Public-private partnerships seek to bridge the “digital divide” by providing free broadband access to all Washingtonians through community drive-in Wi-Fi hotspots OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Broadband Office estimates over 300 new drive-in Wi-Fi hotspots are coming online statewide through an initiative to bring free public broadband internet access to all residents. Partners in the state’s drive-in Wi-Fi hotspots project include: Washington State University; Washington State Library, part of…
This bulletin will clarify the intent of the governor’s emergency orders with regard to hunger relief efforts.
Updated web portal with user-friendly design features and more educational resources helps owners of small businesses and individuals easily shop for affordable, state-verified retirement savings plans.
Online portal streamlines access to preliminary regulatory requirements for manufacturers looking to site or expand in Sumner and unincorporated Pierce County OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Department of Commerce today launched Regulatory Roadmap 2.0, the latest addition to a series of localized online portals designed to help ease the process of getting preliminary regulatory requirements satisfied for expanding or siting a new facility. The new online portal guides manufacturing…
When the rural school district of Northport experienced a catastrophic boiler failure, district officials were left with few good options. Commerce worked w/ partners to replace it with one that is energy efficient, and better for the environment.
Department of Commerce to develop rules for state energy performance standard to maximize reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from commercial buildings OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Department of Commerce is hosting a public webinar at 2 p.m. PDT on Oct. 30 to introduce the upcoming process that will develop rules for adoption of the state energy performance standard for commercial buildings. The on-line session, which will be recorded and…
The Forest Products Financial Assistance Program (FPFAP) was established in 2014 with funds provided by the U.S. Forest Service. This program supports the development and expansion of forestry and agroforestry product industries in Washington state. The program emphasizes use of woody biomass, defined as trees and woody plants that are by-products of forestry management activities and wood products manufacturing. These byproducts may provide thermal energy, electrical energy, engineered fuel products or energy…
The 2019-21 Early Learning Facilities (ELF) program guidelines for eligible organizations is now available on our website. Translated copies of our guidelines will be available soon in Spanish and Somali. Our ELF online grant application will be available on Tuesday, Oct. 1. All applications must be submitted electronically through ZoomGrants and are due to Commerce no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2. We strongly encourage applicants to carefully read the…
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Public Works Board (PWB) and fellow Sync partners are proud to announce the release of the Introductory Guide to Value Planning. In 2017, the Washington State Legislature directed the PWB to coordinate infrastructure system improvements with the departments of Health, Commerce and Ecology. This team is known as Sync, which collaboratively developed and tested the guide with support from more than 100 communities. This…
The Washington Department of Commerce will hold two public workshops on July 30 and Aug. 1 to discuss implementation of Washington’s new 100% clean electricity law, known as the Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA). Input from these workshops will help the agencies set priorities for rulemaking work over the next two years. The time and date of the two public workshops are: Tuesday, July 30, from 9 a.m. – noon,…