Barely more than seven months after opening in downtown Arlington, Cascade Companion Care has reopened in Smokey Point to better serve the community.
Beth Hauck and Melissa Gilbertson both graduated from Marysville-Pilchuck High School in 1993, and they’ve since teamed up to benefit their hometown in an eye-catching way.
MARYSVILLE — The Fleet & Family Support Program and WorkSource of Snohomish County will present the Snohomish County Regional Veterans’ Job and Resource Fair on Tuesday, Nov. 8.
The Armed Forces Reserve Center, located at 13610 40th Ave. NE in Marysville, will host the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., during which veterans will be able meet local employers, find resources and more.
Sequim-based Olympic View Publishing Company announced Nov. 1 the sale of the company to Sound Publishing, a community newspaper group based in Poulsbo, Wash.
ARLINGTON — On Saturday, Nov. 5, the Downtown Arlington Business Association’s “Holiday Open House and Snowman Rendezvous” will run from 4-8 p.m.
David Boulton of Flowers By George is chairing this year’s event, and he explained that DABA has worked out special prices on lights, so that businesses can either freshen up the ones they already have or order new strands, as part of DABA’s vision that each business will be lit up brightly enough from November through December to send the message, “The lights are on and we’re open for business.”
Arlington residents Lynn and Bentley Marks have just gone from being sports equipment inventors to being sporting goods store owners.
ARLINGTON — This winter holiday season will be more difficult for 70 Arlington workers.
BlueScope Buildings North America will close its facility in Arlington, as well as the HCI Steel Building Systems business, on Dec. 12.
Production of the HCI product line will be phased out over the next two months to meet the projected plant closure date of Dec. 12.
According to Lucinda Grove, media contact for BlueScope, the company will work with Arlington community leaders to ease the 70 affected employees’ transition. The employees’ severance pay will be based on their length of service, and BlueScope will provide them with career counseling to help them find new jobs.
No matter how much Dave Grinnell struggled with his studies growing up, he could always find solace in his enthusiasm for automobiles. When Grinnell was told that he could no longer pursue his previous career in construction due to the wear and tear that it had put on his body, he thought back to his youthful love of classic cars and souped-up rigs, and realized that he had an opportunity to help out the kids of today who face scholastic challenges similar to those he overcame.
The Pilchuck Hot Rod Academy is still getting itself organized and underway, but Grinnell and his partners, Marcus Hansen and Kate Otey, believe it can create confident and productive workers in the future by assisting students now in graduating from high school or obtaining their GEDs, as well as by enlisting businesses and community volunteers to mentor those prospective workers in trade skills.
ARLINGTON — For the third year in a row, the Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics have been named among the top 100 hospitals in the United States for providing high-quality care to patients at low costs and charges, as well as for using their strong financial position to reinvest in their care and facilities.
Cleverley and Associates, a national healthcare consulting firm, designated Cascade Valley not only as a “Top 100” hospital, but also as a “five-star” facility, making it one of only three hospitals in Washington state to earn that distinction this year, alongside the University of Washington Medical Center and the Virginia Mason Medical Center.
Jake McNeal is a newcomer to Marysville and Arlington, but in many ways his new hometowns remind him of the ones where he grew up in Oregon. “It’s a lot like Beaverton,” said McNeal, who recently stepped in as the new reporter for The Marysville Globe and The Arlington Times. “It’s very spacious with a lot of smaller businesses. I’m used to this kind of community. It’s comfortable.”
Dale Carman, airport supervisor for the Arlington Municipal Airport, has been awarded the distinction of Accredited Airport Executive by the American Association of Airport Executives.
To qualify for this distinction, Carman had to successfully complete three phases of the accreditation process, from passing a 180-item multiple-choice examination and fulfilling a writing requirement to demonstrating, in his final interview by a panel of AAEs, his knowledge of airport management, business administration and general transportation economics.
Carman’s achievement attests to his ability to meet these stringent requirements and his experience in managing a public airport.
Dennis Murphy had never sold tobacco before this summer, but he has a lifetime of experience in knowing what makes for a satisfying smoke. After a shoulder surgery ended his career in ship repair, Dennis and his wife Jill found a new calling as the owners of the Arlington Tobacco Express, a “filling station” that allows the buyer to customize their own cigarettes.
s of Aug. 1, those looking to swing by the Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce’s offices and Visitor Information Center will need to update their address books.
