Marysville Tulalip chamber CEO to retire
Caldie Rogers, CEO of the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce, is retiring after 22 years of service. A farewell party to celebrate her accomplishments is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 12 at the Holiday Inn Express Snohomish Room located at 8606 36th Ave. NE, Marysville. There is no charge to attend but please RSVP to Mary Jane at 360-359-7700 or MaryJane@marysvilletulalipchamber.com.
Arlington’s MicroGreen wins honor for its coffee cup
MicroGreen, an Arlington-based plastics company, has been awarded Coffee Fest Portland’s Best New Product, Non-Consumable, for its work in designing the InCycle Cup, which is made from recycled materials that eliminate the need for coffee sleeves. The company was recognized at the coffee trade show on Oct. 19.
Entrepreneurship training planned for veterans in Edmonds
The U.S. Small Business Administration Seattle District Office is hosting Boots to Business: Reboot – a free entrepreneurship training program for veterans and their spouses – from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in Edmonds. Seating for the free training is limited. Those interested can register on the events page of www.sba.gov/wa.
Port of Everett awards $1.78 million contract for access road
The Port of Everett Commission awarded a $1.78 million contract on Oct. 28 to Strider Construction in Bellingham to build an access road and install utilities on the Mukilteo Tank Farm. The road and utility construction will require the closure of the recently opened Edgewater Beach during the construction period, which is expected to begin as soon as December, and be complete by June 2015.
Scam targets companies asking money to file board minutes
A new scam looks like an official state request to file annual meeting minutes for shareholders, directors and officers for the sum of $125, according to the Secretary of State’s office. Washington state law does not require corporations to file their minutes from their annual meeting. Annual reports, required annually, only cost $71 and are filed through the Business License Services. Go to www.sos.wa.gov/corps for details.
New skilled nursing facility in Edmonds breaks ground
Prestige Care recently broke ground on construction of a new skilled nursing and rehabilitative care center in Edmonds that is slated to open in November 2015. The 48,782-square-foot center, which replaces Prestige’s previous, aging center, will feature private and two-bedroom suites and shared spaces to help patients recover and smoothly transition back to home and community.
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