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Business financing can start with a conversation: two lenders serving local owners

30 Oct 2026

New state awards support community lenders. Here are two places local business owners can explore financing, coaching and help getting loan-ready.

A laptop and notebooks on a small business workspace.

County budget debate turns to property taxes, staffing and services

30 Oct 2026

Somers proposes new revenue and spending cuts; Nehring advocates a tax freeze. The county's proposed 2027-28 budget remains in the public-hearing process.

The historic Snohomish County Courthouse in Everett.

Washington proposes egg-inspection changes for small producers

29 Oct 2026

Washington proposes inspection changes for small egg businesses. A Nov. 10 hearing is planned; conflicting comment dates make Nov. 3 the safer submission date.

A brown hen in a nest box beside three eggs.

New conservation grants offer younger farmers $10,000–$50,000

29 Oct 2026

A new national fund supports conservation projects on eligible farms, with applications due Dec. 1 and a program webinar Nov. 5.

A no-till planter working in residue from an earlier wheat crop in Washington.

Specialty-crop grant proposals due Nov. 2, with up to $250,000 per project

29 Oct 2026

Organizations can seek $25,000–$250,000 for projects benefiting Washington specialty crops. Concept proposals are due Nov. 2 at noon.

A tractor pulling bins of red apples through an orchard.

Marysville-Tulalip Chamber seeks award nominations by Nov. 10

28 Oct 2026

Nominate a local business, nonprofit or business leader for the Marysville-Tulalip Chamber’s 2026 awards by Nov. 10. Five categories are open.

An empty meeting room with a long table and chairs. Illustrative photo.

Tulalip artists invited to bid on pharmacy expansion artwork

28 Oct 2026

Tulalip artists can submit original digital-art concepts and a bid by Nov. 13 for metalwork and window coverings at the pharmacy expansion.

Paintbrushes resting on a palette covered with colorful paint. Illustrative photo.

Dolores Huerta dies at 96; local labor council shares tribute

28 Oct 2026

The Snohomish & Island County Labor Council shared a tribute to United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta after her death Oct. 28.

Dolores Huerta at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas, in April 2019.

Farming and forestry conference returns to Monroe Nov. 4

27 Oct 2026

The Nov. 4 conference offers farm workshops, federal-program guidance and manure-management advice. Advance registration closes Nov. 3.

A tractor and hay bales in a green farm field under a blue sky.

Marysville business gathering at WaFd: Oct. 29, 2026

26 Oct 2026

Archived preview of the Marysville business gathering scheduled for Oct. 29, 2026, at WaFd Bank. The event date has passed.

A baked potato topped with cheese and bacon, used as a food illustration.

Marysville school pay: raises and the tradeoffs behind them

26 Oct 2026

Draft minutes record SEIU’s 10-month agreement approval; PSE is scheduled for Nov. 2 consideration. The records pair raises with furloughs or other offsets.

Marysville’s skyline and water tower, with Mount Baker in the background, photographed in January 2026.

State of the Station gathering in Tulalip: Oct. 30, 2026

26 Oct 2026

Archived preview of the State of the Station gathering scheduled for Oct. 30, 2026, in Tulalip. The event date has passed.

Capt. Stacy Wuthier, at left in a white Navy uniform, speaking beside orchestra musicians in Everett in June 2026.