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Jerri BarkleyWednesday, April 4, 2018Chelan County seeks to retain a qualified consulting firm to provide professional services for the review of Vacation/Short-term rentals; including existing conditions, impacts, regulations, and long-term monitoring through code compliance. Qualified consultants will have experience with data collection and analysis, facilitation of public meetings, preparation of code regulations, compliance review, and familiarity with the Washington State Growth Management Act, the Shoreline Management Act, International Building Code, the International Residential Code and the International Fire Code. Read more(0) CommentsJerri BarkleyThursday, March 29, 2018At the Flywheel Investment Conference, entrepreneurs, investors, and community members come together to cultivate momentum for growing companies. The conference is a full-day event held in downtown Wenatchee, Washington, and includes educational seminars, speaker panels, an investment competition, and resources from professional service providers. The Flywheel Investment Conference is directed by GWATA and made possible through the generosity of sponsors. Presenting sponsors for the 2018 conference are Moss Adams, Ogden Murphy Wallace, Confluence Health, and Microsoft. Economic development partners for the conference are the Port of Chelan County and the Port of Douglas County. Read more(0) CommentsKelley HaysFriday, March 23, 2018A measure that seeks to crack down on abuses of those who misrepresent their pets as service animals, while ensuring access to authentic trained service animals, was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Jay Inslee. Read more(0) CommentsCami HarrisFriday, March 23, 2018The Port of Chelan County Commission approved a lease at its March 20 Commission Meeting with the Pybus Market Charitable Foundation to establish a technology business incubator at the Pybus Public Market. Read more(0) CommentsJerri BarkleyThursday, November 30, 2017Steve KingTuesday, November 14, 2017On November 2, 2017 the City of Wenatchee, and its partners, Port of Douglas County, Chelan County, Port of Chelan County, Douglas County, Chelan-Douglas Transportation Council, and LINK Transit submitted a request to the United States Department of Transportation for a $149.9 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant to finalize funding for the $251 million Apple Capital Loop project (the Loop) in the Wenatchee Valley. Read more(0) CommentsSheelah McCaughanTuesday, November 7, 2017Industry insiders say one of the fastest growing consulting firms in the country is also one of the best places to work, and it’s right here in Washington state. Read more(0) CommentsKimberly SmithTuesday, November 7, 2017Logic20/20, a leading business and technology consulting firm, named one of Seattle Business magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For in Washington” two years running, recently announced its expansion into the Central Washington region with a new office in Wenatchee, WA. Read more(0) CommentsJennifer DolgeFriday, October 27, 2017Jenny RojanasthienMonday, September 25, 2017The documentary SHE STARTED IT gives a new face to the popular image of the tech entrepreneur: a female face. Following five young women over two years as they pitch VCs, build teams, bring products to market, fail and start again, SHE STARTED IT takes viewers on a global roller coaster ride from San Francisco to Mississippi, France and Vietnam. Along the way, it weaves in big-picture perspectives from women like investor Joanne Wilson; White House CTO Megan Smith; GoldieBlox CEO Debbie Sterling; and Ruchi Sanghvi, the first female engineer at Facebook Read more(0) CommentsCategories