sauvageau and Enumclaw Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kerry Solmonsen

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Are you doing more for less? Find your business’ core focus | Business Banter

A new twice-monthly conversation on business.

Courtesy Photo, The Herald/Everett

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Joann to close fabric stores in Kent, Renton and Federal Way

Part of nationwide closure of more than 500 stores after filing for bankruptcy

Joshua Harris is a U.S. Army and National Guard veteran who runs a security company out of Kent. Courtesy photo

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King County veteran selected to national business-growth program

In October, South King County-based company Cascadia Global Security was chosen to be part of the 2024-2025 CEOcircle…

Halloween decorations in Covington support the Boeing strike. (Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing)

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Boeing machinists reject another contract offer

Strike will continue.

(Photo from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Public Health Image Library)

Business

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

Business

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.

Business

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…

Courtesy Photo, Safeway

Business

Several King County grocery stores on Kroger-Albertsons sale list

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

Photo by Ray Miller-Still
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