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Unemployment drops to 6.5 percent in Feb.
Island County unemployment, which measures only joblessness in Oak Harbor, dropped to 6.5 percent, or 2,130 people, in…
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Pending home sales down slightly in March
Pending residential sales dropped slightly in Island County last month, to 204, compared to 206 in March 2015,…
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Oak Harbor contractor named a director of SaviBank
Ron Wallin, owner of P&L General Contractors Inc. in Oak Harbor, was named a director of Burlington-based SaviBank.
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Rue & Primavera expands aquatic physical therapy
Rue and Primavera OT & PT is teaming with John Vanderzicht Memorial Pool to offer physical therapy in…
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SaviBank expands in Oak Harbor to become full-service bank
SaviBank, a Burlington-based community bank with branches in Island, Skagit and Whatcom counties, expanded its loan office at…
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Off the Hook named best Irish pub during pub crawl
Off the Hook, at 880 Southeast Pioneer Way, was named Oak Harbor’s best Irish pub during this year’s…
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Oak Harbor florist planting on Pioneer Way
Historic downtown Oak Harbor is getting a new but established business and, hopefully, for the owner, business will…
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SaviBank opens Freeland location
SaviBank, headquartered in Burlington, opened a loan production office in Freeland. New hire Lauren Pool, vice president and…
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Marketing the power of oils
“I have an oil for that!” has become the slogan of Tracy Dietz, founder of Kissed By the…
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Housing inventory remains sparse on Whidbey
Housing inventory is sparse on Whidbey Island, and sales prices are accordingly high, to judge from February Multiple…
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Penn Cove Taproom opening on So. Main
Two Coupeville natives, brothers Marc and Mitch Aparicio, this week expect to see the first tangible result of…
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Coupeville consignment shop thriving
Coupeville business owners Kimberlly and Thomas Hoctor celebrated the grand opening of their second Front Street business last…
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Oak Harbor brewery to help draft college’s curriculum
Flyers Restaurant & Brewery, with locations in Oak Harbor and Burlington, will be among the brewers helping develop…