Business

Gig Harbor Now reporters provide information about where people can eat, shop and seek professional services, which businesses are opening or closing, and explain local trends and their relation to the national economy.

How the current site of Gig Harbor High School nearly became a cemetery

Mar 27, 2025 | By:

A funeral home wanted to build a cemetery on Rosedale Street in the mid-1960s. The community organized to stop it.

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Texas mystery-developer plans 31 houses next door to Gig Harbor High School

Mar 26, 2025 | By:

The project is proposed for 39 acres on Rosedale Street, directly west of Gig Harbor High. Developers are asking to deviate from city rules on altering topography and on the required size of the vegetation buffer between the property and the high school.

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Gig Harbor Real Estate | Housing activity picking up steam as spring begins

Mar 19, 2025 | By: Alison Paoli

The local real estate sales market remained strong in February. But what impact might mortgage rates and wild cards like tariffs play going forward?

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Invitation Bookshop moving to new location, while downtown tap room has a new owner

Mar 17, 2025 | By:

Invitation Bookshop is moving to Judson Street, while a nearby craft beer tasting room has a new owner and a new look.  Invitation is still open in the Uptown neighborhood, but owner Allyson Howard hopes to complete the move to 3119 Judson Street by next month.  Meanwhile, Matt Burnett recently purchased the former Gig Harbor

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Midday Rotary donates $10,000 to Food Backpacks 4 Kids

Mar 07, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Midday Rotary

Food Backpacks 4 Kids works to ensure that children from low-income families do not go hungry, particularly during weekends and school breaks when free meals are not available.

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Council seeks comment on cultural access program proposal — and a sales tax to support it

Mar 06, 2025 | By:

The cultural access program would support local nonprofits and provide educational program. The city council must decide whether to put the question before voters.

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Heritage Distilling wins best flavored whiskey award

Mar 04, 2025 | By:

The Gig Harbor-based distillery’s stock dropped to just $1.08 in February after opening at $4 last year.

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Rush sues Gig Harbor for Purdy sewer extension, challenges Pierce County over re-zone

Mar 03, 2025 | By:

Rush Companies is taking legal action on two fronts, attempting to maintain a higher density on property it owns in Purdy and access to urban services there.

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Madrona Links Golf Course dispute heading for courts

Feb 26, 2025 | By:

PenMet has been authorized to pursue the 14 acres it doesn’t own through eminent domain while owner ZTM Holdings has filed suit to kick the parks district off the property.

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Gig Harbor Real Estate | Demand remains strong as home prices, new listings rise

Feb 19, 2025 | By: Alison Paoli

The median price for a single-family home in the greater Gig Harbor area rose by 1.8% from December to January, reaching a median sale price record of $915,000.

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