Contractor Training
New Training Requirement for Businesses Beginning July 1, 2019, all businesses are required to have training before bidding and/or performing work on public works projects. In 2018, the legislature passed ESSHB […]
Department of Commerce Launches “ScaleUp” Program to help small businesses grow.
OLYMPIA, WA — The Washington State Department of Commerce, in partnership with the Thurston Economic Development Council’s Center for Business Innovation, has launched ScaleUp, a new program designed to help established […]
SBA – National Small Business Week – Virtual Conference
The U.S. Small Business Administration and SCORE Association will host a free, 2-Day Virtual Conference during National Small Business Week. The conference will take place Tuesday, May 7 – Wednesday, […]
NMSDC Leadership Awards
Enjoy the moment when NMSDC President/CEO Adrienne Trimble telephoned Lance Hyde of EQT to tell him he is the winner of the 2019 NMSDC Award for Supplier Diversity Professional of […]
Change of Website for WEBS
Washington State’s Electronic Business Solutions (WEBS): Due to a system failure, the Washington Electronic Business Solution (WEBS) hyperlink address has been updated to: https://pr-webs-customer.des.wa.gov/. Please update any favorites or bookmarks […]
SBA Emerging Leaders Initiative
Emerging Leaders Initiative provides free entrepreneurship education and training for executives of small, poised-for-growth companies that are potential job creators. This intensive executive entrepreneurship series includes nearly 100 hours of classroom […]
Rep. McNerney Leads Bipartisan Effort to Protect Minority Business Development Agency
Washington, DC – In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), Congressman Jerry McNerney has introduced bipartisan legislation to preserve this critical agency. H.R. 1432 would […]
Turner – Outreach Event for Sub Bids of Birney Elementary Build
Turner Construction is holding three separate outreach events for their build of Birney Elementary in Tacoma. Dates are as follows: Outreach #1: 2/25/2019 – Birney Elementary School – 4:00p-5:00p Outreach […]
New Arena at Seattle Center Subcontractor Outreach Event (Mortenson)
Redevelopment of the New Arena at Seattle Center will transform a facility built originally for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair into a world class, state-of-the-art City jewel and destination. Located […]
Alliance Northwest Event – March 7th!
Alliance Northwest is the largest business-to-government conference in the Pacific Northwest. This event features a 100+ booth tradeshow, keynote speakers, high quality workshops and matchmaking session with government agencies and […]