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Lakewood building permit activity (August 2010)
Posted by | CommentsPermits for more than $6.7 million worth of construction were issued during August 2010 by the City of Lakewood. The breakdown of issued permits by category is as follows:
- 35 building permits for construction valued at $6.631,503.88
- 1 demolition permits valued at $20,000
- 17 mechanical permits
- 10 plumbing permits
- 10 sign permits valued at $50,699
America’s Credit Union recognized as high performing
Posted by | CommentsJoint Base Lewis-McChord, WA – America’s Credit Union (ACU) received a Crystal Performance Award from Raddon Financial Group (RFG), a research provider for financial institutions. RFG recently presented its annual awards to high-performing credit unions. The award recognizes 10 credit unions in each asset category (above $500 million and below $500 million) that achieve a top ten ranking on a balanced scorecard measuring growth, income, efficiency and margin management.
Competition coming to town
Posted by | CommentsWe’ve been discovered. Both Lakewood and The Suburban Times. Monday afternoon, Marques Hunter stopped by my day job (General Aviation News) office to announce Patch is coming to town. Patch is a hyper-local online newspaper funded by AOL he will be its editor. He’s a former staffer at the Peninsula Gateway and is helping other area staff fill in a forthcoming business directory. The funny part happened when he asked me if I have heard of The Suburban Times. He said that at a prior stop the person mentioned The Suburban Times several times. The look on his face was priceless when I told him I was the The Suburban Times founder and publisher.
He, and Patch, plan to do much what I have been doing with The Suburban Times, except they will be hiring staff and freelancers to do some reporting, rather than rely on community members to contribute content (like I do). Marques and I had a nice conversation. I was pleased that he failed to disparage The Suburban Times prior to identifying myself. He’s personable and I sincerely wish him success. Competition can be a good thing. After all, if two or more publications can profitably survive and supply a much needed outlet for community news and information, some of which may overlap, much of which won’t, the community should benefit? Shameless plug: The Suburban Times has been serving the community since July 5, 2005 and plans to continue. So … bring it on AOL.
Lakewood’s Hughes Group earns national honors
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Patrick L. Hughes, owner and managing member of Hughes Group, LLC, of Lakewood, Wash., was named national Minority Small Business Person of the Year today during the 28th annual National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week conference in Washington, D.C.
“We are honoring the Hughes Group today for its extraordinary commitment to excellence in providing innovative products and services to the federal government and commercial markets,” said SBA Administrator Karen G. Mills. “Mr. Hughes’ commitment to excellence has made his small business the third fastest growing minority business in Washington state and has helped spur job creation in the small business community and the nation’s economy,” Mills continued.
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Partner UP set for Sept. 9
Posted by | CommentsPartner UP, a networking social co-sponsored by the City of University Place and the University Place/Fircrest Division of the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce, will be held September 9 from 5-7 pm at Bridgeport Place (5250 Bridgeport Way W) in University Place. Contact Becky Metcalf (253-460-5442) to RSVP by September 7.
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Correction
Posted by | CommentsThe UP mayor’s report (August 20) incorrectly identified Cornerstone Financial Strategies as Cornerstone Financial Services as one of the firms that participated in UP’s window dressing contest for the U. S. Amateur.
ACU purchases former Venture Bank building
Posted by | CommentsDUPONT, WA – America’s Credit Union (ACU), has acquired the 54,000 square foot commercial office building at 1495 Wilmington Drive, formerly known as the Venture Bank building. GVA Kidder-Mathews was the commercial real estate company for the transaction. The purchase of the building was the largest commercial real estate transaction during the month of August in DuPont.
Wake UP! on Friday
Posted by | CommentsThe University Place/Fircrest Division of the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly Wake UP! UP-Fircrest on Friday, August 27, 2010 at UP Presbyterian Church (8101 – 27th St) starting at 7:30 am (networking) continuing from 8-9 am with the regular meeting. Brad Berger from Cornerstone Financial will present Business Succession Planning and Mike Weinman will present election commentary.
Clover Park, Bates partner to broadcast student programs
Posted by | CommentsA new partnership between Clover Park and Bates technical colleges will benefit Pierce County television viewers with more local programming options.
Beginning in September, viewers of Clover Park Technical College Television (CPTC-TV) will be able to watch Bates student-produced programming on Comcast channel 28 every Friday. Channel 28, branded as CPTC-TV, is one of Rainier Communication Commission’s educational access channels.
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