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The Port of Everett received Green Marine certification. The award was based on environmental performance and improvements including reduction of air pollutants, spill prevention and waste management.
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The Port has updated its Comprehensive Scheme of Harbor Improvements to incorporate the purchase of the Kimberly-Clark parking lots, capture the current direction and policy of the Port's business lines, and include the 2018 update to the Port's Boating Access and Facilities Plan.
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The Grand Avenue Bridge from downtown Everett to the waterfront for pedestrians has been delayed. The steel components are taking longer to manufacture than planned. The work window to put the bridge in place will be missed, pushing the opening to early 2020.
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Vegetation overgrowth at the Port’s Riverside Business Park is a thorny problem with a four legged solution. Goats from Rent-aRuminant LLC successfully nibbled greens and sterilized weed seed in ther digestive process.
Seaport Modernization Groundbreaking: Bringing a new generation of cargo to Everett A recent groundbreaking ceremony marked the beginning of a Port of Everett project to support the next generation of over-dimensional cargo, including aerospace parts for the new 777X, positioning the Port well in the new age of larger and heavier cargo. The August 15 event at the Port’s South Terminal marked the start of construction on the Port’s South Terminal Modernization project. At $36 million, it is the largest capital project in Port history by dollar value, and the largest maritime construction project on the West Coast today. Officials from the Port, City of Everett, Snohomish County, Tulalip Tribes, U.S. Maritime Administration, the offices of U.S. Senators Murray and Cantwell, and The Boeing Company participated in the groundbreaking. “I find it fitting that as we celebrate the Port of Everett’s centennial year in 2018, we continue to be forwardthinking, preparing the Port’s infrastructure to carry us into our next 100 years,” said Glen Bachman, Port of Everett Commission President. Lisa Lefeber, Port of Everett Acting CEO, said the project will bring economic prosperity. “Since 2015, the
Port has invested millions of dollars to adapt its facilities to support the next generation of shipping." The South Terminal facility is a key piece of the Port’s overall Seaport Modernization efforts. It’s the largest of the Port’s docks by land footprint; however, the dock was originally built in the 1970s to support log operations, and in its current state, can only accommodate 500 pounds per square foot (psf). Modern cargo operations require a minimum of 1,000 psf. The South Terminal Modernization Project (Phase II) strengthens the remaining 560-feet of the 700-foot South Terminal dock structure (140feet was strengthened as part of
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Port of Everett Acting CEO Lisa Lefeber speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony. With her are representatives and officials from local jurisdictions, the Tulalip Tribes, U.S. Maritime Administration and the offices of U.S. Senators Murray and Cantwell.
Phase I in 2015) and makes electrical upgrades at the wharf. Upon completion, the dock will be strong enough to accommodate two, 100foot gauge rail-mounted container cranes and provide vaults for ships to plug into shorepower while at the dock. In 2017, the Port completed two rail upgrade projects totaling more than $8 million. The project also generates $586,000 to improve public waterfront access.
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Holly Burkett-Pohland, right, the owner of Burkett’s, shares a laugh with customer and good friend Kirsten Hudson. Burkett’s celebrates 40 years in downtown Everett.
SPECIAL WOMEN IN BUSINESS EDITION Honoring women’s contributions with local success stories. Arlington farmer is also the county ag coordinator. 4 She was itching to go into business, but her parents made sure she finished school first. 6 Meet the grant writer behind the Port of Everett’s huge project. 10
NEWSROOM Staff writer: Janice Podsada, jpodsada@heraldnet.com
A small business celebrates 40 years and two generations of success. 12 Snohomish County’s women’s groups and clubs. 18 McCusker: Moneyball doesn’t necessarily translate to the corporate world 20 Business licenses 21-23
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Linda Neunzig, a sheep farmer and Snohomish County agriculture coordinator, surrounded by her Katahdin hair sheep at Ninety Farms in Arlington last month. Neunzig has run the farm for 15 years.
Been there, done that: County farming coordinator knows agribusiness first hand By Janice Podsada Herald Writer
ARLINGTON — When Linda Neunzig’s children were younger, she was a full-time farmer raising lambs, cattle and chickens on a 52-acre spread just outside town. She purchased the farm in 2002 and named it Ninety Farms. “Neunzig in German means 90,” she explained. Soon after, the single mother sought a loan for improvements. Bankers would politely listen to her request and ask, “Where’s the full-time job in all this?’” “My full-time job was the farm.”
Their response to her answer was similarly skeptical: “A single woman with kids with a farm? I don’t think so.” “Traditional banks, at least back then, shied away from farming,” Neunzig said. Northwest Farm Credit Services, a Spokane-based cooperative, did loan her money. “In my experience, the biggest challenge women farmers face is being taken seriously,” she said. But that attitude may be changing as more women enter farming. In Washington, there are more than 22,000 women farming, working nearly
5 million acres of land, according to the most recent U.S. Department of Agriculture census. The state also has a higher share of female farmers — 37 percent — than the national average of 31 percent. Agriculture is a $140 million industry in Snohomish County. The county is home to 1,400 farms whose average size is 42 acres, Neunzig said. The county’s aerospace industry, with Boeing in the lead, has an enormous global impact, but so too does the county’s cabbage seed crop, to cite one example. Half the world’s cabbage seed is produced in Snohomish, Skagit, Island and
Clallam counties, according to Washington State University. “We are feeding the world from our small farms,” Neunzig said. Neunzig is also the Snohomish County agriculture coordinator, a position she’s held since 2006. It’s a full-time job, but she still tends a flock of 200 to 300 sheep, supplying grassfed meat to some of Seattle’s top restaurants and exporting breeding stock to Mexico, the Philippines and Thailand. Among her duties: ensuring that the
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“Are your salad greens from Willie Green’s Organic Farm in Monroe, or California? Are your blueberries from Hazel Blue Acres in Arlington? If you’re a farmer and you’re selling more, you’ll put more land in production.” — Linda Neunzig, Arlington sheep farmer and Snohomish County Agriculture Coordinator, on the importance of supporting the local farming community From previous page county’s 50,000 acres of designated commercial farm land remains farm land, advising county leaders on farm-related issues and helping farmers find land, markets and loan opportunities. To be sure, many financial institutions strive to provide loans to farmers and farming operations. And, in fact, the criteria used to evaluate farms is similar to other businesses, said Matt Duffy, senior vice president and market manager for Columbia Bank, headquartered in Tacoma. That includes good cash flow and good credit scores, he said. “The aspects unique to farming that we look at include the type of crop, expected yield, their marketing and sales strategy, and their budgeting and payment cycle,” Duffy said. “With crops, we look for diversification, or lack thereof. Pardon the pun, but we want to ensure they don’t have all their eggs in one basket,” he said. Workforce availability can also be a factor in loan evaluations. “In other businesses, like a clothing retailer … labor may not be as critical,” Duffy said. “If they don’t get the items sold this week they won’t rot. With some crops, if you don’t get them harvested at the right time and to market, you can lose the entire year’s work.” While the lack of a financial track record can trip up both new and existing farmers, “Columbia specializes in working with government agencies like the U.S. Department of Agriculture to try and help them secure loan assistance,” Duffy said. From truck farms to dairies, “we have a rich history of farming,” said Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers. Supporting farmers, which includes keeping farm land affordable and reducing sprawl, is crucial. “Linda is really our lead person in dealing with all things related to agriculture,” Somers said. “She is a farmer and a landowner and is familiar with the challenges that farmers face these days.” Neunzig wasn’t born into a farm family. Her interest in farming grew out of her childhood love of horses and the agriculture classes she attended at Snohomish High School. “I got my first lamb when I was 16,” she said. “My dad built a pen in the yard.” In her 20s, she worked on horse farms in California and became a licensed veterinary technician. In 1990, she returned to Washington.
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Four sheep cluster together and run from a border collie during the Northwest Classic shepherding competition at Linda Neunzig’s Ninety Farms in Arlington in 2015. As agriculture coordinator, she also organizes the Centennial Farm Project at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe, weighs in on conservation and development and takes calls from farmers worried about a “cow that doesn’t look right.” She’s pleased that Washington State University Everett is now offering a new degree program in organic and sustainable agriculture. “It’s important to bring in new farmers,” Neunzig said. Said Somers: “If I came back here in 50 years, I would like to see agriculture thriving here. It’s important to the community and the economy, it enriches the county.” In the next 25 years, it’s predicted that 250,000 new residents will settle in Snohomish County, Neunzig said. “We need to have some place for them to live,
but we also need to be able to feed them.” At one point, she was trying to illustrate the importance of farms to high school students. From their expressions, it seemed as if they couldn’t care less about where food comes from, she said. “Standing in front of the class, I remembered that most of these kids could recall 9/11,” she said. “So I asked them, ‘Do you remember when airplanes couldn’t fly and semi-trucks couldn’t be on the road? Where do you think your food comes from them?’ When they answered the store, she countered with the fact that ‘the average store has three days’ supply of food on hand. Now what?” “If this happens again, you sure better know a farmer,” she said. “You could just
see their minds go to work on that one.” Neunzig hopes to pass the torch. Both her children grew up on the farm. Her son attends Skagit Valley College. Her daughter is finishing a degree in finance and economics at Shenandoah University in Virginia. “She’s very interested in farming. I suspect she’ll be in agricultural in one way or another.” What can consumers do to support local farms? Check labels. Buy local, Neunzig said. “Are your salad greens from Willie Green’s Organic Farm in Monroe, or California? Are your blueberries from Hazel Blue Acres in Arlington? If you’re a farmer and you’re selling more, you’ll put more land in production.” Janice Podsada; jpodsada@heraldnet. com; 425-339-3097; Twitter: JanicePods
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Studious ENTREPRENEUR BEFORE BUYING HER FIRST BUSINESS AT 24, KAITLYN DAVIS HIT THE BOOKS By Janice Podsada Herald Writer
ARLINGTON — Kaitlyn Davis wanted to buy her first business, an espresso stand, when she was 19. “‘I saw it on Craigslist,” said Davis, who had recently graduated from Marysville Pilchuck High School. But her parents nixed the idea. Davis was bound for Western Washington University in Bellingham, and they wanted her to finish college. “I’m glad they talked me out of it,” said Davis, 27, taking a break from a harried schedule as the owner of two Arlington businesses, an espresso stand and an espresso cafe. “I wasn’t ready. I still had a lot to learn.” Instead, she waited until she was 24 and a college graduate to buy her first business. About a third of business owners are women, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. From the time Davis graduated from high school until she graduated from Western, she worked at espresso stands. Balancing a workload that included classes and a part-time job, helped sharpen her deadline, scheduling and management skills. In 2014, Davis earned a bachelor’s degree and returned to Marysville. The plan was to earn her master’s and become a teacher, like her mother, but she needed a break. She went to work at Espresso Connection in Marysville while she pondered what to do next. A few months later, she got a call from the owner of Blanchard Mountain Coffee,
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Kaitlyn Davis opened Moe’s Espresso in July in downtown Arlington. where she’d worked during her college years. The owner of Moe’s Espresso, an established drive-thru coffee stand in Arlington, was thinking about selling the business, her former boss told her. Davis didn’t waste any time, she called the owner of Moe’s that day. She went over the books for the previous three years and drew up a business plan. The transaction took eight months. “I saw areas where I could improve the business. I didn’t make an emotional purchase,” she said. A private loan from a family member helped with the purchase. “We had a contract drawn up.” Nearly 40 percent of startups are financed by lenders who are also family or friends. Still, no matter how close you are to them, they need the assurance that you’ll repay the loan, experts caution. So draw up a contract and sign it, experts at Debt. org advise. Davis elected to keep the name Moe’s.
“It already had a great reputation,” she said. The logo got a redesign, but she kept one original element— Moe’s mustache. “I was 24 when I bought the business,” she said. About 27 million Americans of working age are business owners, according to a Global Entrepreneurship Monitor study. But a mere 5 percent are 25 and younger, the study says. Davis still gets the occasional customer or distributor who’ll ask her to page the owner. “That would be me,” she said with a laugh. This summer she opened a second business, Moe’s on Olympic, at 434 N. Olympic Ave. in downtown Arlington. A “for lease” sign outside a former ice cream parlor caught her eye last December. “I’d been thinking about a way to expand, and this was perfect,” she said. In April, she signed the lease. To capture the summer tourist traffic, she set July Fourth as the opening date.
“I’m super excited to see where this goes.” — KAITLYN DAVIS
Davis, her new husband, Craig, and her family scrambled to meet the deadline. Together they scraped off the maroon paint that covered the inside of the windows, ripped up the old flooring and painted. For start-up ventures on a shoestring, sweat equity is a great way to cut costs and increase value, according to Investopedia. “We got our health permit at 4:35 p.m. on July 3,” said Davis, who’s been working 12 hour days for the past two months. Today, Davis employs 14 part-time and full-time workers, up from six. Her employees include her sisters, Emily Webb, 24, and Ivy Enberg, 17, who only works weekends because she’s still in high school. On a recent weekend, Davis and her husband went camping — the first weekend she’d taken off since April. “I’m super excited to see where this goes. It’s really cool to have the stand and the coffee shop. I get to experience both.” Janice Podsada; jpodsada@heraldnet. com; 425-339-3097; Twitter: JanicePods
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Don’t take her for granted: This writer is worth millions By Janice Podsada Herald Writer
EVERETT — Jeannie Beckett likes to grab her readers’ attention — mostly government types reading on the job — in the first couple paragraphs. When that happens, it can really pay off. We’re talking millions of dollars. But the cash isn’t hers to keep, she’s just the grant writer. Each year, public agencies and private foundations offer billions of dollars in grants. But the money doesn’t magically appear in your in-box. Competition is stiff. The Port of Everett recently was awarded a $10 million federal grant to help modernize the South Terminal dock. The project, which got underway last month, will enable the container dock to accommodate larger ships carrying heavier cargo. Beckett was on the writing team.
It’s one of three $10 million grants she’s helped land in the past five years. Four if you count the one for $9.9 million in 2010. For the port proposal, Beckett teamed up with Lisa Lefeber, the Port of Everett’s acting executive director, and Nancy Overton, the port’s in-house grant writer, to craft the successful, 31-page application. It’s not every day you apply for a $10 million grant. “We realized we were going to need help with this one,” Lefeber said. “Jeannie really takes the time to really dig into the details and understand how things work.” Beckett is CEO of The Beckett Group, a transportation strategy firm that specializes in grant writing, financial analysis and related services. An operations director for the Port of Tacoma through 2010, Beckett started her business in 2007 as a part-time gig. Grant writing is an art and a science.
The writing must be vigorous. The costbenefit analysis, the document that spells out a project’s worthiness and economic value, must be solid. It can’t be some “piein-the-sky” proposal, Lefeber said. Submitting a request? Imagine a beleaguered teacher facing a mountain of final exams, Beckett said. Reviewers are looking for ways to cull the pile. “Tell me what you’re going to tell me by the first page. Don’t let me get to page 30 and not know what your proposal is about!” said Beckett, taking a cue from Strunk and White in “The Elements of Style,” the renowned writing guide. A government worker “might have 800 proposals in front of them,” she said. “So make it interesting for the poor reader.” Be bold. When you need to make a point in a big way, don’t be afraid of hitting Control-B or using ALL CAPS. The port did, and in the first paragraph.
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writing as a teacher’s assistant at the University of California in Berkeley, where she majored in economics and minored in transportation. One of her tasks, grading papers, could be deadly dull. The takeaway? “Even when you’re writing an assignment — make it interesting.” That’s especially important when your reader has 200 to 800 grants to read, each 20 to 30 pages long. “They’re looking for reasons to not put your application in the yes pile,” Beckett said. Too much jargon? Toss it in the “no” pile. Runs 10 pages over the recommended format? Try again next year. Even the cover art should be snazzy. The port proposal featured brilliant, sunny-day photographs of the South Terminal and Mount Baker. “The cover should be memorable enough that the reader can easily find it again in the pile of 800,” Beckett said. If your proposal isn’t the “lucky dog” the first time it’s submitted, don’t be discouraged, she said.
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“I tell clients, you usually have to submit it four times before its accepted — if you use those intervals to sharpen your project’s focus, address issues and rewrite, rewrite, rewrite.” Rejected? Grant reviewers will tell you exactly why your application didn’t make the cut, Lefeber said. “In 2009, the port applied for a grant for the South Terminal,” Lefeber said. “We did it in-house. I went back for a debriefing and they told me it was not ‘shovel-ready.’ I spent the next seven years setting the stage to make sure it was shovel-ready.” Off the clock, Beckett reads murder mysteries. “Nothing too heavy,” she said. When a grant comes through, it’s time to celebrate, she said. “I like to have a nice dinner and a big glass of wine.” Janice Podsada; jpodsada@heraldnet. com; 425-339-3097; Twitter: JanicePods
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A woman-owned Everett boutique marks 40 years By Janice Podsada
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urkett’s, a women’s clothing boutique at 2617 Colby Ave. in downtown Everett, threw a party last month to celebrate its 40th anniversary — and a special mother-daughter bond.
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Holly Burkett-Pohland is the owner of Burkett’s, a women’s clothing boutique in Everett. Burkett’s celebrates 40 years in downtown Everett. Burkett-Pohland’s mother, JoAnn Burkett, opened the store in 1978; Holly bought it in 1997.
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Owner Holly Burkett-Pohland’s tiny office is tucked into a corner of the store. On a shelf above her desk, she’s placed a black-and-white photograph of a stylish, well-dressed woman — the boutique’s former owner and Burkett-Pohland’s mother. “She’s here in spirit,” Burkett-Pohland said of her mother, JoAnn Burkett, now 83. Burkett opened the store on August 17, 1978. Business ownership among women has increased dramatically in the U.S. since then. It’s jumped from about 500,000 women-owned businesses in the late 1970s to 12.3 million in 2018, according to an American Express study.
On average, women launched 1,800 new businesses a day in 2017, the study said. Burkett-Pohland was 10 years old when her mother opened Burkett’s. She would sometimes walk the short distance from Everett High School to visit her mother at the store, but she wasn’t always expected to pitch in. In fact, her first job was at a McDonald’s in Marysville. “My parents never really brought up the store when I was growing up. I was encouraged to go out and make my own way,” said Burkett-Pohland, who graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a bachelor’s degree in communications. By 1995, Burkett was ready to retire and began searching for someone to purchase the business. She asked her daughter if she wanted to buy the store. At that point, BurkettPohland, who was climbing the corporate ladder at Nordstrom in Minneapolis-St. Paul, turned her down. “My career was taking off and I really thought I would spend the rest of my career there,” she said. Her mother asked again in 1996. This time, Burkett-Pohland was in a serious relationship with the man she would later marry. Thoughts of home, of starting a family and working for herself made her reconsider her mother’s offer. “I felt if I’m going to work hard, I wanted an opportunity to work for myself,” Burkett-Pohland said. She returned to Everett with her fiance.
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Burkett’s owner Holly Burkett-Pohland (right), shares a laugh with customer and good friend, Kirsten Hudson, on Aug. 17. But stepping into the business wasn’t a snap. Her mother insisted on a 12-month solo trial period. “My mom literally handed me the keys and didn’t come back,” Burkett-Pohland said, chuckling. “The existing staff was there, but otherwise I was on my own.” “She really wanted to make sure I wanted to be there.”When the year-long
internship ended, they drew up a contract. “I did purchase the store from my parents,” she said. “They did not hand it to me.” Stephanie Steinberger, of Everett, was among those who joined Burkett’s 40th anniversary festivities, which included specialty coffee drinks from the boutique’s retail neighbor, Cafe Makario at 2625 Colby Ave., and treats from Simply Sweet
Cupcakes in Snohomish. “I like her style. I like to support local businesses ,” said Steinberger, who enjoys the personal attention she receives from the store’s stylists. “They make sure I look good.” Kirsten Hudson, of Marysville, also popped in to celebrate. “I work in Everett,” Hudson said. “I love coming here. Everything is so nice,” she said, gesturing toward the bright rust-and gray-colored interior and the racks of clothes and accessories. Like others who shop at Burkett’s, or Renee’s, a women’s clothing boutique in business since 1993, at 2820 Colby Ave., Hudson prefers to shop locally. “I welcome more businesses like mine. I love the fact Renee’s is down the street,” Burkett-Pohland said. “It gives people choices. We complement each other.” Sharon Sanford, Renee’s new owner, echoed those sentiments. “It’s so nice to have a variety of women’s clothing downtown,” Sanford said. “I’m really excited about what they’re planning for downtown, a new high-rise. I’m hoping that brings more business.” Burkett-Pohland’s daughter, Kate Pohland, a former Everett High School basketball player, was on hand to help with the party. A freshman this year at Seattle Pacific University, Pohland said she hopes one day to work alongside her mother. “I’ve told her to first go and do her own thing,” Burkett-Pohland said, “just like my mother did.” Janice Podsada: jpodsada@heraldnet. com; 425-339-3097; Twitter: JanicePods
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Building a roof over the heads of those who don’t have one By Emily Hamann
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Bellingham construction crews have built roofs on many apartment buildings. But the one going onto downtown’s newest housing project is a little bit different. Many of the people who will be living there will be sleeping under a roof for the first time in long time. Bellingham nonprofits Northwest Youth Services and Opportunity Council have teamed up to build 22 North, a 40-unit apartment building for people experiencing homelessness. The $10-million project is set to open this October. Opportunity Council will own the building and serve as landlord. Of the 40 studio apartments, 20 will house Opportunity Council clients and 20 will house Northwest Youth Services clients. Northwest Youth Services serves homeless young people aged 13-24, and 22 North will house its clients who are 18 and up. Opportunity Council serves the entire homeless population, but will reserve five units for chronically homeless veterans. The building will have case management, behavioral health and vocational services onsite and a 24-hour staff. Northwest Youth Services had owned the vacant lot on State Street for many years. It bought the lot at the same time it bought the existing building, which serves at its offices, next door. The lot sat empty for many years, but after Bellingham voters approved a housing levy in 2012, NWYS was finally able to get the local dollars it needed in order to get state and federal dollars to build a project. “The city approached us and started talking a bit about how we could take advantage of that lot,” Riannon Bardsley, executive director of NWYS, said. NWYS started working with Opportunity Council to look at developing the lot, and, after a feasibility study, realized that the lot could hold a much bigger building than NWYS could handle on its own. So it decided to partner fully with Opportunity Council on the project. “They also had wanted to start doing more affordable housing projects,” Bardsley said. “Which is not something Northwest Youth Services wanted to do. We don’t want to be housing developers.” Nonprofit-owned, ground-up developments like this one are just one piece of the puzzle of solving homelessness, Bardsley said. “It can’t always be the same recipe,” Bardsley said. “Just like there’s a variety of people, they have a variety of needs.” NWYS already offers some housing. It
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Northwest Youth Services Executive Director Riannon Bardsley poses with the organization’s under-construction affordable housing development behind her on N. State Street in Bellingham. has some emergency housing and it master leases some units at scattered sites through the community for what’s called transitional housing — there’s an 18-month time limit on those. NWYS also helps clients find permanent housing, and helps case managing and subsidizes a portion of the rent to private, for-profit landlords. This new development offers yet another option. “The unique thing about this is this will be really the only units that we have full control over, where the landlord is going to be the Opportunity Council, so the landlord is committed to working with individuals who are not receiving housing opportunities elsewhere.” The building will be especially geared toward those who need the kind of services 22 North will offer. “We’re really looking for young people who haven’t had the opportunity to come inside before because of the support that they need onsite,” Bardsley said, “And young people who want to stabilize and start making some progress on their educational goals.” While 22 North is permanent housing — meaning there’s no time limit — Greg Winter, executive director of Opportunity Council, said the goal is for 22 North to be a stepping stone for tenants to cycle into private housing. Tenants will sign their own lease, and pay a third of their income in rent. The goal is
that the services at 22 North will help them get back on their feet. Then they might be able to move on to private housing, with help from the Section 8 housing voucher program and other assistance. Often times coming up with a deposit plus rent is the hurdle that keeps homeless people on the streets, Winter said. “The biggest barrier is money,” Winter said. “The other barrier is simply finding a vacant unit, because there’s so much competition for every unit that becomes available.” The vacancy rate in Bellingham is so low, every renter, homeless and sheltered alike, can face challenges finding an available unit. But it’s not just Bellingham. “This is really a symptom and a demonstration of our nation’s affordable housing crisis,” Winter said. Part of the increase in homelessness, Winter said, is because there’s simply not enough housing for everyone. During the recession, new construction slowed dramatically, in Bellingham and the rest of the country. “In the aftermath of the recession there were very few affordable rental properties being built,” Winter said. Now builders are rushing to catch up. But at the same time, the cost of construction in Bellingham has risen as well. That means builders must put up higher-priced units to make the cost worth it. “It’s very difficult for private developers
to make affordable housing profitable,” Winter said. “It’s really hard for them to make it pencil out.” There’s a direct correlation between rising rents and an increased number of people who become homeless. A 2012 study published in the Journal of Urban Affairs found that around the country, when the average apartment rent increases by $100, homelessness increases by 15 percent in urban areas and 39 percent in rural and suburban areas. “We know that in Whatcom County our rents have been rising significantly,” Bardsley said, “and have been resulting in more people experiencing homelessness significantly.” Young adults in Whatcom County are also disproportionately affected by poverty. An annual report by United Way found that in 2016, 55 percent of households under the age of 25 were at the federal poverty level. Another 11 percent were what United Way calls A.L.I.C.E. — Asset-Limited, IncomeConstrained, Employed — people who are above the federal poverty level, but don’t make enough income to meet their basic needs in the local economy. There are a lot of factors that can lead to a young person becoming homeless, Bardsley said. “There’s been some studies that have shown five indicators that result in a young person being homeless for five years of more, which is a significant amount of time when you’re a young person,” Bardsley said. Those indicators are: becoming pregnant or getting someone pregnant before the age of 18, using marijuana before the age of 12, getting involved with the juvenile justice system, leaving home because of religious differences with parents, and leaving home because of violence in the home. “It didn’t actually have to do with whether or not they’re currently using drugs, or whether they currently identified as queer,” Bardsley said. “It was all about this stuff that was happening when they were minors.” Trauma from their youth often times means clients have a hard time trusting institutions or the community. “Everyone of these young people have been harmed or disappointed by people that were supposed to keep them safe,” Bardsley said. “And from a really early age, experienced that it’s hard to trust adults or systems.” Usually, it’s a compounding number of different factors, plus the lack of a good support network, that leads to a young
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person becoming homeless. “I don’t know about you, but when I was 18 my mom could co-sign for an apartment for me, which means she had credit, which means she had a rental history,” Bardsley said. “So just being able to have access to those kind of resources and opportunities that a lot of these young people just don’t have.” Disportionately, Bardsley said, Northwest Youth Services is working with young people in the LGBT community and non-white young people. Also recently, they’ve been seeing an uptick in the number of people with developmental disabilities who are becoming homeless and seeking services.
“We don’t have a community in which people with mental disabilities thrive,” Bardsley said. “There’s not enough space for them to be considered productive parts of the community. We don’t adjust.” Part of Northwest Youth Services’ work is to create more of that space in the community, where its clients can be accepted. In addition to its housing program, Northwest Youth Services works with the city, county and local school districts to offer teen court, an alternative to juvenile justice system for second-time misdemeanor offenders. It also is in the process of partnering with the First Congregational Church of Bellingham to use the church’s basement as a daytime drop-in center. It also has a program called the Queer Youth Project, which supports
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Sept. 22 is Business Women’s Day, honoring women’s contributions to business. And September is Women in Medicine and International Women’s Friendship month. Next month is National Women’s Small Business Month. If want to celebrate, look no further than your local city or town. In Washington there are more than 210,000 women-owned businesses. Together they employ 197,000, according to a recent American Express study. Since 2002, the number of womenowned businesses in the U.S. has more than
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doubled, increasing from nearly 6.5 million in 2002 to nearly 12.3 million in 2018, the study said.
Still, there’s room for improvement, said Kathy Coffey, executive director of Leadership Snohomish County. The nonprofit promotes leadership opportunities for men and women. “We have all the women mayors in Snohomish County, but looks can be deceiving,” Coffey said. “There are far more women in our leadership classes than men, but when you go out to the workplace, women leaders aren’t nearly as prevalent, especially in business.” The county’s business community should take a cue from local nonprofits and the political sphere where women have made in-roads, she said.
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a good reason to justify blind faith in the management “Moneyball” system’s proxy data. We shouldn’t assume that it is better just because it is different. Relying on psychological profiling to sort out the likely failures and identify “keeper” candidates is not a bad idea at all, but businesses should keep it in perspective. And that means recognizing the risk that the tests aren’t providing the data you need. In fact, with management “Moneyball” there is a real risk that what is being tested is not the candidate as much as the candidate’s education and his or her ability to navigate and “game” the test. Some management programs, for example, are very closely tuned in to what corporate employers want in their recruits. The result is that candidates who are prepared with that information will adjust their test responses to reflect their knowledge of what is wanted by the hiring companies. The test results may also be skewed by raising a generation of students that is very experienced at taking and gaming tests — and that would be particularly true of students with post-high-school educations. Skilled test designers and evaluators are very good at anti-gaming tools, but it is something worth discussing with test vendors before adopting a “Moneyball” type of test system. Another factor that should be taken into account is the effectiveness of baseball’s “Moneyball.” The Oakland Athletics are still a long way from a World Series win, and “Moneyball” has not proven to be better than the human-based scouting system in identifying player potential. The lesson that businesses should derive from baseball’s “Moneyball” experience is
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From previous page that the combination of statistical manipulation and artificial intelligence can provide some information that is useful in decision making. It just isn’t effective enough to replace that process. Taking that lesson to heart, many companies, large and small, can save themselves a considerable amount of time and money by thinking through their management problem and its sources. If the issue is the performance and overall quality of new hires for management positions, and there is solid evidence that the candidate selection process is to blame, then some form of
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management “Moneyball” may help solve the problem. What is equally likely, though, is that the issue is not all about candidate selection. Part of it is about ill-defined and poorly measured management structure, responsibilities and performance. If a management “Moneyball” system is focused on a replacement CEO, it could be helpful to the board of directors in their selection process. But widespread psychological testing has a long way to go before it proves itself more effective than an a solid, human-based interviewing system. James McCusker is a Bothell economist, educator and consultant.
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BUSINESS LICENSES From previous page Real Deal Cars LLC, 9326 Evergreen Way, Everett, Automobile Dealers-Used Cars Rock Itt, 1805 Hewitt Ave, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Scott A Rosengren CPA Pllc, 1100 52nd St. SE, Everett, Accountants Waterways Plumbing-Drain Clnng, 3702 111th Place SE, Everett, Plumbing Contractors Xtreme Shine Cleaning, 2311 121st Place SW, Everett, Janitor Service
Capers + Olives, 2933 Colby Ave, Everett, Restaurants Judd Black Electric Inc, 3001 Hewitt Ave, Everett, Electric Contractors S S. Auto Svc, 1919 Everett Ave, Everett, Automobile Repairing & Service Sea City, 1809 Broadway, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Evergreen Pacific Public, 3120 104th Place SE, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Cherry Massage, 11419 19th Ave. SE No. 0, Everett, Massage Therapists Guerrero Juicy, 702 91st Place SW, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments
Lee’s Keys, 520 128th St. SW, Everett, Keys That Chicken Place, 1907 Hewitt Ave, Everett, Restaurants M & I Recovery Svc LLC, 2808 Hoyt Ave, Everett, Services Nec Highland Remodeling & Constr, 4610 Evergreen Way No. 5, Everett, Remodeling & Repairing Bldg Contractors Funko, 2733 Colby Ave, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments North River Concrete Pumping, 30 Glenwood Ave, Everett, Concrete Pumping Service Madison Lake Stevens LLC, 925 E. Frontier Cir E, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Dynamic Holdings, 500 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett, Holding Companies (Non-Bank) East Franklin LLC, 2917 Pacific Ave, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Risk Strategies, 11314 4th Ave. W, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Kayla’s Kabulance, 12414 Highway 99, Everett, Taxicabs & Transportation Service
LAKE STEVENS
Big Bear Vape & Glass, 40825 State Route 2, Gold Bar, Electronic Cigarettes
Anna Walker Designs, 7329 18th St. SE, Lake Stevens, Nonclassified Establishments Dolled & Dapper Salon, 2406 Callow Road, Lake Stevens, Beauty Salons Greene Construction, 13226 94th St. NE, Lake Stevens, Construction Companies Journey To An Artist, 2110 110th Drive SE, Lake Stevens, Artists-Commercial Munchie Monsters, 2324 110th Drive SE, Lake Stevens, Nonclassified Establishments U Break I Fix, 2606 116th Drive NE, Lake Stevens, Repair Shops & Related Services Nec Stormore LLC, 822 Stitch Road, Lake Stevens, Nonclassified Establishments Bartell Drug Co, 9010 Market Pl, Lake Stevens, Pharmacies Rusty’s Coffee Co, 831 Frontage Road, Lake Stevens, Coffee Shops Aquafest, 1812 Main St, Lake Stevens, Nonclassified Establishments Lincoln Aircraft, 3418 113th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens, Aircraft-Dealers Ihop Restaurant, 925 Frontier Cir W, Lake Stevens, Restaurants
GRANITE FALLS
LYNNWOOD
GOLD BAR
Monte Cristo Espresso LLC, 8411 State Route 92, Granite Falls, Churches
Bentwood Pens, 22012 Locust Pl, Lynnwood,
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BUSINESS LICENSES From previous page Nonclassified Establishments Entropy Studios, 3516 133rd St. SW, Lynnwood, Nonclassified Establishments Fuzu Foot Massage, 3116 164th St. SW, Lynnwood, Massage Therapists Mobile Bumper Lee LLC, 4223 164th St. SW, Lynnwood, Nonclassified Establishments Patrik Bangle Productions, 3901 164th St. SW, Lynnwood, Nonclassified Establishments Pnw Teriyaki, 17109 Spruce Way, Lynnwood, Restaurants Westside Docks, 628 168th Place SW, Lynnwood, Docks (Builders) Starbucks, 1295205 N, Lynnwood, Coffee Shops Happy Hour Media Group, 3500 188th St. SW No. 250, Lynnwood, Nonclassified Establishments Nw Importer, 3318 203rd St. SW, Lynnwood, Importers (Whls) Express Center, 15015 Highway 99, Lynnwood, Nonclassified Establishments Lynnwood Elks, 19800 44th Ave. W, Lynnwood, Fraternal Organizations Ejjk Investment Inc, 3717 196th St. SW, Lynnwood, Investments C K Engineering LLC, 4630 200th St. SW, Lynnwood, Engineers Diversified Electric, 5225 180th St. SW, Lynnwood, Electric Contractors Skinrific, 3000 184th St. SW, Lynnwood, Skin Treatments P L C Insurance, 4211 Alderwood Mall Blvd No. 210, Lynnwood, Insurance
MARYSVILLE Amsteem Enterprises, 3429 68th Drive NE, Marysville, Nonclassified Establishments Ryder, 3919 88th St. NE, Marysville, Nonclassified Establishments Lucent Nail & Spa, 6608 64th St. NE, Marysville, Manicuring Dollar Tree, 11401 State Ave, Marysville, Variety Stores Jersey Mikes, 8820 36th Ave. NE, Marysville, Restaurants
MILL CREEK Plee LLC, 15117 Main St. No. 206, Mill Creek, Nonclassified Establishments Puamana 111-2 LLC, 13300 Bothell Everett Highway No. 30, Mill Creek, Nonclassified Establishments Alexander Enterprises, 805 164th St. SE, Mill Creek, Nonclassified Establishments
MONROE Crandall Family Dentistry, 128 N. Blakeley St, Monroe, Dentists
Finex Accounting & Business, 15252 Galway Bay, Monroe, Accounting & Bookkeeping General Svc Gigantic Web Solutions, 14817 249th Ave. SE, Monroe, Internet Home Page Dev Consulting Rolling Solutions USA, 17461 147th St. SE, Monroe, Nonclassified Establishments Sojourn Group LLC, 14751 N. Kelsey St. Pmb 312, Monroe, Nonclassified Establishments World Of Clean, 15096 176th Ave. SE, Monroe, Janitor Service Herschensohn Law Firm, 21705 132nd St. SE, Monroe, Attorneys Effective Design, 22320 Yeager Road, Monroe, Nonclassified Establishments H & J General Svc, 17197 157th St. SE, Monroe, Services Nec
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE Breath Of Life, 21914 64th Ave. W, Mountlake Terrace, Nonclassified Establishments Crystal D Adams Inc, 21907 64th Ave. W, Mountlake Terrace, Nonclassified Establishments
MUKILTEO A-Ok Delegation Inc, 7415 46th Ave. W, Mukilteo, Nonclassified Establishments WAGG This Way, 13430 46th Place W, Mukilteo, Nonclassified Establishments Cascade Endocrinology, 8423 Mukilteo Speedway, Mukilteo, Physicians & Surgeons Snohomish Jr Hill Construction Co, 8824 155th Ave. SE, Snohomish, Construction Companies Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning, 4826 169th Ave. SE, Snohomish, Carpet & Rug Cleaners Per Diem Nurse, 211 201st Ave. NE, Snohomish, Nurses & Nurses’ Registries Snohomish Carpet Cleaning, PO Box 1896, Snohomish, Carpet & Rug Cleaners Legislative Service Ctr Sells, 1525 Avenue D, Snohomish, Services Nec Geek Fortress, 1207 13th St. No. K, Snohomish, Nonclassified Establishments
STANWOOD Brick Road Antiques, 27824 73rd Drive NW, Stanwood, Antiques-Dealers Niclectic LLC, PO Box 1665, Stanwood, Nonclassified Establishments St Luxury Lashes, 26231 72nd Ave. NW, Stanwood, Eyelashes-Artificial Usta Martial Arts Stanwood, 9923 270th St. NW, Stanwood, Martial Arts Instruction Vape-O-Rama, 9730 State Route 532, Stanwood, Electronic Cigarettes
SULTAN Ski & Sky LLC, 51631 Jasper Lane, Sultan, Nonclassified Establishments Sir Sweeps Alot, 131 92nd St. NE, Tulalip, Chimney & Fireplace Cleaning Build/Rpr
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