Tenino Holiday Market Final Three Days! Kick-off this decidedly different holiday season by shopping and supporting Tenino’s unique and distinct artists, crafters and makers by visiting the Tenino Holiday Market. The Tenino Holiday Market takes place in the historic Campbell and Campbell building in downtown Tenino at 225 Sussex. There are 28 vendor booths featuring [...]

Content from the 2020 Regional Economic Forecast & Innovation Expo is Still Accessible! Thank you to everyone who attended the Regional Economic Forecast & Innovation EXPO on December 3. This year's EXPO focused on Economic Leadership during Uncertain Times. The economic development organizations of five counties focused on what leadership looks like in the world of [...]

River Valley Community Health Receives Urgent Care Association of America Certification On October 30, 2020 River Valley Community Health in Mossyrock, which received investment from seven members of the Thurston Investment Network, (ThINk) became a certified urgent care clinic by the Urgent Care Association of America. There are only six other urgent care centers in Washington state with this [...]

Opinion: Equity should be an imperative for employers, and it can't wait Over the last nine months, our nation has lived through the shared experience of a global pandemic, civil unrest and political upheaval. In the wake of George Floyd’s death, corporate statements of solidarity flooded my LinkedIn feed...  Continue Reading 

Congratulations, Robin Houde, WCWB's New Program Manager! The Thurston EDC is pleased to announce that Robin Houde has assumed the position of Program Manager for the Washington Center for Women in Business (WCWB.) Houde brings a diverse background of education, small business, management and marketing experience. Houde began as a volunteer with the WCWB and accepted [...]

Sean Moore Promoted to Manager of the Center for Business & Innovation   The Thurston EDC’s Center for Business & Innovation (CB&I) has named Sean Moore, Ph.D. as its new Manager. Previously Moore was the Program Director for the CB&I’s Washington Center for Women in Business (WCWB), a position he has held since November 2019. Moore earned his doctorate in [...]

Sierra Pacific Industries Receives Nancie Payne Award   Nancie Payne was a longstanding Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council (PacMtn) board member, business owner and advocate for workers of all abilities. On December 3, 2020, at the Regional Economic Forecast & Innovation Expo, PacMtn awarded Sierra Pacific, with the 5th Annual Nancie Payne Workplace Excellence Award. The award recognizes [...]

Don't Miss the Final Six Days of the Tenino Holiday Market, 28 Vendor Booths and Raffle Prizes! Kick-off this decidedly different holiday season by shopping and supporting Tenino’s unique and distinct artists, crafters and makers by visiting the Tenino Holiday Market. The Tenino Area Chamber of Commerce created the Tenino Holiday Market which takes [...]

Investor Spotlight: A Conversation with Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel CEO JaNessa Bumgarner   We recently had the chance to talk to JaNessa Bumgarner, Chief Executive Officer of Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel. JaNessa is a Chehalis Tribal member who grew up on the Chehalis tribal reservation in Southwest Washington. She has worked in a variety of roles [...]