SW King County Chamber of Commerce Selects Carol Kolson as New President
After conducting a three-month search period, the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors announced on Thursday (March 28) Carol Kolson as their new President/CEO. Kolson will assume the role on Monday, April 8. She was selected out of more than 40 applicants. Carol has been involved with the Southwest King County Chamber for the last 6 years and is excited to help lead the Chamber. She has a 28-year banking career, most recently at HomeStreet Bank for 13 years. She has also worked in Marysville, Camano Island, Everett and Bellevue as a banker. Most of her banking career has ...
Local Storytelling Festival Goes International in Scope
by Greg Wright Storytelling has become a worldwide phenomenon. The Puget Sound’s newest annual festival, hosted at PowellsWood Garden on the upper edge of the Redondo greenbelt, is expanding this year to include a global-village emphasis. Tamil storyteller Jeeva Raghunath, based in Chennai, India, will be headlining the PowellsWood Storytelling Festival, now in its second year. The festival runs July 26 and 27th and features a day of workshops in addition to a full day of storytelling. One of the garden’s four storytelling venues, the spectacular and newly redesigned Perennial Borders, will feature a daylong program with an international focus titled, ...
SW King County Chamber of Commerce Selects Carol Kolson as New President
After conducting a three-month search period, the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors announced on Thursday (March 28) Carol Kolson as their new President/CEO. Kolson will assume... [Read more]
Local Storytelling Festival Goes International in Scope
by Greg Wright Storytelling has become a worldwide phenomenon. The Puget Sound’s newest annual festival, hosted at PowellsWood Garden on the upper edge of the Redondo greenbelt, is expanding this year... [Read more]
Join the ‘Restore the Duwamish Shoreline Challenge’ this Friday, March 8
Get outside and make a difference with your Friday afternoon! Join BECU, Forterra and the City of Tukwila from 1:00 to 4:00 PM on Friday, March 8 and help restore the Duwamish shoreline. “Join community... [Read more]
S.W. King County Chamber CEO Lynn Wallace Leaving for New Gig in Renton
Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce CEO/President Lynn Wallace is leaving her position to join the Renton Chamber of Commerce, according to an email sent out Monday (Jan. 14). Wallace has served... [Read more]
SW King County Chamber of Commerce Honors Business Award Winners
On Friday (Jan. 11), the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce awarded the following 2013 Business Award Winners at its annual luncheon (click image to see larger version): L-R: Randy Coplen, The Quincy... [Read more]
Tukwila One of Seven School Districts to Win $40 Million ‘Race to the Top’ Grant
Tukwil is one of seven King County school districts to win a share of $40 million in federal “Race to the Top” funds, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday (Dec. 11). Tukwila,... [Read more]
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