Posts Tagged ‘Cashmere Mill Site’
Grizzlies, Recreation, Economic Development – Chelan County Commission Update
Chelan County Commissioner Bob Bugert joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk outdoors and economic development in the county. The Board of Commissioners held a meeting this week about the nearly-complete Stemilt-Squilchuck Recreation Plan. Bugert said the Board will likely vote to approve it next month. Other meetings are coming up in…
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Local Leaders Open ‘Capstone Of Economic Development’ In Cashmere
Initiatives to bring new businesses and jobs to rural areas can take many forms – including public and private entities working together towards a shared goal. A vision 15 years in the making by Chelan County developers is finally complete. The new Cashmere Mill Business Park was dedicated yesterday with leaders from throughout the region.…
Read MoreSuccesses, Challenges at Port of Chelan County – A Chat With New Director Jim Kuntz
2018 was a big year for the Port of Chelan County – new businesses at the old Cashmere Mill Site, a diamond foundry coming to Wenatchee, an incubator space opening at Pybus Market, shopping for an airline to fly from Pangborn to San Francisco and hiring a new director. But challenges abound as well –…
Read MoreCity of Cashmere Update – Mayor Jeff Gomes
Cashmere Mayor Jeff Gomes joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about a contract with the city of Leavenworth to conduct building inspections with Cashmere’s long-time inspector leaving. Gomes also talks about slight changes to the city’s utility billing policies and six-year transportation plan, as well as new buildings coming to the…
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Purchasing Executive Flight Building, New Deputy Director, Cashmere Mill Site – Port of Chelan County Update
The Port of Chelan is buying two buildings at the Pangborn Business Park. The idea is to generate a positive cash flow for the Pangborn Memorial Airport and potentially new tenants. New businesses are coming to the now-open Cashmere Mill Site and the Port hired a new Deputy Director – Jim Kuntz. Joining Dan Langager…
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Chelan County Port To Surplus CTC, Hire New Executive Director
Pat Jones, Executive Director of the Port of Chelan County, joined Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show today to talk about the decision and process of surplussing the Confluence Technology Center (CTC) in Olds Station. Jones also said two flex buildings are coming to the Cashmere Mill Site, a polymer manufacturer is moving from…
Read MorePort Of Chelan County Launches Real Estate Website To Attract New Businesses
The Port of Chelan County recently launched ChooseChelanCounty.com, an online database of commercial and industrial properties available in the county, along with demographic data, industry breakdowns and community profiles. Port Commissioner Donn Etherington and Business Development Director Craig Larsen join Dan Langager in the KOHO studio to talk about the website, the Port’s new five-year…
Read MoreChelan County Port Announces First Land Sale At Cashmere Mill Site To Truss Manufacturer
For more than a decade, the old lumber mill property in Cashmere has sat vacant. Environmental clean up work and other remediation by the Port of Chelan County and State Department of Ecology – $6.6 million worth – now makes the 32.5-acre property ready for development. At a special meeting Sept. 26, the Chelan County…
Read MoreCashmere City Council Approves 1% Property Tax Increase In 2018 Budget
Cashmere Mayor Jeff Gomes joins Dan Langager to talk about finalizing the 2018 budget for the city, which will include a 1% property tax increase, bringing in about $6,000 for the year. Gomes also talks about new housing coming to the city and Louws Truss locating on four acres at the now-remediated former Cashmere Mill Site.
Read MorePort of Chelan County Update – Economic Development Director Craig Larsen
Port of Chelan County Commissioner Donn Etherington and The Port’s Business Developmnet Director Craig Larsen join Marcus Bellissimo us in studio to talk about the Partners in Economic Development Breakfast, launching an innovative new website to attract business, securing a buyer for part of the former Cashmere Mill Site, the Diamond Foundry and Commissioner Etherington…
Read MorePort of Chelan County Update – Economic Development Director Craig Larsen
Craig Larsen Business and Economic Development Director at the Port of Chelan County joins Chris Hansen to talk about new businesses from out of state and country potentially locating to Chelan County, ongoing work to bring new destinations to the Pangborn Memorial Airport, the future of the Cashmere and Peshastin old mill sites and the…
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