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.

State Senate votes in favor of so-called ‘millionaires’ tax’

Feb 17, 2026 | By: Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard

Washington state moved one step closer Monday to creating a personal income tax two years after the Legislature said it wouldn’t. Majority Democrats in the Senate advanced legislation on a 27-22 vote to tax households earning more than a million dollars. Passage of the bill followed a three-and-a-half hour debate on whether this will make for a fairer

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Chic-fil-A gets extension on permit application for Gig Harbor location

Feb 04, 2026 | By:

Correspondence between Chick-Fil-A and the city indicate that the chain now has until Feb. 23 to complete planning documents.

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Gig Harbor-based business helps its clients navigate grief

Feb 02, 2026 | By:

The Far North, a grief and wellness venture, provides support for grieving people in general and specifically for those who lost a family member to a homicide.

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Gig Harbor businesses largely kept their doors open during National Shutdown

Feb 02, 2026 | By:

The National Shutdown on Friday was organized by activists following the killing of two Americans in Minneapolis. Some local businesses participated, but more said they couldn’t afford to close their doors.

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City expects to complete Homeport project by year’s end

Jan 29, 2026 | By:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers accepted an updated mitigation plan, allowing work on the long-awaited Commercial Fishing Homeport to proceed.

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The Midway aims to create hub of cuisine and community in downtown Gig Harbor

Jan 29, 2026 | By:

The Midway, opening this summer in the space formerly occupied by Heritage Distilling, aims to bring a Euro vibe to the waterfront.

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Anthony’s paid $4.6 million for Tides Tavern, which is now closed for a month for maintenance

Jan 27, 2026 | By:

Public records filed with Pierce County show that the sale closed Monday, the same day the tavern closed for maintenance.

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Spruce Hill Winery offers a taste of community

Jan 26, 2026 | By:

A Seattle-based winery recently opened a tasting room on Olympic Drive in Gig Harbor, where its owners live.

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In the Margins | Remembering a rarity: George F. Russell, Jr.

Jan 14, 2026 | By: Chris Phillips

Chris Phillips pays tribute to business titan George F. Russell Jr., who was a ‘disrupter’ before that was a term and believed in “non-negotiable integrity.”

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Anthony’s Restaurants group buying Gig Harbor’s landmark Tides Tavern

Jan 13, 2026 | By:

Anthony’s “will steward [the Tides] in a way that honors its legacy and keeps the Tides unique and special in the decades to come,” Dylan Stanley said.

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