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Awards Gala Announcement
Ticket sales are first come, first served at the online portal beginning on Monday, March 15 at 8:00 AM. The Chamber will host its annual Awards Gala 2022 at Little Creek Casino Resort’s Skookum Creek Event Center in person on Friday, April 16 at 7:00p. The Chamber Board considered postponing and canceling the event, however, as the oldest and largest champion of Mason County businesses, it was decided to continue forward following all safety guidelines and protocol; providing a blueprint Read more…
Awards Gala will look different, but carry on
Following what seems to be the strangest year ever, we look forward toward recovery and reopening. The entire State of Washington is in Stage Two, the vaccine is being steadily rolled out, and the promise of normalcy is barely visible on the horizon. As things begin to look up, the Chamber is taking the time also take a look back and champion all that our business community has accomplished. 2020 was full of surprises and changes, however, there was also Read more…
Workforce Housing Information
The City of Shelton is considering a surplus of the land known as the Island Lake Watershed at the corner of Island Lake Drive and Brockdale Road, across from Springfield Loop. Here is a collection of information and presentations made on the project being currently considered. Chamber Letter to City Council dated February 6, 2021 January 2, 2021: Development Agreement in City Council Packet, pp 61-82 EquityPlus Project Information and PresentationsMap 1 Map 2January 2, 2021: Jan 2021 Shelton City Read more…
Chamber convenes feedback for WSDOT
On February 18, the Chamber gathered members of the business community for a briefing with WSDOT on an upcoming Fish Barrier Removal project. This project is located in both Mason and Thurston Counties on State Route 108 and Highway 101 near Little Creek Casino Resort. A full copy of the presentation can be found here. The purpose of the briefing was for WSDOT to share information about the project and to get feedback from businesses who would likely be impacted. Read more…
Work Smarter with Google’s Productivity Tools
Google’s Executive Productivity Advisor Laura Mae Martin shared tips to help you work faster and smarter. Download the webinar resources or watch the replay on demand to learn how to organize emails into tasks in one step, use voice-to-text typing in Docs, create Calendar work blocks to manage your time, and more. (The program covers both free and paid features.) Webinar Resources:Productivity Tools HandoutFollow-Along GuideNational Partner Tips Want more? Subscribe to Laura’s Workspace Productivity Tips YouTube playlist: This event and Read more…
Chambers host mid-Session Legislation Update
On the morning of Monday, February 15 the Shelton-Mason County and the North Mason Chambers co-hosted the 35th District Legislators for a mid-Session update. Representative Drew MacEwen (R-Union), Senator Tim Sheldon (D-Potlatch), and Representative Dan Griffey (R-Allyn) shared with Chamber members an overview of what has happened, a review of their projects and sponsored bills, and commented on trends emerging and anticipated outcomes for the 2021 Legislative Session.
Chamber Supports Workforce Housing
CEO Heidi McCutcheon sent a letter on behalf of the Chamber to City of Shelton Council on Saturday, February 6 in support of workforce housing, while expressing caution for the proposed project. The Chamber intends to continue reviewing any proposals considered and will weigh in on these matters accordingly. Read the entire message below. Additional project information, presentations, and documents can be found here. To City of Shelton Council:On behalf of the Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce, I wish to Read more…
Chamber Webinar Recording: What Now, What’s Next
The Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce hosted a webinar for its members featuring Chris Eyler of the US Chamber and Mark Harmsworth of Washington Policy Center. Over the past year, we’ve learned that the only thing that’s been consistent is change. Sometimes it has come at the drop of the hat; sometimes we’ve seen the writing on the wall. With constant change being the hallmark of our current reality, the Chamber has invited experts at the federal and state level Read more…
Safely Reopening Washington Discussed in Legislature
On Wednesday, January 20 a hearing was held for Senate Bill 5114 on safely reopening Washington that was co-sponsored by Senator Tim Sheldon (D- Potlatch). Nearly 1,300 individuals weighed in on the bill, with more than 1,100 of those being in favor of it. Through this bill, the legislature would immediately and safely reopen all businesses (currently specific industries such as restaurants, gyms, and theaters are closed indoors) to resume under the provisions of Phase 2 of the “Healthy Washington Read more…