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Are you ready for a fun & exciting career working in our community?  If so, the Burlington Chamber is right for you! We are seeking to fill the following two positions on our team:The Membership Development DirectorThe Community Outreach & Tourism Specialist Click the links above to learn more about these fantastic opportunities. To apply, please send your resume & cover letter to ...read more

Cascadia Daily News is proud to announce our first-annual Readers’ Choice Awards! We are excited to celebrate the best businesses in our community. Nominations are open now through December 31, 2022. Eligible businesses have a brick-and-mortar location in, or provides a service primarily to, Whatcom and Skagit Counties. New categories can be submitted for consideration. The top businesses ...read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses economically impacted by the Bolt Creek Wildfire that  occurred Sept. 10 – Oct. 21, 2022, SBA’s Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced today. SBA acted under its own authority to declare a disaster following a request received from Gov. Jay ...read more

The Burlington Chamber of Commerce would like to welcome its 2023 Board of Directors:   Officers:ChairmanHolland, MindyOasys Inc.Vice-ChairLuvera, MikeCity of BurlingtonTreasurerLundvall, ThereseCocusa MotelPast ChairDyberg, MikeDyberg AviationDirectors:Flint, KaarenHelping Hands Jones, BryanBurlington-Edison School District #100Sanders, Mary Jo Skagit River Steel & Recycling  Brockmann, ...read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded private nonprofit organizations of the Dec. 29, 2022, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by severe winter storms, snowstorms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred Dec. 26, 2021 - ...read more

OLYMPIA – Washington State Department of Health (DOH) will decommission the Washington State Coronavirus Response (COVID-19) website coronavirus.wa.gov on Dec. 1, 2022. As of that date, site visitors will be redirected to the DOH COVID-19 landing page. This streamlining of online resources reflects the end of the COVID-19 emergency order and a decrease in web traffic on the coronavirus.wa.gov ...read more

OLYMPIA, WA - November 23, 2022 – Today, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that he is pursuing funding from the Legislature to establish an Organized Retail Crime Unit in his office. This 10-person unit would include prosecutors and investigators, to combat organized retail crime.  Organized Retail Crime involves a group of individuals that steal products not for their own ...read more

With the announcement of Superintendent Laurel Browning's retirement, the Burlington-Edison School Board of Directors is forming Focus Groups to meet Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 at the District Offices. Burlington-Edison school district staff, students, and community can help the Burlington-Edison School Board of Directors and Northwest Leadership Associates develop the position description and ...read more

El Departamento de Labor e Industrias (L&I, por su sigla en inglés) del Estado de Washington está buscando empleadores para participar en grupos focales pagados en inglés y español. ¡Sus opiniones importan!¿Es usted un empleador con 10 a 500 empleados? Si es así, queremos oír de usted.  Esta es una oportunidad para mejorar programas de compensación para el trabajador para empleadores.Una empresa ...read more

From Holiday Gift Making to Arctic Animals, there's a bit of everything to tick the 'fun and learning' box!! Course brochure and online registration link on our website. You can also sign up and pay in the Museum.  

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a distinction recognizing PeaceHealth St. Joseph’s achievements in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care.  The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Safety Grade assigns an ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ ...read more

Portable Restroom Services 2023-2024, 2025 OptionRequest for ProposalThe City of Burlington invites interested contractors to participate in a competitive bid process for a Portable Restroom provider.  The qualified contractor would provide for the rental and servicing of portable restroom services at various locations in Burlington's park system.More information regarding requirements for ...read more

•For the 3rd year SICBA is proud to be doing a Holiday Fundraising Event for our local food banks, Helping Hands Food Bank, and North Whidbey Help House – It’s the Season for Giving! This fundraising event will take place from now through December 16th.  During this time of year, our local food banks struggle to supply families in the Skagit and Island Counties with enough food for the holidays.  ...read more

UPDATED WITH NEW DIRECT LINK TO MAP:With the Holidays and Winter weather just around the corner, Skagit County Public Works and Skagit County Geographic Information Services (GIS) have jointly created an interactive Snowplow Priority Map that is available online to the Public at SKAGITCOUNTY.NET via its iMap service. The map shows the roads that fall into two categories: First and Second Priority. ...read more

To assist employers with employee retention, recruitment, and productivity, EDASC is offering a NO-COST pilot program providing mental health and wellbeing services to employees of businesses with 50 or fewer employees. The program will last one year. The program is funded through ARPA funds awarded by Skagit County and its commissioners. The program, deployed through a phone and computer app ...read more

The Port of Skagit’s 2023 preliminary budget for capital projects and operations is now available for review.    A copy of the budget presentation can be downloaded from the Port’s website at www.portofskagit.com  or a printed copy can be picked up at the Port of Skagit Administrative Office at 15400 Airport Drive in Burlington.  Some of the highlights of the budget include a $50-million ...read more