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Tech start-up looks to change online shopping
Published: 04/03/13 13:55:20
Abigail Lovell used to work for AT&T and saw the company help launch the Razr phone, the iPhone, the iPad and other landmark technologies. “I was there for all these groundbreaking tech launches,” she said. “So it doesn’t take me long to figure out whether a new (tech) product will work or if it will fail.”
Business
New emergency training business an entertaining affair
Published: 04/03/13 11:43:18
Health and safety classes shouldn’t be a rote requirement, something to sit through before certification, said Thomas Bliss.
Home management business looks to provide peace of mind
Published: 03/20/13 11:11:37
Sarah Friesen remembers lying awake at night, only 10 or 11 years old, and redesigning rooms in her head to help her fall asleep. There was an old house next to hers, and she’d picture how she would spruce it up, if she was in charge of its décor.
Jannae Mitton joins Timberland Bank
Published: 03/12/13 21:47:15
Jannae Mitton of Gig Harbor has been hired as a loan officer at the Gig Harbor branch of Timberland Bank. She will be responsible for originating mortgage loans and building deposit relationships.
Gig Harbor practice to observe Root Canal Awareness Week
Published: 03/12/13 21:47:14
Gig Harbor Endodontics will take part in the seventh annual Root Canal Awareness Week from March 17-23 along with its sister practice, Port Orchard Endodontics.
Gig Harbor financial adviser honored by U.S. Bancorp
Published: 03/12/13 21:47:14
John A. Grosshans of Gig Harbor has been named the 2012 Financial Advisor of the Year by U.S. Bancorp Investments.
Applebee's opens as one of Gig Harbor's largest employers
Published: 03/12/13 16:14:49
Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar and Grill came to Gig Harbor this week, officially opening Monday one of the smallest of the chain restaurant’s locations but one of the largest employers in town.
Dry cleaners open second location at old friend's former space
Published: 03/06/13 10:01:12
Myong Soo and Anna Kim opened their Gig Harbor dry cleaning business in 1993, and this year they celebrated their 20th anniversary with a second location – right across the parking lot.
Nonprofit retirement community offering continuing care opens Gig Harbor office
Published: 02/26/13 15:12:44
A group of Gig Harbor political and business leaders gathered last Wednesday at an office building off Canterwood Boulevard. They celebrated the official opening of the offices of Heron’s Key, a continuing-care retirement community.
Independent cosmetics company aims for natural, cause-based business model
Published: 02/21/13 10:54:19
Soon after she launched her own line of natural cosmetic products, Cecily Jenkins tried to explain her new business to her father. “I told my dad, ‘It’s all-natural and organic – you could eat it if you wanted to,’ ” Jenkins said. “So what does he do? Stick his finger in and try it.”
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