Member Announcements
Over the last year, Washington State has provided small businesses throughout the state with more than $125 million in grants to address the economic outfall of COVID-19. This effort continues with a new round of grant opportunities being managed by the Washington State Department of Commerce. Working Washington Grants: Round 4 Working Washington Round 4…
After years of planning and preparation, the Heritage Flight Museum is ready to break ground on their much-anticipated expansion, adding more space for aviation exhibits, historical artifacts, and maintenance facilities. Heritage Flight Museum was founded in 1996 by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders and his wife Valerie and has been located at Skagit Regional Airport…
The Great Skagit Scavenger Hunt will be held Friday, April 16 – Sunday, April 18 to benefit the Skagit Women in Business scholarship fund. While many charitable fundraisers have been sidelined or gone virtual, The Great Skagit Scavenger Hunt allows individuals and teams to participate in COVID-safe activities and challenges, with the opportunity to earn…
Skagit Transit is introducing a new features to make riding the bus more convenient. Riders now get real time bus arrival information on all of Skagit Transit’s bus routes. No longer do bus riders need to wonder when their bus will arrive. Riders can access bus tracking in several ways; using a smartphone app, via…
The restaurant at Skagit Regional Airport is reopening with new operators, but they are not new to the Skagit Valley. Spinach Bus Ventures, the team who owns Tulip Town, Skagit Acres and the Fairhaven Mill is moving into the restaurant space at the Port of Skagit, bringing their love of the Skagit Valley to the…
The Artists’ Studio Tour on San Juan Island We will return on June 5th and 6th 2021! We are excited to be including both returning and new island artists with this year’s tour. We want to celebrate with our island residents, and thank them for their support during the last year with this opportunity to…
U.S. Representative Rick Larsen visited the Port of Skagit on March 5th to see projects underway in maritime manufacturing, aviation expansion and value-added agriculture. The day included tours and conversations with representatives from Island Grown Farmers’ Cooperative, Corporate Air Center, Systima Technologies, Dyberg Aviation and Mavrik Marine. Representatives from each of the businesses, along with…
Since January 1, local Red Cross volunteers have helped almost 700 people with urgent needs like emergency lodging, financial assistance, and recovery planning, following more than 160 home fires throughout the Northwest Region. “Home fires remain the nation’s most frequent disaster during COVID-19,” said Alex Dieffenbach, Northwest Region CEO. “This weekend, take…