Without enough time to plan the National Lentil Festival this year, the Pullman Chamber of Commerce may instead try to organize a smaller events in August to welcome Washington State University students back to campus.
Pullman Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marie Dymkoski discussed this during the chamberâs Pullman State of the City address Tuesday.
With Whitman County still in Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Insleeâs phased COVID-19 recovery plan, and with uncertainty about when COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted, Dymkoski said there is too little time to prepare for one of Pullmanâs biggest annual events.
âWe have not been able to really plan a Lentil Festival as weâve had in the past, so even if everything got lifted tomorrow, we would not be ready,â she said. âI mean, it takes 10-11 months just to plan from one year to the next.â
April 30, 2021
The Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport took another step this week in its pursuit of securing direct flights to Boise.
The Airport Board on Wednesday gave the airport permission to spend $25,000 to advertise flights to Boise if an airline agrees to offer that service in Pullman. The airport will also waive the landing fees that the airline pays for two years. Airport Director Tony Bean said these steps will incentivize a carrier like Alaska Airlines to bring these flights to Pullman. He said Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport is competing with other airports to attract these flights and needs to prove that airlines will be successful in Pullman.
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