Port of Tacoma Approves Cold-Storage Lease With Up to 400 Jobs
The Port of Tacoma approved a lease for a new cold-storage facility that could support up to 400 jobs, though key project details remain undisclosed.
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Quincy’s data-center growth is reshaping jobs, land and power infrastructure
A regional report details how data centers serving Microsoft and Yahoo are changing Quincy’s workforce, construction activity, land negotiations and transportation planning.
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University Place school-crosswalk project reaches summer construction phase as district bond work advances
Sound Pacific Construction began work May 27 on University Place school-route safety improvements, while a February bond approval sets district replacement and renovation projects in motion.
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Kittitas County opens 2026 small-capital infrastructure grant process
Kittitas County has opened applications for a 2026 grant program supporting public infrastructure tied to economic development, with COG recommendations due by Aug. 19.
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Ellensburg schedules Aug. 18 panel on accessory dwelling units
A public homeowner panel on accessory dwelling units is scheduled for Aug. 18 at the Hal Holmes Community Center in Ellensburg.
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Woodinville seeks public input on Eastrail park and trail vision through Aug. 30
Woodinville’s online Eastrail visioning survey is open through Aug. 30, with outreach planned at three local events.
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Gig Harbor issues notice to proceed for 38th Avenue Phase 2 as utility work continues
Gig Harbor has issued a Notice to Proceed for Phase 2 of the 38th Avenue Improvement Project, but utility relocation must be completed before city construction begins.
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Chelan-area fire restrictions remain in place after July wildfire activity
Chelan County banned recreational campfires in unincorporated areas starting July 1, while official records document the July Chelan Hills Fire and a later road reopening.
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Hospital bond measure headed to ballot in Newport, Washington
A hospital bond measure serving the Newport-area community is headed to voters, but the available report does not yet identify the amount, tax structure or election date.
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Lakewood weighs zoning changes for cannabis businesses
Lakewood’s planning process is considering rules that would allow cannabis retailers, processors, producers and testing labs, with council action targeted Sept. 2.
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Bellevue opens nearly $25M affordable-housing funding opportunity
Bellevue is seeking affordable-housing proposals for up to $24.95 million in potential funding, with applications due to ARCH by Sept. 11.
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Fircrest approves automated traffic cameras for school and park speed zones
Fircrest’s City Council approved Resolution No. 2035 and a five-year NovoaGlobal agreement for automated traffic safety cameras at Emerson Street near Thelma Gilmur Park and Columbia Avenue in the school zone. Installation and enforcement have not begun.
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Tacoma voters favor street-repair tax measure in early primary results
Tacoma Proposition 1 led 57.51% to 42.49% in Pierce County’s first August 4 report, but the vote remained preliminary with 710 of 745 precincts reporting.
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Lynnwood trail study will examine a possible I-5 walking and biking overcrossing
Snohomish County is studying ways to close an Interurban Trail gap near Maple Road and I-5, including a possible overcrossing, new facilities along Maple and Butternut roads, and a potential connection to Lynnwood destinations.
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Ellensburg’s 2046 Comprehensive Plan Moves Toward Revised Drafts After July Review
Ellensburg has completed its main July review of a proposed 2026-2046 comprehensive plan and draft environmental impact statement. City staff are incorporating feedback before tentative Planning Commission and City Council review dates later this year.
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Wildfire smoke returns to Western Washington as Spokane fires drive unhealthy-air concerns
Smoke from the Spokane Complex moved west toward Western Washington on Aug. 3-4. Here is who faces greater health risks and how residents can reduce exposure.
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Issaquah’s West Sunset Way landslide project enters partial-closure phase
West Sunset Way returned to flagger-controlled partial closures on August 1 as Issaquah continues a landslide and utility improvement project scheduled through September 30, 2026.
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Seattle voters will decide renewed transit measure after council approval
Seattle lawmakers approved and the mayor signed a proposed 10-year transit measure for the November 3, 2026, ballot. Voters—not the council—would decide whether the replacement tax takes effect.
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Bellevue Transit Center bus reroutes move major routes to temporary stops
Routes 271, 550, 556 and 566 are rerouted around Bellevue Transit Center through Aug. 28, while Route 560 remains on a separate reroute until further notice.
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Clark County growth-plan review moves toward hearings affecting Vancouver-area development
Clark County’s environmental review is complete, and July 29-30 work sessions examined draft housing, transportation and capital-facilities changes that could affect the unincorporated Vancouver urban growth area.
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Olympia schools prepare for Aug. 6 discussion of possible consolidations and potential bond
Olympia school officials will review enrollment, finances, facilities and school configuration Aug. 6 as they develop a possible fall recommendation and consider a potential Feb. 9, 2027, bond.
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Port Orchard commuters face a months-long Sedgwick Road closure
WSDOT closed Sedgwick Road/SR 160 between Blackberry Hill Lane Southeast and Long Lake Road Southeast at 11 p.m. June 13, 2026, for bridge construction over Salmonberry Creek. The closure is expected to continue through the end of October, with culvert removal and stream work planned for summer 2027.