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Reporter Rolf Boone covers business news for The Olympian. He can be reached at 360-754-5403 or rboone@theolympian.com.
America's Credit Union recently celebrated the opening of its Yelm branch, 415 Yelm Ave. E.
The state Liquor Control Board is set to auction off 18 former state-run liquor stores after previous bidders during an online auction did not pay their posted bid, including a $750,000 bid for a store in Tacoma on Pacific Avenue.
Statewide unemployment fell to 8.1 percent in April from 8.3 percent in March, despite the loss of 300 jobs overall in the period, the state Employment Security Department announced Wednesday.
The Port of Olympia commission seeks two alternates for its citizen advisory committee, a 12-member group that meets throughout the year to provide input to the commission on various port issues assigned to them.
The Port of Olympia and a cavalcade of local officials rolled out the red carpet Thursday for the Coreship OL, a Weyerhaeuser log ship that made its maiden voyage to the port this week.
Thurston County Chamber members gathered for an annual meeting Wednesday, praising audience award winners and reminding business owners about the key role a chamber can play in its community.
Hostess Brands, the maker of the Twinkie, Wonder Bread and the Ding Dong, will cut 250 jobs throughout the state, including 8 in Tumwater, 53 in Lakewood and three in Tacoma, according to a series of Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications released by the state Employment Security Department.
Olympia Country and Golf Club, one of the oldest golf clubs in the Northwest, has a new owner and a new future.
The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Visitor and Convention Bureau announced several awards and noted its accomplishments and goals Monday night as part of its annual gathering at the Red Lion Hotel Olympia.
The Port of Olympia is set to welcome the maiden voyage of the Coreship OL, a ship that will load 5.8 million board feet of Weyerhaeuser logs through May 15, then depart for Japan.