Virtual Town Hall Planned for December 30 in Yakima
A virtual State Legislator Town Hall being hosted by the Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce and Yakima County Development Association is set for December 30. Washington State Representatives from the 14th and 15th Legislative Districts Gina Mosbrucker, Jim Honeyford, Curtis King, Bruce Chandler, Chris Corry and Jeremie Dufault have been invited to participate. Chamber officials say it s an chance for business owners and employers and to give input and voice concerns about the next legislative session that starts on January 11. The event will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. For more information check the chamber website at https://chamber.yakima.org/events/
The Iconic Yakima Trolley Line Needs Our Help To Secure Grant $$$
The Yakima Valley Trolley Museum has received a grant and an opportunity to secure a second for infrastructure improvements. These grants will be used to restore Brill Trolley car #160 and repair a section of overhead wire that was damaged by a truck last summer.
A grant of $30,000 from the Federal government will support the reconstruction of the wire from this accident. That grant was awarded through the City of Yakima by the Yakima County Development Association. The repairs will ensure the trolley will be able to run to Selah again next summer and if you have never taken the trip you should. It s clanky good fun and a real reenactment of history.
The Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce and the Yakima County Development Association have opened registration for the 2021 Enterprise Challenge until 5 p.m., Jan. 5, 2021, according to a news release from the chamber.
The Enterprise Challenge is an annual business plan competition for new and emerging companies in Yakima and Kittitas counties. This is a way for the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce and the Yakima County Development Association to celebrate small business and support promising ventures in Central Washington.
More than 225 entrepreneurs have competed in the contest since itâs inception and many of them have gone on to have successful businesses in their communities. The 2021 contestants will participate in virtual workshops and one-on-one help sessions led by industry professionals to develop their business plan.
Josh Koreski wouldnât say running a manufacturing business during a pandemic is fun, but he believes it provided an unexpected opportunity to innovate and think creatively.
For Koreskiâs company, Core Pack, that meant responding to changes in their customer base. For example, fruit packing houses needed more packaging for consumer use rather than bulk and food service. Core Pack, which makes cardboard tubes and packaging, had to shift its production to reflect those customer needs, Koreski said.
âWe got a little bit of a rise from the challenge that (the COVID-19 pandemic) brought up,â said Koreski, CEO of Core Pack. âThereâs a pandemic. How do we get through it? What kind of protocols should we have? What markets should we abandon? What markets should we attack?â
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