Harbor Food Group Nominated for Economic Courage Award July 23, 2021 update: The Thurston EDC awarded Economic Courage Awards at the Hootenanny on Thursday, July 22. Learn more here: https://thurstonedc.com/hootenanny/. At the Thurston EDC, we define ‘Economic Courage’ as a leader, a business, nonprofit or organization that, [...]
Harbor Wholesale Thrives Despite Pandemic & Seeks Workforce to Sustain Growth We recently sat down with Justin Erickson, CEO of the Harbor Food Group - and a Thurston EDC Investor, to learn more about his business. Enjoy our conversation below! How long have you been in business? Harbor is a 4th generation [...]
Olympia Symphony Orchestra Nominated for Economic Courage Award July 23, 2021 update: The Thurston EDC awarded Economic Courage Awards at the Hootenanny on Thursday, July 22. Learn more here: https://thurstonedc.com/hootenanny/. At the Thurston EDC, we define ‘Economic Courage’ as a leader, a business, nonprofit or organization that, while facing economic uncertainty and [...]
TVW Nominated for Economic Courage Award July 23, 2021 update: The Thurston EDC awarded Economic Courage Awards at the Hootenanny on Thursday, July 22. Learn more here: https://thurstonedc.com/hootenanny/. *Photo Courtesy TVW At the Thurston EDC, we define ‘Economic Courage’ as a leader, a business, nonprofit or organization that, while facing economic uncertainty [...]
Investor Spotlight: Express Employment Professionals We recently sat down with Reid Bates, owner of Express Employment Professionals. Enjoy our conversation below! Thurston EDC Investor Spotlight Q&A: Express Employment Professionals EDC: How long have you been in business? RB: Express Employment Professionals first opened their doors in Olympia in 1983, but I purchased the business [...]
Sandstone Distillery Nominated for an Economic Courage Award Photos from left to right: "Every drop of alcohol we made for months and months went into hand sanitizer. Hell of a thing to do with what could’ve been a nice bourbon or vodka," said John. Justin and John Bourdon. [...]
Olympia Chef Competes on On Discovery+ Chopped Next Gen Elise Landry and Adam Wagner first visited downtown Olympia when considering a move to the city to live and open a restaurant. They stopped by Harts Mesa on Columbia Street and ate. Little did they know [...]
Serendipity Children's Center July 23, 2021 update: The Thurston EDC awarded Economic Courage Awards at the Hootenanny on Thursday, July 22. Learn more here: https://thurstonedc.com/hootenanny/. The childcare sector is a critical underpinning of our economy – local, regional, and state. In fact, many would argue that childcare and early learning systems are the underpinnings [...]
INVESTOR SPOTLIGHT: PRINT NW Print NW is the largest commercial printer in South Sound and the seventh-largest in Washington State. Owners Jeff Stallings and Ned Witting credit their growth to industry diversification, a terrific workforce, forward-thinking technology investments, and a blend of employee experience and energy. In October, Print [...]
Local Investing Opportunities Networks (LIONs) A growing number of people are forming local investment groups to invest in local businesses. The groups tend to fall into two types: Investment Clubs and LIONs. A local investing network is a community-based investment group such as angel investors or micro-lenders with a hyper-local focus. The concept was [...]
