Briefs: Snohomish County leads nation in manufacturing growth over 50 years

Report: Snohomish County leads nation in manufacturing growth over 50 years

Snohomish County had the largest percentage job growth in manufacturing in the nation during the last half-century, according to University of Washington Professor Richard Morrill, who published his findings on newgeography.com. The report compared manufacturing jobs from 1967 and 2014. Manufacturing employment increased by 44,000 jobs, a 276 percent increase. This surpasses the job growth found in large southwestern U.S. areas.

Check business records on new website

The state departments of Revenue, Labor &Industries and Employment Security are promoting a Suspect Fraud awareness campaign to help consumers protect themselves from unscrupulous businesses. Suspectfraud.com makes it easy and convenient to see if a business is registered with the state, is behind on its taxes, has complaints filed against it or has been subject to state enforcement actions.

New name, location for Tulalip Market

The Tulalip Market has moved and changed names. On July 6, the former Tulalip Liquor Store &Smokeshop located at 6326 33rd Ave. NE in Tulalip moved to 2832 116th Street NE in Tulalip and changed its name. Its grand opening was celebrated July 16.

Heritage Bank opens downtown Seattle offices

In early August, Heritage Bank will open a new office in Seattle located at 1420 5th Ave., Suite 3600. The existing Seattle Commercial Lending and Cash Management teams, along with the newly formed Capital Markets Group, will move from the current Westlake location to the new space along with three new team members, Amy Curran, Randy Robinson and Dave Purcell.

Transportation bill to benefit Port’s freight corridor

Gov. Jay Inslee signed a statewide, $16 billion transportation package July 15 that will invest more than $700 million in Snohomish County, and fully fund the Port of Everett’s freight corridor. The package includes full funding for most of the Port of Everett’s freight priorities, most importantly, the design and construction of the City-led 41st Street Freight Corridor to increase access to the Port.