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.

PenLight cooperative members to vote on new directors

Mar 29, 2026 | By:

PenLight members will receive ballots soon for the 2026 board elections, which happen in the wake of the ouster of longtime board member Paul Alvestad.

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Rush, Pierce County spar over Trailside’s Canterwood Boulevard improvements

Mar 26, 2026 | By:

The county wants the Trailside developer to add sidewalks and other improvements on Canterwood. Rush says that’s not its job.

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Health Department is final hurdle for Ivar’s Seafood Bar

Mar 26, 2026 | By:

The city issued a certificate of occupancy for the new restaurant on Point Fosdick Drive, but the Health Department still needs to provide its OK.

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Peninsula Light ousts elected board member who served 26 years

Mar 21, 2026 | By:

Peninsula Light Company directors voted Thursday to remove long-time board member Paul Alvestad. The member-owned cooperative utility company said in a news release that Alvestad violated confidentiality and “created a hostile environment for PenLight staff and fellow Board members.” “The Board based its unanimous decision on the results of an independent investigation conducted by Miller

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Virginia Mason Franciscan Health making cutbacks at Silverdale campus

Mar 13, 2026 | By:

The changes comes as hospital leaders in Washington continue to express pessimism about the financial state of the industry.  

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Vendor Blender food festival coming to Gig Harbor Eagles club

Mar 11, 2026 | By:

The first Vendor Blender event is planned for March 21 at the Eagles building on Burnham Drive.

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Heron’s Key expands as ‘Silver Tsunami’ spurs sales of units that haven’t been built yet

Mar 10, 2026 | By:

Phase 2 of Heron’s Key will add create 54 new independent living units, a swimming pool and other amenities at the Gig Harbor North campus.

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Legislature approves bill promoting behavioral health training in construction trades

Mar 05, 2026 | By:

House Bill 2492, passed with bipartisan support on Feb. 28, requires that all state-registered apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades offer at least two hours of behavioral health and wellness training.

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2025 saw more evictions than ever in Washington state

Feb 26, 2026 | By:

In Pierce County, 3,655 eviction actions were filed last year, 87 more than in 2024. But the rate of growth has slowed.

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Even more Devoted: Popular North Harborview spot growing into adjacent space

Feb 23, 2026 | By:

Devoted Kiss, a breakfast and lunch restaurant where the line is often out the door, is adding seating and other amenities with its expansion.

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