July 9, 2025July 10, 2025 Share The Department of Commerce’s Multifamily Housing Unit (MHU) has $419 million in planned investments state-wide in the next two years. That includes affordable multifamily housing development, such as new construction, …
Faaluaina Pritchard (L), executive director of Asia Pacific Cultural Center, and Sharon Lee (R), executive director of Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI), present gifts of appreciation to Patsy Surh O’Connell at the grand opening of Patsy Surh Place on …
A new 16-bed facility will expand crisis triage capacity in the Thurston-Mason region, as part of Phase 3 of the Trueblood Settlement OLYMPIA, Wash. – A new 16-bed crisis triage and stabilization facility is coming to Thurston County, thanks in part to a $ …
The brand-new Sunrise Village community in Longview, including green space, gardens, and benches. Affordable housing can be hard to find in rural Cowlitz County. In Longview, a small city of just 37,000 people, this is due to both a lack of available …
July 7, 2025July 7, 2025 Share Cities and counties in Washington plan for growth through a process known as comprehensive planning. Commerce has a new toolkit for centering community input in that work. The new Plan Together, Grow Together toolkit includes …
July 1, 2025July 16, 2025 Share Jospeh Williams will lead the Washington State Broadband Office until a permanent director is appointed. Williams was previously Commerce’s Office of Economic Development and Competitiveness (OEDC) Information and …
Housing advocates gathered on April 29 for Alder House’s ribbon cutting, including MHU’s own TyRae Guined. On April 29, Alder House celebrated its grand opening in South Bend. While new to the 35 seniors moving in, this property has come a long way from …
The Washington State Department of Commerce’s Multifamily Housing Unit (MHU) selected the Washington Community Reinvestment Association (WCRA) to continue its work. MHU solicited proposals for construction review and evaluation in April and selected three …
Share your feedback by July 16 At the Washington State Department of Commerce, we pride ourselves in engaging with members of the affordable housing community to ensure fair access to capital project funding. This community includes current affordable …
June 24, 2025June 27, 2025 Share The Public Works Board will hold a special meeting on July 3, 2025, from 9:00 – 10:00 AM. This meeting will be held online via Zoom. Agenda item for special meeting: Action to Approve the PWB Lobbyist Contract for FY26 Join …
Local collaboration makes Arlington gas station the first of 136 new fast-charging sites funded by climate program Arlington, Wash. – Travelers can take their EVs into the North Cascades with more peace of mind with the opening of the state’s first EV fast …
June 23, 2025June 23, 2025 Share MOU will establish government-to-government relations between the sovereign nation and state agency TOKELAND, Wash. — The Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe and Washington State Department of Commerce signed a historic memorandum …
Expansion will allow the aerospace manufacturer to double its footprint and expand staff PARIS — AMI Metals, Inc., a global leader in advanced specialty materials and components, announced that it will double its footprint with a new Spokane location. AMI …
Expansion of aerospace manufacturer’s footprint will allow scalable production of flagship spacecraft and more than 75 new jobs in Bothell PARIS –Space start-up Portal Space Systems and Washington State Department of Commerce Director Joe Nguyễn announced …
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The Public Works Board will hold a special meeting on June 20, 2025, from 10:00 – 11:00 AM. This meeting will be held online via Zoom. Agenda item for special meeting: Action to Approve the PWB Lobbyist Contract for FY26 Join special meeting on June 20 ( …
Retired Kitsap County Commissioner Bill Mahan and Kim Bushnell, CEO of Peninsula Alliance, join housing advocates for the Bill Mahan Apartments ribbon cutting on May 16 in Bremerton. People with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDDs) have 10 new …
Ellensburg and Wapato also receive Community Development Block Grants for repairs and roadwork amid federal uncertainty Community Development Block Grants will support heating and cooling improvements for the Ellensburg Public Library and Hal Holmes …
The Public Works Board’s next meeting is on July 11, 2025, from 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM. This meeting will be held online via Zoom, and in person at the Washington State Department of Commerce headquarters in Olympia (1011 Plum Street, Olympia, WA 98501). Join …
Workshops will take place on Zoom in June and July Each year, Washington State Department of Commerce’s Multifamily Housing Unit (MHU) awards funding to affordable housing developers to expand Washington’s supply of affordable housing. A vital component of …
