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May 14—After three counties were bounced back to Phase 2, and then the whole state was paused from moving up or down last month, starting Tuesday, May 18, all of Washington will return to Phase 3. The state will officially reopen to full capacity for all activities June 30, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday. It could happen sooner, he said, if at least 70 percent of the state's population is ...

Kris Johnson, president of the Association of Washington Business, offered the following statement: This is good news for Washington employers after a year of challenges and setbacks. We hope this truly marks the beginning of the end of the pandemic and that we can begin the hard work of rebuilding Washington’s economy. Vaccines have played a critical role in getting us to this point, and we know that continued vaccination is key to bringing the virus under control, getting people back to work and returning our daily lives to something resembling normal. Gov. Inslee highlighted the importan...

Pandemic labor shortage hits Clark County hospitality industry hard By Will Campbell, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor Published: May 13, 2021, 6:00am Share: 4 Photos Mackenzie Samuelson, from left, of Beaches restaurant chats with customers Andrea Pelton and Maegan Davies while stopping by their table on Thursday morning, May 6, 2021. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery Brian Rummer, co-owner of Barlow’s Public House on the Vancouver waterfront, can’t seem to find enough workers to fill open positions at his re...

The CEO of the Washington Hospitality Association says setting a date for the state to reopen would offer hospitality employees some job security.

Washington is one of two states without a plan or date to fully reopen A sign indicates the customer limit at a coffee shop in Seattle. (MyNorthwest photo) There is a petition, started by the Washington Hospitality Association, asking Governor Jay Inslee to put a plan in place to fully reopen the state and to actually set a date. “It’s now time,” said Anthony Anton, president and CEO of the association. “We really are excited to have a date that makes sense, that aligns with all the things we’ve been talking about are important, and get our economy going again. And while we were ver...