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Sears to close in East Wenatchee
No more Kenmore. No more Diehard. No more “softer side of Sears” for the retail giant that’s sold appliances, car batteries and clothes in the Wenatchee Valley for at least 80 years. READ MORE »
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Small town life prepared Darling for CEO post
Cashmere native Hoby Darling, 37, was named in March as CEO of Skullcandy, the international headphone company based in Utah. The company had more than $300 million in net sales in 2012.
Tacos Chava cooking again at mall
Hopes and dreams of a life with creamy guacamole sauce can now officially come true.
Pybus tenants filling in the blanks
Pybus Market is taking shape in ways that’ll appeal both to the eye and the palate as the new 25,000-square-foot commercial center begins interior construction and anchor tenants reveal their plans.
Wenatchee Shari’s serves last customers
State cops, FBI guys and other law officers had to search last month for a new place to sip morning coffee after the Shari’s Restaurant here closed for good Jan. 2.
They’re not just blowing smoke
It’s not the aroma or taste that draws Andrew Newell to a good cigar. It’s the ritual.
Hobby Lobby begins crafting new store
EAST WENATCHEE — The cutting, stitching, gluing, framing, painting and maybe even some scrapbooking has begun as construction of the region’s first craft mega-store got underway here last month. Representatives of Hobby Lobby, the $2.3 billion chain of arts and crafts stores, were readying the former Top Foods grocery store for a five-month transformation into North Central Washington’s largest outlet of craft supplies, fashion fabrics, party supplies, furniture, candies and tens of thousands of seasonal craft items.
Seaport to end service to Pangborn
SeaPort Airlines will discontinue its short-lived East Wenatchee-Yakima-Portland flights effective Dec. 15 for lack of travelers, mostly on the Yakima leg of the flight.
Bushong named Woman of Year
October was a good month for local marketing whiz Jennifer Bushong.
Event offers help for entrepreneurs
Some of the region’s top business motivators have been named as coaches for aspiring entrepreneurs at the upcoming StartUp Weekend, a three-day event for boosting beginning businesses. The coaches will focus on leadership, technology, marketing, real estate, government, patents, technology, social media, e-commerce and more, according to Jennifer Korfiatis, spokeswoman for the North Central Washington Economic Development District.
New McDonald’s opens on eastside
East Wenatchee McDonald’s fans had to curb their burger lust for nearly a week when the eastside McD’s moved from its longtime location to a new building located right across the street.
Bookstore turns page, opens downtown shop
Just when you think the old traditional book — bound pages? remember? — might go the way of the dodo, downtown Wenatchee is getting a new bookstore.
Hawkins eases from day-to-day duties
Buell Hawkins, longtime co-owner of Valley Tractor and Rentals, announced July 6 that he’s hammered out how and when he’ll give up the reins of running the business.
El Mercado de Quincy has appeal in store
Phil Blackburn isn’t Hispanic. He wasn’t born in Mexico, and he doesn’t speak much Spanish.
Spring sprouts new shops in valley
Spring sprouted a new batch of businesses across the Wenatchee Valley. Here are profiles of four that opened in May:Upper Eastside Coffee Co. Who: Owned and operated by Kristen Kennedy, a 15-year veteran of the coffee business who ran Tradewinds Coffee Co. for 10 years.
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