WENATCHEE — Builders are booked and likely to stay that way, say housing industry representatives.
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WENATCHEE — Wenatchee Valley’s home building industry was poised to take off when the pandemic hit last spring.
WENATCHEE — Our Valley Our Future’s Housing Solutions Group released a study back in 2018 that included 18 recommendations for “common sense” changes to help solve the Wenatchee Valley’s housing crisis.
COVID-19 is the “elephant in the room” when it comes to talking about 2020’s economic performance — and expectations for 2021, says Don Meseck, the state’s regional economist who covers Chelan and Douglas counties.
Strong working relationships, local decision-making and a community commitment put Confluence Health front and center in 2020 to help North Central Washington cope with the pandemic.
Wenatchee Valley business leaders anticipated good things happening in 2020.
EAST WENATCHEE — In some ways, mining Bitcoin is like drilling for oil.
It doesn’t take an industry expert to deduce that the area’s hospitality industry has been decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Opening a new business can be a daunting, stressful and exhilarating adventure under normal circumstances. Imagine adding a pandemic and a set of debilitating and ever-changing restrictions that come with it into the mix — not exactly an ideal recipe for success.
WENATCHEE — The Mercantile, a coworking space in downtown Wenatchee, opened just six months before the pandemic pushed millions of employees out of their offices and into their homes to work.
WENATCHEE — Six months ago, half the nation’s workforce dropped the commute and began working from home in response to the coronavirus.
These stressful days are enough to drive one to drink. But while the need is there, local wineries and tasting rooms have been pressed to come up with new ways to serve those thirsty customers. Some wineries now drive the drinks to them.
WENATCHEE — Wenatchee Valley Business World’s “30 Under 35” Class of 2020 is an impressive group of individuals whose paths to success have taken varied routes.
Empty seats simply are not a good look for any kind of venue — no matter the size. In normal times, the fix involves mixing things up, trying new shows, advertising to a new demographic, offering some sweet deals.
The Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, like other entertainment venues and public spaces, is waiting for Phase 3 of the Gov. Jay Inslee's four-phase plan to reopen after closing in mid-March to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
- High ropes course, zipline coming to Chelan | Slidewaters partners with High Trek Adventures
- 30 Under 35 | Next question: Isabel Bedolla
- Old News | From The Wenatchee World archives: Jaywalkers warned; East Wenatchee annexes shopping center land; Military aircraft may stage mock combat over NCW
- Opinion | Rufus Woods: Helen Rayfield has mentored a generation of Upper Valley kids
- Opinion | Douglas County commissioners: PUD rates must be fair and competitive
- Opinion | Rufus Woods: Housing Trust effort could develop permanently affordable housing
- Douglas PUD Commission passes power delivery rate policy
- Leavenworth brush pit opens Friday
- Opinion | Publisher Sean Flaherty: Microsoft debate reveals a lack of communication between community partners
- Moses Lake port's West Side Industrial Park open for business
- The Salad Bar opens in former deli spot
- 30 Under 35 | Next question: John Donaghy
- Opinion | Daniel Rodriguez-Pantaleon: The overlooked needs of migrant farmworkers in agricultural fields
- Old News | From The Wenatchee World archives: Council to pay $12,000 for new city hall; School board buys land for Lincoln School; Taco Bell construction under way
- 50 companies compete for $200,000 at Flywheel Investment Conference
- Cashmere museum prepares for changing of the guard
- Opinion | Steve Maher Our Valley Our Future: Come together and share your stories April 13
- Public officials press Douglas PUD on new data centers' power delivery rates
