Posts Tagged ‘local businesses’
‘Dynamic, Challenging Year’ For Business Community, Chamber Director Says
Shiloh Burgess is the Executive Director of the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce and joins KOHO’s Dan Langager to recap the year for the local business community and look ahead towards next. Burgess said the local retail sector lost jobs in 2019 and with the minimum wage going up to $13.50 starting Jan. 1, 2020,…
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Wenatchee Valley Chamber Adds Communications Specialist To ‘Spread The Word’
The Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit, membership-based organization whose mission is to champion our community’s quality of life and economic vitality through collaborative leadership and sound business advocacy. As business needs have grown in the Wenatchee Valley, so has the chamber’s staff. They’ve added a new position – Communications Specialist – and…
Read MoreState Revenue Dept. Offering Free Tax Workshop May 21 In East Wenatchee
Being a business owner means having to stay on top of such things as insurance, logistics, payroll and taxes. If you’re a new or veteran business owner and have questions about the various taxes confronting business owners, you’ll want to attend a free workshop next week. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce Update
Shiloh Burgess, Executive Director of the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce, joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about Apple Blossom Festival, Careers After School and potential local impacts to the business community following this year’s legislative session.
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2019 Legislative Preview For Local Businesses With Wenatchee Valley Chamber
With this year’s legislative session around the corner, KOHO turns to Shiloh Burgess, Executive Director of the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce, to get the business perspective on happenings on Olympia. Burgess said two changes took effect January 1 – a higher minimum wage ($12/hour) and collections for the new paid family leave program. During…
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Wenatchee Valley Business Community: 2018 Accomplishments, 2019 Challenges
Shiloh Burgess, Executive Director of the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce, swings by the KOHO studios to talk put a bow on 2018 from the local business perspective. She talks about some of the positive movements this year – low unemployment, tourism up – and problems like tariffs and a sluggish retail sector. Burgess also…
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Calling All Wenatchee Valley Young Professionals – It’s YP Week
Join the Wenatchee Downtown Association and community partners for the second annual Young Professionals Week. The Association’s Program & Events Director Meredith Hilger said the week-long series of events are for young professionals hoping to network, learn more about the community and ways to get involved.
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Banners Honoring Veterans Coming To Downtown Wenatchee This Nov., Submissions Open Now
Linda Haglund, Executive Director of the Wenatchee Downtown Association, joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about Veterans Banners going up in downtown this November, honoring local veterans past and present. You can submit a veteran at their website before Aug. 31. Haglund said the Association is also hosting another Downtown Possibilities…
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Downtown Wenatchee Vacancies On Display In ‘Possibilities Tour’
The Wenatchee Downtown Association recently hosted a Possibilities Tour to show off vacant commercial and resident spaces in the downtown core. Linda Haglund, the association’s director, told KOHO it’s a way to connect with property owners and find out what is available to lease or purchase in downtown – from the Metropolitan Building, to Pybus…
Read MoreThe Cost Of Doing Business In NCW – Part 2
The business community of North Central Washington faces benefits and challenges unique to this region and Washington State. In a new series here on KOHO 101, in partnership with the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce, we explore the cost of doing business in North Central Washington. We’ll talk with businesses big and small, from retail, to health…
Read MoreThe Cost Of Doing Business In NCW – Part 1
The business community of North Central Washington faces benefits and challenges unique to this region and Washington State. In a new series here on KOHO 101, in partnership with the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce, we explore the cost of doing business in North Central Washington. We’ll talk with businesses big and small, from retail, to health…
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