WSU Extension and the Puget Sound Partnership announced that the Draft 2012 Low Impact Development Technical Guidance Manual for Puget Sound (Draft LID Manual) is available for broader stakeholder review until 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012.

The Draft LID Manual is an update to the existing 2005 LID Technical Guidance read more »

Sixty-five years after opening its doors in Bremerton, Kitsap Sports has remained a local mainstay. Located in Silverdale since 1988, the retail store has stayed in the same family. Current owner David Degarimore is the grandson of founder, Ora, and took over the company from his parents about a decade ago. read more »

Olympia Federal Savings Belfair branch, which opened in December 2010, was recently awarded LEED Gold Certification. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is an internationally recognized mark of excellence in green building. It provides building owners with a framework for identifying and implementing read more »

Tim Ryan Construction, Inc. (TRC) announced the project completion for Harrison Medical Center CT scanner room remodel at its Cherry Avenue location. The remodel included finishing a new space to receive Harrison’s latest CT machine, the Toshiba Aquilion-16. The project included upgrading the radiation protection required for this machine and generally new finishes throughout. read more »

Amy’s Decade Chocolates in Bremerton nearly doubled its space last summer, taking over the vacant space next door. The expanded space hosts the production facility for caramel and fudge (complete with a new stove), a mailing station and storage.

“We couldn’t keep up with production with the stove we had. read more »

Kitsap Bank presented $30,000 in donations to three Washington Main Street partners as part of the bank’s annual Community Partner Program commitments. The donations fall under the Main Street Tax Incentive Program, which provides B&O tax credits for businesses who invest in downtown revitalization efforts, including economic development activities, designed to support and promote the local small business community. read more »

The C-Class is the least expensive Mercedes-Benz in the showroom — but offers nothing less than you’d expect from Mercedes. The 2012 C-Class includes a new coupe, while the sedans underwent a major mid-cycle update. Our test vehicle was the C350 coupe, so this review will be confined primarily to that vehicle. read more »

Buying a retail shop in the middle of a recession would seem like a risky move, but for Erin Whitson, lack of guarantees was nothing unusual. Whitson and her husband, Dick, have been self-employed nearly their entire careers.

After 24 years as a Realtor on Bainbridge Island, Whitson wanted a change of scenery. read more »

When Fran Dreiling worked in the corporate world, she dreamed of someday owning “a little shop.” The dream came true in less than two months after she moved to Gig Harbor, an unfamiliar town. The move was major in several ways — not only did Dreiling and her husband, Steve, become entrepreneurs after leading a corporate life for decades, they had also previously lived in big cities. read more »