The newly-arrived chief economist for Tacoma Public Utilities, Bill Dickens, said this week that he strongly believes "we will see economic growth in the South Sound in fourth quarter 2009 and continuing into (at least) the first half of 2010."While the author of "Economics for the 'Hood'" told a Needs Assessment breakfast meeting of United Way of Pierce County that "we will see a reversal of ...

More than a dozen Tacoma businesses failed liquor compliance checks conducted by the Washington State Liquor Control Board and Tacoma Police Department earlier this month. Two teams of officers checked 45 businesses for sales/service of alcohol to minors. ...

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Tacoma Alliance for Clean Technology and Sustainability, facilitated by the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, is soliciting applicants for its pilot program for "green businesses." Businesses in all industries and sizes are encouraged to apply. ...

Local union leaders and the developers of the Point Ruston project signed a labor harmony agreement Friday. The agreement was signed by 16 unions of the Pierce County Building and Construction Trades Council."Our commitment to creating family-wage jobs is one of our company's core values," said Mike Cohen, principal of the Point Ruston project. "And we know that employing union labor will result ...