A model of Bates Technical College's new Advanced Technology Center. (PHOTO COURTESY BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE)

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Bates Technical College breaks ground on $23M Advanced Technology Center

Bates Technical College officials hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday afternoon to kick off construction of the new Advanced…

A significant stretch of South Tacoma Way has been officially renamed "Tacoma's Auto Row." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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South Tacoma Way stretch renamed "Auto Row"

A significant stretch of South Tacoma Way has been officially renamed "Tacoma's Auto Row."

Another design plan for Tacoma's Eastside community center calls for a two-story "City Icons" building that reflects three Tacoma cultural icons: Tacoma Art Museum, Museum of Glass, and LeMay -- America's Car Museum. (IMAGE COURTESY ARC ARCHITECTS / BALLARD*KING)

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Feasibility study completed for Eastside Tacoma Community Center

A consulting team hired last year to conduct a feasibility study for a community center on Tacoma's Eastside…

Port of Tacoma continues clean-up work on former Arkema manufacturing site

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Port of Tacoma continues clean-up work on former Arkema manufacturing site

Port of Tacoma Commissioners are expected to vote this week on whether direct a little more than $1…

City of Tacoma launches online Green Living Guide

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City of Tacoma launches online Green Living Guide

The City of Tacoma has launched an online and interactive mapping tool designed to help Tacoma residents who…

Tacoma's Central Wastewater Treatment Plant. (PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)

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7 contractors bid on Central Wastewater Treatment Plant flood protection project

The City of Tacoma has received seven bids from contractors interested in working on a project to protect…

A sneak preview of artist Chelsea O'Sullivan's work-in-progress "Turn On Spring," a long mural on a series of 10 large panels running down South 11th Street. (PHOTO COURTESY SPACEWORKS TACOMA)

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2 new Spaceworks Tacoma murals brighten 11th & Market

A vacant building at the corner of South 11th Street and Market Street will soon boast two new…

The first phase of Tacoma's Sprague Avenue enhancement project includes landscape improvements, better separation between South Sprague Avenue and the adjacent residential street known as residential Sprague, and a new neighborhood gateway sign. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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3 contractors bid on phase II Sprague Avenue enhancement project

The City of Tacoma received three bids from contractors interested in working on the second phase of the…

Pierce County coffee roaster posts record job growth

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EDB picks Top 10 Tacoma, Pierce County projects

The Economic Development Board (EDB) for Tacoma-Pierce County has announced its annual list of Top 10 economic development…

8 budget hearings ahead for Pierce County Council

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2 locals honored for volunteer service at Pierce County Jail

Two local residents who have spent approximately 21,000 volunteer hours helping inmates at the Pierce County Jail were…

Progress continues on the $1.3 million renovation of Johnny's Seafood Co. along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Progress continues on $1.3M Johnny's Seafood Co. renovation

Progress continues on the $1.3 million renovation of Johnny's Seafood Co. along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma.

The 104-year-old former Tacoma Municipal Barn (also known as the "City Shops and Stables Building"), located at 2324 S. C St., has been nominated to Tacoma's Register of historic places. (PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA / CAROLINE T. SWOPE)

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Shops and Stables Building nominated to Tacoma's historic register

A building dating back more than 100 years and located near Tacoma's former warehouse district has been nominated…

JobFest: Inaugural young-adult job fair April 15 at Tacoma's STAR Center

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JobFest: Inaugural young-adult job fair April 15 at Tacoma's STAR Center

STAR Center in Tacoma will soon be home to JobFest, billed by organizers as the largest young-adult job…