Business

Gig Harbor Now reporters provide information about where people can eat, shop and seek professional services, which businesses are opening or closing, and explain local trends and their relation to the national economy.

JAX Salon thinks Peninsula Shopping Center will be aces for business

Sep 11, 2025 | By:

Peninsula Shopping Center in downtown Gig Harbor continues to scoop up new tenants. The latest business announcing it will set up shop there is JAX Luxury Salon, an established self-care emporium that currently operates from the Novak Hotel building (aka the old Harbor Inn) at the foot of Pioneer Way. It’s a move that can

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Court denies prelimary injunction to Madrona Links operator

Sep 10, 2025 | By:

It’s uncertain now what golf course owner PenMet Parks’ next steps will be after it hired Troon Golf to take over on Sept. 1 and got approval to lease equipment.

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County erred in removing Purdy from urban growth area, state’s Growth Management Hearings Board rules

Sep 04, 2025 | By:

“In retracting Purdy from the UGA, the County failed to account for the reality that Purdy’s built environment is characterized by urban growth, not rural development,” the board ruled.

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Kensington Gardens’ experts testify during third day of hearing

Sep 02, 2025 | By:

Experts testifying on behalf of the owners of Kensington Gardens presented their case last week before a hearing examiner.

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Court puts new Madrona Links operator on hold

Sep 01, 2025 | By:

PenMet Parks sought to replace Stutsman Enterprise with Troon Golf on Sept. 1, but the court granted Stutsman a temporary restraining order.

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Food banks, farmers reeling after elimination of purchasing assistance program

Aug 25, 2025 | By:

A federal program helped food banks buy produce from local farmers. It won’t be available next year.

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City considers updating sign code to include all signs, not just commercial ones

Aug 25, 2025 | By:

The proposed new code would cover political signs, as well as those promoting businesses. Signs still wouldn’t be permitted in roundabouts.

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Neighbors battle expansion of Kensington Gardens, a luxury elder care campus

Aug 18, 2025 | By:

Neighbors are fighting a proposal for new buildings at Kensington Gardens on Olson Road; meanwhile, the state issued a cease-and-desist letter for an alleged unlicensed adult family home there.

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Opponents allege Kensington Gardens owner sent threatening letter

Aug 18, 2025 | By:

Kelly Watson of Kensington Gardens alleged that the neighbors had un-permitted work done on their property. The neighbors deny that.

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Big Nate’s Trading Cards trades up to a bigger space across Judson Street, at Peninsula Shopping Center

Jul 31, 2025 | By:

Big Nate’s move into Peninsula Shopping Center is small geographically, but a potentially huge business move for the trading card shop.

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