Member Announcements
Skagit-Island Human Resource Management Association (SIHRMA) is starting a new event series to connect local business leaders with the talent from the military community. During the free virtual events, you will learn how to attract and retain members of the military community and will have a chance to get to know organizations that support military…
The Port of Skagit was awarded a $1,000,000 loan and a $1,000,000 grant through the Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) to continue its work to bring fiber optic infrastructure to eastern Skagit County. This low-interest Rural Broadband Program loan along with the grant from the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, will support the East County Fiber-to-the-Premise…
Skagit Valley College (SVC) is pleased to announce that the College has been awarded approximately $52,000 for a pilot scholarship program designed to assist SVC’s Running Start students by the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC). The SVC Running Start Pilot Scholarship will support student success by covering the cost of books, course materials, and/or student fees for eligible students during the 2021-2022 academic year. If a student is enrolled in a…
U.S Sen. Patty Murray recently visited Skagit Valley College to meet with students and staff to hear how tuition-free community college would help them and the local community. “As a former community college instructor at Shoreline Community College, I know how life-changing higher education can be for Washington state students and families,” said Sen. Murray, who serves as chair of…
2021 Skagit Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival and Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off, Saturday, September 18, 2021, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Christianson’s Nursery is an official weigh-off site for the Giant Pumpkin Commonwealth (GPC), an international organization, who is sanctioned to submit giant pumpkin world records. This year’s First Place…