Posts Tagged ‘Port of Chelan County’
Pybus Incubator Space Looks To Attract New Tech Companies to Chelan County
Office space can be hard to come by in the Wenatchee Valley. That’s a challenge not only for businesses looking to move here, but also local start-ups getting off the ground. To help spur more tech companies to move to the region, the Port of Chelan County will lease new office space going in at…
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Pangborn Airport Adding Fourth Daily Flight In May, Citing Growing Summer Demand
As the busy summer travel season approaches, more daily flights from Pangborn Memorial Airport to Sea-Tac International start in May. Alaska Airlines announced seven more daily round trips per week starting May 20. Officials said the additional flights are responding to market demand that led to an 83 percent load factor for existing service in…
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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 MoreDiamond Foundry, HOM Solutions, Other New Businesses Bringing Jobs To Chelan County
The Port of Chelan County held a panel discussion yesterday with Diamond Foundry and other businesses about new jobs coming to Chelan County, how technology is changing agriculture, Bitcoins and more. Diamond Foundry is currently building a new production facility in Wenatchee and plans to open in about six months. HOM Solutions will open a new…
Read MoreCity of Cashmere Update – Mayor Jeff Gomes
Cashmere Mayor Jeff Gomes joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about last night’s final city council meeting of the year – finalizing the list of city projects for 2018, signing in a new council member Daniel Scott, a presentation from the Port of Chelan County on development at the old Cashmere…
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 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 Larson, Business Development Director for the Port of Chelan County joins Marcus Bellissimo to talk about and the Diamond Factory, an advanced manufacturer of gemstone quality diamonds that will be establishing their manufacturing facility in Wenatchee and the goals of the 1st Annual Partners in Economic Development Breakfast hosted by the Port of Chelan…
Read MoreChelan County Port Close to San Fran Flight Fundraising Goal, Wrapping Up Strategic Planning
Pat Jones, Executive Director of the Port of Chelan County, joins Dan Langager to talk about their major strategic planning initiative that wraps up in September with public hearings, exploring what the role is for the Port in economic development moving forward. Jones also talks about community fundraising and federal grants to entice a air…
Read MorePort Nears Pledge Goal to Bring San Fran Flights to Pangborn
Craig Larsen, Business & Economic Development Director at the Port of Chelan County, joins Dan Langager in the KOHO studio to talk about bringing air service from Pangborn Memorial Airport to the San Francisco Bay area. In order to match federal grants, the Port is raising $400,000 and is currently about 85% of the way…
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