Snoqualmie Valley Women in Business will host Ginger Passarelli of the Soup Ladies at the September meeting. The luncheon starts at noon, Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Snoqualmie Casino.
The Puget Sound Food Hub Farmer Advisory Committee has formed a cooperative to take on the ownership of the Puget Sound Food Hub, which provides a web-based platform and aggregation and distribution services for local farms.
Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank in North Bend was part of the CenturyLink Backpack Buddies Food Drive this summer, receiving nearly $1,000 in the employee donation drive.
A new business in the Valley will introduce new sports activities to all ages. TJ Sports offers Archery Tag and Knockerball for parties, corporate team building, church groups, school events, parties and sports teams.
The Healing Garden in North Bend is becoming a day spa, celebrating its grand opening, 2 to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20 at the spa, 106 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. Grand opening festivities will include appetizers and drawings to win free spa services.
Marenakos Rock Center in Preston presents “Super Masons,” part three of its free series on what people are doing with stone, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20. at the rock center, 30250 S.E. High Point Way, Issaquah.
Commitment to innovation, cutting waste and saving resources are common traits among a diverse group of 112 businesses, named to the King County Solid Waste Division’s 10th annual “Best Workplaces for Waste Prevention and Recycling” list. Among the honorees on the list were the city of Snoqualmie and Lula Ruby Salon.
Howard Shultz was against the frapuccino, but Harry Roberts knew Howard would be missing a huge opportunity. Introduced by Starbucks in 1995, the frapuccino had surpassed $2 billion in sales by 2012.
In recognition of its dedication to quality martial arts instruction and community involvement, DMW Martial Arts was recognized with the Mark of Excellence Award from Century Martial Arts July 6.
On Saturday, July 30, Verizon retailer TCC on Snoqualmie Ridge, will be part of a national drive to donate 235,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children. Between noon and 3 p.m. on July 30, local families are invited to bring their children to the Snoqualmie store, 7802 Center Blvd. S.E., to pick up a backpack filled with pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders and glue in the TCC School Rocks Backpack Giveaway.
Snoqualmie resident Roland Plymill has been named Key Bank’s business banking sales leader for Seattle and South Puget Sound.
Snoqualmie-based Democracy Live Inc. presented its voting technology to a host of countries at the United Nations in New York City on June 16.
The July luncheon meeting of Snoqualmie Valley Women in Business will feature a speed networking session. The luncheon runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 13, at the TPC Snoqualmie Ridge.