Pacific NewsLocal news for Pacific, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.New Zealand rendezvous with "flocks of gods"- June 29, 2008 In most Washington estuaries, the mud is brown, squelchy, and deep. Likewise in New Zealand, at the Firth of Thames near Auckland, where I was trying to excavate my shoes after a series of badly chosen steps.http://www.topix.net/city/pacific-wa/2008/06/new-zealand-rendezvous-with-flocks-of-gods?fr... Business FYI- June 24, 2008 People Diane Enberg Jurgens, a former Snohomish County resident, has been promoted to chief information officer -- Asia Pacific for General Motors Corp.http://www.topix.net/city/pacific-wa/2008/06/business-fyi?fromrss=1 Largest private companies annual list released; WWU students win furniture design awards- June 22, 2008 Haggen, Exxel Pacific among state's largest private companies Two Bellingham-based companies made the list of 100 Largest Private Companies in Washington state.http://www.topix.net/city/pacific-wa/2008/06/largest-private-companies-annual-list-release... HIRESPROMOTIONS- June 20, 2008 Commencement Bank of Tacoma has announced AJ. Gordon as its vice presidentcommercial loan officer.http://www.topix.net/city/pacific-wa/2008/06/hires-promotions?fromrss=1 Tacoma Chamber names 17 for Spotlight Award luncheon- June 18, 2008 Seventeen South Sound businesses have been selected as finalists in the competition for the Tacoma Chamber's Spotlight on Business Awards.http://www.topix.net/city/pacific-wa/2008/06/tacoma-chamber-names-17-for-spotlight-award-l... City of Pacific staying busy this summer- June 12, 2008 This is going to be a busy summer. Not only with events, but many of the long-term projects we have been working on over the past four years will be moving forward.http://www.topix.net/city/pacific-wa/2008/06/city-of-pacific-staying-busy-this-summer?from... Local Report -- Area racers finish strong- June 10, 2008 Locals took third and fourth as Bothell's Gary Lewis won the inaugural BlueWater Wireless Road Course Challenge on Saturday at Pacific Raceway.http://www.topix.net/city/pacific-wa/2008/06/local-report-area-racers-finish-strong?fromrs... More than 90 percent of WA class of 2008 meet WASL standards- June 5, 2008 State education officials reported Tuesday that 91.4 percent of this year's high school seniors have passed both the reading and writing portions of the Washington Assessment of Student Learning or fulfilled ...http://www.topix.net/city/pacific-wa/2008/06/more-than-90-percent-of-wa-class-of-2008-meet... Fourth Street Market: Antiques, Art and 'Arf'- June 3, 2008 Fourth Street Market: Antiques, Art and 'Arf' By Rachel Pritchett Monday, June 2, 2008 BREMERTON The Fourth Street Market is going to the dogs.http://www.topix.net/city/pacific-wa/2008/06/fourth-street-market-antiques-art-and-arf?fro... Humpback whale visiting Puget Sound- June 1, 2008 A humpback whale that has been sighted the past two weeks in Puget Sound around Vashon Island appears to be a young adult in good condition.http://www.topix.net/city/pacific-wa/2008/06/humpback-whale-visiting-puget-sound?fromrss=1 |