CELEBRATING MANUFACTURING WEEK
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Photo credit: Associated of Washington Business
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Manufacturers help drive Washington’s economy, employing more than 284,000 people in good-paying careers and contributing more than $60 billion in goods annually. To help raise awareness of how important —
and vibrant
— manufacturing is in Washington, AWB hits the road in early October for our annual Manufacturing Bus Tour.
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STAND UP FOR SOUTH SOUND INDUSTRY
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Join the Manufacturing Industrial Council at the upcoming interim regulations public hearing involving the Tacoma Tideflats/Port of Tacoma lands, greatly impacting our manufacturing, industrial, and maritime community.
Tacoma City Council public hearing is TODAY, 5:00 PM at City Council Chambers.
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BE INFORMED - LEARN WHAT THE TACOMA CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES STAND FOR
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Join the Chamber as the Candidates for Tacoma City Council weigh in on matters that relate to your business and our community.
Tacoma City Council Candidates:
- John Hines, District 1
- Nathe Lawver, District 1
- David Combs, District 3
- Keith Blocker, District 3
- Conor McCarthy, At-Large Pos. 7
- Courtney Love, At-Large Pos. 7
- Kristina Walker, At-Large Pos. 8
- John O'Loughlin, At-Large Pos. 8
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PORT OF TACOMA - TOP 50 CONTAINER PORTS
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Each year, America’s ports handle millions of twenty-foot equivalent (TEU) containers holding cargo that is worth billions of dollars to the United States economy.
The Port of Tacoma has become the
fourth-largest container gateway in North America
. And April 2019 was their busiest April ever.
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GET MORE CUSTOMERS WITH INTERNET MARKETING
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Find out how to best use both social media and your website to get your phone to ring more. Capture more qualified leads and draw more clients into your shop by applying new marketing approaches.
- Learn the #1 way to get more customers while spending less money.
- Use social media to get more customers.
- Learn which social media platform is the best to use.
- Maximize your paid ads.
And remember to come with your internet marketing questions!
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OCTOBER IS TACOMA ARTS MONTH
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Tacoma Arts Month is dedicated to showing off the very best about our community. October is brimming with hundreds of arts events, exhibits, and workshops for all ages. There is something for everyone to enjoy: music, dance and theatre performances; hands-on experiences; visual art exhibits; literary readings; lectures; workshops; film screenings and cultural events. Explore Tacoma. Celebrate art. Create community.
Kick off Tacoma Arts Month at the Kaleidoscope Opening Party, October 2nd at the Eastside Community Center.
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BENEFITING OUR MEMBERS AND THE FUTURE
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Throughout Tom Pierson's chamber career, he has had the opportunity to transform two chambers from organizations with old school thinking to innovative chambers benefitting the members and the future. Recently, during the Chamber board retreat, he was reflecting on the Chamber's success and wanted to share some observations he believes narrow the focus in a world that is always changing.
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START YOUR BUSINESS IN TACOMA
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Attention Entrepreneurs:
Tacoma ranked among the top 10 best college towns for starting a business according to a new study by international telecommunications provider Toll Free Forwarding.
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CONNECTING SOUTH SOUND TO JBLM
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At this month's Military Affairs Forum, the business community will learn how the recently-awarded Office of Economic Adjustment Grant is helping South Sound Military & Communities Partnership (SSMCP) accomplish some of their important work:
- Studying localized transportation impacts
- Seeking ways to provide and coordinate adequate off-installation housing for active duty service members and their dependents
- Expanding conservation banking and conservation partnering opportunities in Pierce and Thurston counties
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TALKING ABOUT "NO" ON I-976
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On the November 5th ballot, Initiative 976 would devastate our already strained transportation system by cutting funding for road and transit projects, including the Tacoma to Sea-Tac Airport light rail project.
Learn more and hear from the Chamber's Regional Access Mobility Partnership (RAMP)
, a regional coalition including business, labor, public and private organizations and citizens dedicated to improved mobility in the South Sound and Washington State.
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Wednesday, October 2 • 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Tuesday, October 8 • 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Wednesday, October 9 • 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
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Wednesday, October 16 • 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Thursday, October 17 • 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Friday, October 18 • 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
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TACOMA-PIERCE COUNTY CHAMBER
950 PACIFIC AVE TACOMA SUITE 300, 98402
253.627.2175 • INFO@TACOMACHAMBER.ORG
WWW.TACOMACHAMBER.ORG
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