Local business leaders discuss challenges and opportunities
By Noel Pai-Young | Lynnwood Times Reporter Everett, Wash., – At its coffee chat on February 25, all eyes were on moving forward for 2021 with an economic recap of 2020. During the Economic Alliance of Snohomish County event, business leaders presented opportunities of financial support for small businesses and revealed challenges younger workers are […]
Alignable names Tracey Warren as Lynnwood Small Business Person of the Year
By Press Release Lynnwood, Wash., February 23, 2021 – Tracey Warren of InSpark Coworking is the Alignable.com Lynnwood 2021 Small Business Person of the Year Award! “This has been a really tough year, so it feels nice to be recognized in this way – and to be a multi-year winner,” Tracey Warren, owner and self-proclaimed […]
Boeing to suspend operations of all 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff Chicago, Ill., February 21, 2021 – Today, Boeing announced that it will be suspending the operations of all 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines following a right engine failure of United Flight 328 shortly after take-off that resulted in the engine fully engulfed in flames. “Boeing […]
Dick’s Drive-In turns 67 today
By Dick’s Drive-In | Press Release SEATTLE, Wash., January 28, 2021 – Today, marks 67 years since the first Dick’s Drive-In opened in the Wallingford District of Seattle in 1954. There have been ups and downs for our city, region and country since then, and 2020 was one of the most challenging in our history. […]
ChildStrive board names Mary Cline-Stively as new CEO
By ChildStrive | Press Release Everett, Wash., January 12, 2021 — Longtime ChildStrive strategist Mary Cline-Stively is the nonprofit organization’s new CEO. Cline-Stively, of Edmonds, is taking over after former CEO Jim Welsh announced a move to California to serve as the Executive Director of Support for Families of Children with Disabilities. Welsh led ChildStrive […]
$15 billion in SVO grants may soon be available to performing arts venues
Emergency assistance for eligible venues affected by the COVID pandemic. Program details The Shuttered Venue Operators (SVO) Grant program was established by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, signed into law on December 27, 2020. The program includes $15 billion in grants to shuttered venues, to be administered by the […]
How Washington State will decarbonize itself by 2050
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff CleanTech Alliance held a virtual coffee chat with the Economic Alliance of Snohomish County on the morning of January 19, conversing with community members about Washington State’s 2021 energy strategy. CleanTech Board of Directors Chair Reeves Clippard, CEO and Co-Founder of A&R Solar says that the state’s 2021 […]
ElectroImpact: The nature of entrepreneurs and the companies they create
By Michael Gold | Commentary This article is about a leading edge, privately held company based in Mukilteo, Washington called ElectroImpact (EI). The company supplies production automation equipment to the aerospace industry. Our economy was created by entrepreneurs who had an idea and followed it; motived by a passion for learning and accomplishment. This is […]
