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Snohomish County is a vacation hotspot — for Seattleites They are seeking relative peace and quiet, and that’s boosting the county’s third-biggest industry

By Janice Podsada Herald Writer

EVERETT — More guests at the Silver Cloud Inn on Mukilteo’s waterfront are urbanites seeking a respite from the hustle and bustle of the big city.

But this isn’t about harried visitors from New York or Los Angeles. Seattle residents are seeking ”peace and quiet,” said Maia Kalehua, the hotel’s general manager .

“I think more people are discovering Snohomish County,” Kalehua said. “It’s beautiful here and it’s an hour from downtown Seattle.”

New data suggest that more than 80% of visitors to Snohomish County live right down the road, so to speak.

From September to March, the majority of visitors to Snohomish County hail from the Seattle-Tacoma area, said C.J. Jones of the Snohomish County department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism.

Jones’ information comes from a study by Arrivalist, a marketing consulting firm that uses location data from mobile devices to track visitors.

After aerospace and agriculture, tourism is Snohomish County’s third-largest industry, according to a study by Dean Runyon Associates, a tourism research firm.

Last year, visitors to Snohomish County spent an estimated $1.2 billion, the Dean Runyon study said.

The Portland-based company uses traveler surveys, county and city hotel lodging tax receipts, U.S. Census Bureau data and other public sources to estimate visitor spending in each category.

Spending increased yearover-year in the seven categories measured, including food, hotel stays, retail and entertainment.

Restaurants and eateries reaped the lion’s share. Visitors spent an estimated $367 million on food and drink in 2018, up from $358 million the previous

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Seagulls fly by Jetty Island in Everett. Tourism officials say people from Seattle are seeking this kind of solitude when they visit Snohomish County.

year. Spending on lodging rose to $158 million from $154 million in 2017.

Tourism and related fields employ 11,000 people and generate $24 million in local taxes and $60 million in state taxes — a significant economic driver.

“People are surprised when they learn tourism is one of our leading industries,” said Snohomish County Councilman Terry Ryan, who chairs the county lodging tax advisory committee. “It’s a really big deal for us.”

Said Kalehua: “People are coming here to hike, kayak, stand-up paddle, to get away.”

Visitors spent another $1 billion on outdoor recreation in 2017, according to another study.

Kalehua gives the Snohomish County Tourism Bureau’s new marketing slogan, “Seattle

NorthCountry,” a big thumbs-up.

“Seattle NorthCountry” is intended to conjure the county’s wide-open spaces, pristine rivers and lakes, hiking trails, along with the urban corridor that stretches from Edmonds to Everett, said Amy Spain, executive director of the tourism bureau, a nonprofit marketing agency contracted by the county.

Visitor spending is forecast to be even stronger this year, due in part to the start of commercial passenger service at Everett’s new two-gate air terminal this spring and a related upswing in hotel occupancy.

Everett-based Propeller Airports, the terminal developer and manager, reported at the end of May that it had served 100,000 arriving customers and 100,000 departing ones since

opening March 4.

Alaska Airlines and United Airlines operate 24 daily departures from Everett. United serves San Francisco and Denver.

Alaska serves Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orange County, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose. In November, Alaska will change the schedule to accommodate service to Palm Springs.

Propeller CEO Brett Smith believes that only 40% of the Puget Sound region is aware of Everett’s new passenger terminal.

The Snohomish County Airport Commission, a twoyear-old voluntary advisory board, is planning community outreach this year to highlight the airport’s economic impact, seek comment on the airport’s master plan and get the word

On the cover A couple stand on driftwood at the beach near Mukilteo Lighthouse Park. Tourism officials say Seattleites are seeking solitude like this when they visit Snohomish County.

Tourism is the county’s thirdbiggest industry. Photo by Olivia Vanni / The Herald

out that the airline service is in full swing.

The county plans to spend $1.6 million this year to court visitors, a $200,000 bump from last year.

Those funds are generated by the county’s lodging tax, a tax See HOTSPOT, Page B4

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A United Airlines plane arrives at Paine Field in Everett. Airline service here is serving happy visitors who need not endure the slog to Sea-Tac Airport.

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By law, the money can only be spent on tourismrelated activity. The lodging tax committee makes recommendations on where the money should go, Ryan said.

“We’re being much more aggressive in attracting tourists than ever before,” Ryan said.

The big goal is to increase the number of overnight visitors.

In 2018, visitors who added a hotel stay spent more than $772 million in the county, compared to day-trippers who shelled out $294 million, the Dean Runyon study estimated.

“We’re being much more aggressive in attracting tourists than ever before,” Ryan said.

At the Courtyard by Marriott in Lynnwood, which is marketed as the chain’s “Seattle North/ Lynnwood Everett” location, general manager Mark Lee said that bookings are up a bit this year.

Visitors who might have

spent “their last night” in a Seattle-area hotel to ensure they arrived at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on time are instead bunking locally and flying out of Paine Field, Lee said.

“A few more travelers are staying up this way,” Lee said.

That’s a good sign if the trend holds, said Spain, who directs the tourism bureau.

“Our hotels, particularly those in south county, are influenced by the occupancy levels in the Seattle area,” said Spain. “When the Seattle hotels are full, people are pushed into the outlying areas, such as Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood.”

Competition has heated up. In the past 12 months, Seattle has added 2,000 new hotel rooms, Spain said.

“The fact that our hotels are not seeing declines is showing pretty good strength,” she said.

Still, there’s a troubling note.

Lee said he’s seeing a noticeable decline in aerospace business travelers staying at the hotel, a

dropoff that began with the Boeing 737 crisis this spring.

“The Max is made in Renton, but Boeing is here,” Lee said, referring to Boeing’s massive Everett assembly plant at Paine Field.

It’s not clear if that could indicate a broader trend.

In Mukilteo, Kalehua, Silver Clouds’s general manager, said there’s been no change in the number of aerospace business travelers — the hotel’s bread-and-butter.

Nor has the launch of commercial airline service from Paine Field sparked an appreciable uptick in occupancy. But that nearer airline service has produced happy faces at the front desk, Kalehua said.

“We have a lot more happy guests,” Kalehua said. “They’re happy they can fly into Paine Field — 15 minutes away — instead of the hour-and-a half from Sea-Tac.” Janice Podsada; jpodsada@heraldnet.com; 425-339-3097; Twitter: JanicePods

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New waterfront hotel with a saltwater pool opens next month With a restaurant, bar and spacious meeting rooms, Hotel Indigo is expected to attract events

By Janice Podsada Herald Writer

EVERETT — The 142-room Hotel Indigo, which overlooks Port Gardner and the Port of Everett’s Waterfront Place, opens next month.

“We’re on track to open the first week of August,” said Patty Davis, the hotel’s general manager. “We’ve begun taking reservations.”

The hotel’s opening will more than double the number of waterfront hotel rooms in Snohomish County.

Mukilteo’s Silver Cloud Inn and the Inn at Port Gardner at the port’s Marina Village offer 103 rooms.

Hotel Indigo adds 142 rooms — 119 with water views, said Amy Spain, executive director of the Snohomish County Tourism Bureau, a non-profit marketing agency contracted by the county.

Waterfront hotel properties are a big draw for business travelers, and meeting and event planners, Spain said.

“We get a lot of requests from event planners for this kind of setting … and Hotel Indigo has some significant meeting space and private dining rooms,” Spain said.

Last week, general manager Davis led a hard-hat tour of the four-story hotel, which has 8,000 square feet of meeting space, 153 parking spaces and an indoor saltwater pool.

Construction crews were busy hanging drywall, installing light fixtures and framing an outdoor courtyard that overlooks the waterfront.

On the main floor inside the new restaurant and bar, workers were putting the finishing touches on a bank of floor-toceiling windows.

The Jetty Grille & Bar on the building’s southeast side overlooks the port’s new Pacific Rim Park and splash fountain.

“We plan to open the restaurant at the same time as the hotel,” Davis said.

A construction worker cuts steel at Hotel Indigo during construction at the Port of Everett’s Waterfront Place last month.

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The Jetty Grille & Bar on the building’s southeast side overlooks the port’s new Pacific Rim Park and splash fountain.

The menu focuses on Pacific Northwest cuisine, including smoked salmon chowder and beer-battered halibut and chips, Davis said.

The restaurant seats 120, the bar 50.

A take-out window, Jetty Grille Express, will offer to-go items such as fish and chips when the weather permits, Davis said.

Room rates during the peak and summer season start at about

$230 per night. Fall and winter prices are expected to be in the $189 to $209 range, Davis said.

The nautical-themed hotel will also offer a 79-foot private yacht, the Aqua Villa, for events and excursions, Davis said.

Hotel indigo is also pet-friendly.

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Hotel Indigo is nearing completion at the Port of Everett’s Waterfront Place.

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part of the growing community of Everett,” she said.

Seattle-based Columbia Hospitality will operate the hotel.

Columbia operates more than a dozen hotels in Washington, including the Salish Lodge & Spa at Snoqualmie Falls and Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine.

In 2018, the company and port agreed to a lease that will pay the Port of Everett $15,000 a month for up to 80 years.

The lease will be reviewed every 10 years for market value and inflation adjustments.

Hotel Indigo is a key feature of the port district’s Waterfront Place development, a multimillion-dollar makeover.

Fisherman’s Harbor District, a 12-acre piece, is the first stage of the 65-acre development near 13th Street and West Marine View Drive.

The opening of the port’s Pacific Rim Park and splash fountain, a stone’s throw from the new hotel, “will dovetail with the hotel opening,” port spokeswoman Catherine Soper said.

The park celebrates the port’s global trade mission and is the centerpiece of the Fisherman’s Harbor.

By fall, hotel guests and visitors should be able to walk from the waterfront to Grand Avenue Park.

A pedestrian bridge destined to span West Marine View Driver near 16th Street is now scheduled to be installed in mid- to late-August, said Kathleen Baxter, public works spokeswoman for the City of Everett.

“That’s the target,” Baxter said.

The 257-foot long Grand Avenue pedestrian bridge will link the park in Everett’s northwest neighborhood to the port.

The complex project, which will cross over five railroad lines and under power transmission lines, requires coordination with BNSF Railway and the Snohomish County Public Utility District, Baxter said.

Work on the project will require the closure of a portion of West Marine View Drive for about 10 days.

Janice Podsada; jpodsada@ heraldnet.com; 425-339-3097; Twitter: JanicePods

Of 142 rooms, 119 will have a water view at Hotel Indigo at the Port of Everett’s Waterfront Place.

Fisherman’s Harbor District, a 12-acre piece, is the first stage of the 65-acre development near 13th Street and West Marine View Drive.

RIGHT: A room at Hotel Indigo at the Port of Everett’s Waterfront Place.

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Where to go: Top tourist attractions in Snohomish County

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Whether you’re visiting, new to town or entertaining guests, here are the big tourism draws EVERETT — These are some of the top tourist attractions for visitors to Snohomish County, according to the county Tourism Bureau: ■ The Boeing Tour at the Future of Flight Aviation Center Paine Field in Mukilteo.

■ Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum; Historic Flight Foundation; and Museum of Flight Restoration Center and Reserve Collection, Paine Field in Everett and Mukilteo.

■ Tulalip Resort Casino in Tulalip.

■ The Mountain Loop Highway in Mount BakerSnoqualmie National Forest.

■ Hibulb Cultural

Center in Tulalip.

■ Puget Sound Express whale-watching tours in Edmonds.

■ Seattle Premium Outlets in Tulalip.

■ Jetty Island in Everett.

■ Mukilteo Lighthouse Park in Mukilteo.

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■ River rafting.

■ Skydiving and hotair ballooning at Harvey Field in Snohomish.

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the I-5 corridor that stretches from Bellingham to Olympia.

From September 2018 through March 2019, day-trippers accounted for 65% of visits; 35% stayed at least one night.

EVERETT — Phoenix likes it here.

■ Tourists from Phoenix spent more time visiting Snohomish County this year than visitors from other cities — 93 hours on average.

■ San Francisco visitors spent an average of 74 hours, while folks from Boise stayed for 70 hours, followed by visitors from Los Angeles and Denver, who lingered an average of 63 hours, according to a recent study that tracked visitors to Snohomish County during this year’s off season.

■ Out-of-state visitors represented just 5% of the county’s visitors. The remainder were Washington residents.

Most in-state visits were from the Seattle-Tacoma area.

■ The majority of off-season visitors were from the Seattle-Tacoma area, who on average spent spent nine hours here.

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There are currently more than 6,700 hotel rooms in Snohomish County.

In the past three years, the county has added 977 hotel rooms, including 413 rooms at three hotels expected to open this year. (Compare that number to the 2,000 hotel rooms downtown Seattle added last year.)

New hotels expected to open this year: ■ Hotel Indigo, Everett: 144 rooms.

■ Hilton Garden Inn, Lynnwood: 155 rooms ■ La Quinta Inn, Marysville: 114 rooms ■ In 2018, Delta Hotel by Marriott in Everett opened with 232 rooms. It’s the former Holiday Inn, which was closed for a year of renovation.

In 2017, two hotels opened in Everett: the Red Lion with 44 rooms and the Woodspring Suites with 122 rooms.

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Where’s the next Sea-Tac? Aviation here is expected to soar A new study predicts demand for airline service in the Puget Sound region will double by 2050

By Janice Podsada Herald Writer

SEATTLE — Demand for passenger air service and air cargo capacity in the Puget Sound region is expected to soar over the next three decades, an ongoing aviation study says.

Passenger enplanements — the number of people departing on a scheduled flight — is expected to more than double, from 24 million in 2018 to more than 50 million in 2050.

The Regional Aviation

Baseline Study, expected to be completed in fall 2020, will be used to inform aviation planning.

Its authors are anticipating future needs for airline service, air cargo and general aviation at airports in Snohomish, King, Pierce and Kitsap counties through 2050, said Josh Brown, executive director of the Puget Sound Regional Council, the four-county planning agency that is developing the study.

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role in the region’s economy and quality of life,” Brown said. “Our airports support the largest aerospace manufacturing center in the world.”

The study assumes “unconstrained” growth.

Factors such as “not enough room in the skies and not enough terminal gates could constrain demand for air service,” he said.

On a global scale, demand for airline services is on pace to dramatically rise in coming decades. It’s anticipated to fuel aircraft production and airport and airline expansion.

According to market studies by Boeing and Airbus, the airline industry will need about 40,000 new passenger jets and

freighters valued at more than $6 trillion over the next two decades.

Locally, Puget Sound’s projected population growth and concurrent job growth will be among the key drivers , the study said.

The metropolitan area’s population, which was 4.1 million in 2018, is expected to rise to 5.8 million.

The Puget Sound region has 29 airports in all. One of them, of course, is an international hub, SeattleTacoma International Airport. Of eleven smaller airports, two have scheduled passenger service: Paine Field in Everett, which launched commercial flights March 4, and, starting this week, Boeing Field in Seattle.

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known. The carrier operates three daily flights between Seattle and Oakland International Airport, using Embraer 135 jets that seat 30.

Also on that airport list are Arlington Municipal Airport, Harvey Field in Snohomish, Renton Municipal Airport and Boeing Field in Seattle.

The list also includes military airports, the biggest of which is Joint Base Lewis-McChord Field in Pierce County.

Another 15 airports, including Darrington Municipal, Skykomish State Airport and Sky Harbor in Snohomish County, aren’t part of a national plan of airports eligible for federal money to make improvements to runways and taxiways.

Arlington Municipal received $1.1 million this spring.

Regional air passenger traffic and cargo volume have already reached record levels and are expected to increase, the latest chapter of the study said. This spring the Legislature authorized the formation of a committee to identify six possible locations for a second Sea-Tac-caliber airport. The committee must also develop a timeline to ensure the facility is functional by 2040. The aviation baseline study could be a useful tool in the process.

Other key findings of

the study: ■ Commercial service, defined as regularly scheduled passenger service, is closely tied to economic and demographic trends.

As the region becomes a more important hub for connections to Asia, demand for fights will increase.

■ The number of takeoffs and landings is expected to grow from 438,000 in 2018 to between 810,000 and 914,00 in 2050, up 85% to 109%.

■ Cargo service includes freight and mail carried in the lower hold of passenger aircraft as well as on air freighters. Globalization and e-commerce are driving dramatic air cargo growth, the study said.

And strong Washington exports and a surge in international flights are fueling regional air cargo growth.

■ Demand for regional air cargo capacity is expected to grow from

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552,000 metric tons in 2018 to 1.3 million tons by 2050, a 136% increase.

■ Regional demand for general aviation operations — such as aviation activities for business, flight instruction, medical services, law enforcement, recreation and tourism — is expected to grow at a far-slower pace. Nationally, there have been gradual declines in recreational flying due to rising costs, competition from other activities and lower commercial airfares.

■ However, business and and for-profit general aviation, such as sightseeing and skydiving, are expected to increase. As a result, regional demand for general aviation operations is predicted to increase from 1.35 million in 2017 to 1.8 million by 2050, up 34%.

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Is your fish stick more bread than fish? Inspectors can tell NSF International, an industry group that checks for fish fraud, has relocated to Everett from Seattle

Recipe: Black Cod

By NSF senior seafood inspector Scott Albrecht After filleting the cod, put it in a pan and cover it with ¼-inch to ½-inch of miso paste.

Cover and put it in the refrigerator for two days.

When you’re ready to grill, take it out of the fridge and scrape off the miso.

Grill.

Fish should be grilled to a minimum internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Black cod typically cooks in 10 minutes or less, but use a food thermometer.

By Janice Podsada Herald Writer

EVERETT — If the tuna sushi you had for dinner feels like it’s still swimming, it might not be tuna but escolar — an eel-like fish.

While escolar can taste rich and buttery, its unique properties have helped it clinch a title: the Ex-Lax of fish.

Substituting lower-cost escolar for higher-quality, higher-cost tuna is one way unscrupulous seafood suppliers profit from your misery, says experts at NSF International Everett.

NSF International, an independent organization, tests food products, including seafood products, on behalf of retailers and distributors, among other services.

Clients want to be sure that their suppliers’ products meet their specifications, said Scott Albrecht, a senior seafood inspector.

Those checks include looking for seafood fraud.

“We’re the CSI of fish,” joked Albrecht.

The organization also provides third-party certification, testing food and equipment to ensure they meet industry health and safety standards.

NSF is a nonprofit whose operations span the globe. It recently relocated its regional seafood services program from Seattle’s Fisherman’s Terminal to the Port of Everett.

Its new office and lab are at the port’s Marina Village, near Anthony’s Homeport restaurant.

The Everett location “allows us to partner with the Washington State University/Idaho Center for Advanced Food Technology

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Scott Albrecht test samples at the labs of NSF International Tuesday afternoon Everett on June 18, 2019.

program” and is closer to Canadian clients, said Tom White, the seafood program’s global manager for certification and audits.

The port is pleased to have NSF and its seafood sleuths aboard.

“Given our strategy to support and grow the maritime and seafood industry, it’s a perfect fit,” said Terrie Battuello, the port’s chief of business development, in a prepared statement.

NSF, formerly National Sanitation Foundation, was established by the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health in 1944 to develop health and safety standards.

One of the first assignments was developing sanitation rules for soda fountains and luncheonettes.

Now NSF operates in 175 countries, including Mexico, Peru, Spain, South Africa, India, Japan and Korea.

By law, seafood suppliers are required to label what and where the species comes from.

If the label says wild-caught sockeye salmon, it better not be

Scott Albrecht measures salmon samples at the labs of NSF International Tuesday afternoon Everett on June 18, 2019.

Measurements are recorded from salmon samples at the labs of NSF International Tuesday afternoon Everett on June 18, 2019.

farm-raised salmon.

An estimated 20 percent of seafood products in the U.S. are mislabeled, according to a recent study by Oceana, a nonprofit conservation group.

“Seafood fraud ultimately deceives consumers who fall victim to a bait-and-switch, disguises conservation and health risks, and hurts honest fishermen and seafood businesses,” said Beth Lowell, deputy vice president of U.S. campaigns.

“Seafood traceability — from boat to plate — is critical to

ensure that all seafood sold in the U.S. is safe, legally caught and honestly labeled,” said Lowell in a prepared statement.

In 2017, Americans consumed about 16 pounds of seafood per person — the highest per-capita consumption in nearly a decade, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries report. By comparison, Americans consumed 217 pounds of red meat and chicken per person that same year, a Department of Agriculture source said.

NSF International is one of many non-governmental industry groups that aims to protect seafood buyers.

“Most of what we do is quality checks,” said White.

On a recent visit to the Everett laboratory, seafood inspector Albrecht was opening packages of frozen pink salmon fillets.

A grocery chain wanted to know if its supplier’s salmon fillets were up to spec.

For the next hour, he measured, weighed and visually inspected one sample after another for too many bones, bruises or dimples —a tell-tale sign of parasites.

Does each fillet weigh 3 to 5 ounces and measure about 3 inches by 4 inches?

Does its pink hue match samples on a color reference card?

“We report what we find,” said Albrecht, working his way through the grocer’s quality checklist.

An unscrupulous supplier also might mislabel the country of origin and substitute a lowerpriced fish such as pollack for higher-priced Walleyed pike, or escolar for albacore.

Even fish sticks can be scammed if the breading exceeds a set percentage, Albrecht said.

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legs or too much breading on butterfly shrimp can tip the scale and cheat the buyer.

Still, distinguishing one fish from another isn’t easy — even for experts.

“When you take the skin off a fish and fillet it, it loses its identity,” said White.

When it’s too close to call, NSF collects samples for DNA analysis and sends them to a lab in Ferndale, Washington.

The results are compared to the Food and Drug Administration’s growing DNA database of seafood and other foods.

To help educate buyers, NSF plans to launch new education programs, including “Fish School” for restaurant and grocery store buyers who want to

boost their seafood expertise, White said.

“In our former location, we were limited to less than a dozen per class,” said White. “Here we can expand our enrollment to as many as 60 per class.”

Eventually NSF will offer a similar program for consumers “who want to become smarter seafood shoppers,” White said.

Albrecht’s job hasn’t curbed his appetite for seafood.

After spending the morning inspecting a shipping box filled with pink salmon fillets, Albrecht was looking forward to a salmon salad he’d packed for lunch.

“It’s hard to find bad seafood, especially here,” he said, referring to the Northwest.

Janice Podsada; jpodsada@heraldnet.com; 425-339-3097; Twitter: JanicePods

BUSINESS LICENSES ARLINGTON 7-Eleven, 7430 204th St. NE, Arlington, Convenience Stores A Floor To Love, 11128 228th St. NE, Arlington, Floor Laying Refinishing & Resurfacing Astropolis Daycare, 2005 184th St. NE, Arlington, Child Care Service Bountiful Fields Farm, 20822 79th Drive NE, Arlington, Farms Fedex Office Print & Ship Ctr, 4010 172nd St. NE, Arlington, Mailing & Shipping Services Green Hills LLC, 25803 Dahl Road, Arlington, Nonclassified Establishments Haller Bar & Grill, PO Box 3445, Arlington, Restaurants Healthy Balance Bodywork, 437 N. Olympic Ave., Arlington, Health Services Hexi-Tech LLC, 224 288th St. NE, Arlington, Nonclassified Establishments Homeward Bound Counseling Svc, 103 E. 3rd St., Arlington, Counseling Services I Buy Trailers, 16910 59th Ave. NE, Arlington, Trailer-Sales Island Property Management, 3405 172nd St. NE, Arlington, Real Estate Management

Are You Or Aren’t You? From simple sprains to major pains, the doctors at Ankle & Foot Clinic of Everett are trained exclusively to diagnose and treat ankle and foot problems.

When your foot pain persists and you want your life back, make an appointment to find out if you are a candidate for PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) injections!

3131 Nassau Street • Everett, WA 98201 (across from Providence Everett Medical Center, Pacific Campus)

425-339-8888

www.ankleandfootnorthwest.com

Marysville Jewelry-Pawn North, 3323 169th Place NE, Arlington, Jewelers-Retail Mountains & Meadows Events, 20815 101st Drive NE, Arlington, Events-Special Nelson Technologies, 256th St. NE, Arlington, Nonclassified Establishments Pilot Travel Ctr, 2430 State Route 530 NE, Arlington, Truck Stops & Plazas Richards Batting Cage, 103 E. 3rd St., Arlington, Baseball Batting Ranges Summit Flower Farm, 19210 3rd Ave. NE, Arlington, Florists-Retail Walker Brothers Commodities, 18826 Crown Ridge Blvd, Arlington, Consultants-Business Nec

BOTHELL Custard & Things Hawaii, 16029 41st Ave. SE, Bothell, Food Products-Retail E & M Painting LLC, 2217 182nd Place SE, Bothell, Painters Haley Vinsik Ceramics, 21020 30th Drive SE, Bothell, Ceramic Equipment & Supplies Hope Rising Clinic, 1909 214th St. SE, Bothell, Clinics Kyle A Herzfeld Svc, 3320 201st Place SE, Bothell, Services Nec

Lanika Inspection Svc LLC, 18127 22nd Drive SE, Bothell, Inspection Service Madera LLC, 17622 Clover Road, Bothell, Nonclassified Establishments Mid City Builders LLC, 169th St. SW, Bothell, Building Contractors My Lovely Letters LLC, 20503 Filbert Drive, Bothell, Nonclassified Establishments Nitro K, 17624 15th Ave. SE, Bothell, Nonclassified Establishments Pro Service LLC, 17624 15th Ave. SE, Bothell, Services Nec Sony Biotechnology, 21720 23rd Drive SE No. 100, Bothell, Biotechnology Products & Services Still Growing, 16013 35th Drive SE, Bothell, Nonclassified Establishments Strix Inc, 1725 220th St. SE, Bothell, Nonclassified Establishments W A Bothell Self Storage LLC, 1832 180th St. SE, Bothell, StorageHousehold & Commercial What Can I Getcha, 24332 9th Ave. W., Bothell, Nonclassified Establishments Wonderland Developmental, 1909 214th St. SE, Bothell, Nonclassified Establishments Woods Coffee, 24118 Bothell Everett Highway, Bothell, Coffee Shops

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DARRINGTON Foggy Creek Arts, PO Box 1038, Darrington, Arts Organizations & Information Timber Espresso, PO Box 793, Darrington, Coffee Shops

EDMONDS No.1 Home Away From Home LLC, 15110 62nd Ave. W., Edmonds, Nonclassified Establishments 45th Poke Bar, 23607 Highway 99, Edmonds, Bars Allyn Herrera LLC, 9311 244th St. SW No. J304, Edmonds, Nonclassified Establishments Coastside Desserts, 8040 Cyrus Place, Edmonds, Food ProductsRetail Curious Nest, 405 Main St., Edmonds, Nonclassified Establishments Daylight Healing Ctr, 212th St. SW, Edmonds, Health Care Facilities Deborah Wiener Pllc, 1012 Viewland Way, Edmonds, Nonclassified Establishments Eagle Point Corp, 9901 242nd Place SW, Edmonds, Nonclassified Establishments Fat Turnip Farms, PO Box 1162, Edmonds, Farms Happy Heart Families, 715 Alder St., Edmonds, Nonclassified

See LICENSES, Page B14

Check with us on pricing!

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Licenses From Page B13 Establishments Heidi Walker Photo, 7321 215th St. SW, Edmonds, Photography Hello Banana, 24122 76th Ave. W., Edmonds, Nonclassified Establishments His Word Found Here, 17802 Vista Del Mar Drive, Edmonds, Nonclassified Establishments Home2 Suites Yakima, 201 5th Ave. S., Edmonds, Hotels & Motels Journeys Coaching, PO Box 755, Edmonds, Nonclassified Establishments K A Salon, 120 W. Dayton St., Edmonds, Beauty Salons Key Harbor Insurance Group, 22727 Highway 99, Edmonds, Insurance Laon, 23416 Highway 99, Edmonds, Nonclassified Establishments Maize & Barley, 525 Main St., Edmonds, Nonclassified Establishments Northpoint Washington LLC, 7416 212th St. SW, Edmonds, Nonclassified Establishments Pawsitively Golden Boutique, 16912 Talbot Road, Edmonds, Boutique Items-Retail

The Herald Business Journal Peale Law Firm, 212th St. SW, Edmonds, Attorneys Saxon Studios LLC, 23632 Highway 99 No. 504, Edmonds, Nonclassified Establishments Sprint, 8404 Bowdoin Way, Edmonds, Cellular Telephones (Services) Toniac Coffee & Toast, 23416 Highway 99, Edmonds, Coffee Shops Twins Asian Bistro, 23416 Highway 99, Edmonds, Restaurants World Fresh Asian Eatery, 23416 Highway 99 No. B, Edmonds, Restaurants

EVERETT A & D Market, 611 60th St. SE, Everett, Food Markets Affordable Handy Man LLC, 1706b Puget Drive, Everett, Handyman Services Alchemy Garage Doors, 2917 Pacific Ave., Everett, Doors-Garage Allen Innovations, 3410 Hayes St., Everett, Electric Contractors Altra Health Care Pllc, 5532 148th St. SE, Everett, Health Services Ames Mechanical, 5118 S. 3rd Ave., Everett, Mechanical Contractors Aries Security, 6320 Evergreen Way, Everett, Security Control Equip & Systems-Whls Ballinger Heated Storage, PO Box 13270, Everett, Storage-Household & Commercial

Bar Z, 3414 Everett Ave., Everett, Bars Bellingham Yachts, 1135 Craftsman Way, Everett, Yachts Beyondbio Consulting LLC, 3410 124th Place SE, Everett, ConsultantsBusiness Nec Big Creek Fisheries LLC, 3900 Railway Ave., Everett, Fishery Consultants C C Thermal Home Inspections, 11225 19th Ave. SE, Everett, Real Estate Inspection C Flores Landscaping, 1708 Scenic Drive, Everett, Landscape Contractors Captured By Cas, 2919 Fulton St., Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Chapdelaine Custom Carpentry, 12428 Highway 99, Everett, Carpenters Comfort-Caring Adult Family Hm, 6301 Elliott Way, Everett, HomesAdult Community Transit, 7505 Seaway Blvd, Everett, Transit Lines Confie Seguros, 11802 Evergreen Way, Everett, Insurance Cowling & Co LLC, 1902 120th Place SE, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments D3 Merch LLC, 4609 Elm St., Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Davita Snohhmomish Kidney, 2707 Colby Ave., Everett, Kidney Dialysis Centers Denny’s, 9226 1st Ave. SE, Everett, Restaurants

Port Report & Summer Cruise SNOHOMISH COUNTY: THE PLACE TO BE Thursday, July 11 4:30 - 7:00 pm port of everett

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Hear the Progress on the Port’s Projects Appetizers • Cocktails • Networking

The optional Summer Cruise will provide a unique vantage into the Port of Everett’s operations while seeing the Port’s ongoing development from a charter boat.The cruise will go from 6:15 – 7:30 pm.

REGISTER TODAY EconomicAllianceSC.org/events/port-report/ EASC Investor Ticket Price: $40 | Standard Ticket Price: $50 | 21+ Event

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Desiparidhaan, 3131 92nd Place SE, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Ecora, PO Box 4488, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments El Margarita Mariscos Bar, 9506 19th Ave. SE, Everett, Bars El Nayarita-Mariscos & Bar, 4 107th St. SE, Everett, Bars Emerald Blooms LLC, 16 120th St. SE, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Emotesy Child-Family Cnslng, 12530 28th Place W., Everett, Counseling Services Established Moving & Storage, 607 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett, Movers Everett Museum-History Temp, 2815 Colby Ave., Everett, Museums Evergreen Fit Body Boot Camp, 6502 Evergreen Way, Everett, Exercise & Physical Fitness Programs Fast Flashings LLC, 3301 Cedar St., Everett, Flashing-Wall & Roof & Etc Feodo Design, 12419 22nd Ave. SE, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Funnel Gauge LLC, 1001 N. Broadway, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Garage Massage Svc, 1915 Broadway, Everett, Massage Therapists General Services Admin, 100th St. SW, Everett, Services Nec Higher Line Solutions LLC, 2624 Oakes Ave., Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Highland Remodeling & Constr, 2222 Highland Ave., Everett, Remodeling & Repairing Bldg Contractors Iglesia Adventista Del Septimo, 2005 Colby Ave., Everett, Churches J W. World Resources LLC, 1712 Pacific Ave. No. 204, Everett, Resource & Referrals James Bay Distillers, 3101 111th St. SW No. B, Everett, Distillers (Mfrs) Jimmy Peppers, 10121 Evergreen Way, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Judd & Black Appliances, 3324 Paine Ave., Everett, Appliances-HouseholdMajor-Dealers K B Everett LLC, 505 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett, Nonclassified

Establishments Kfresh, 1105 Hewitt Ave., Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Leila Alonso LLC, 2722 Colby Ave., Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Los Tamaahles LLC, 1921 Chestnut St., Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Love Your Skin !, 812 E. Marine View Drive, Everett, Skin Treatments Mia Bella Beauty Salon, 12811 8th Ave. W., Everett, Beauty Salons Ministerios Bethesda, 4718 Evergreen Way, Everett, Religious Organizations Navid Foods, 1402 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett, Food Products-Retail Only Everything, 1626 Wetmore Ave., Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Pace Engineers Inc, 1724 W. Marine View Drive, Everett, Engineers Polystitchery, 611 54th St. SW, Everett, Sewing Contractors (Mfrs) Port Gardener Craftsmen, 3310 Nassau St., Everett, Lawn & Grounds Maintenance Portland Alliance LLC, 1523 132nd St. SE No. C308, Everett, Real Estate Management Precious Medical Spa, 1728 W. Marine View Drive No. 212, Everett, Medical Spas Prince Telecom, 10819 Airport Road, Everett, Telecommunications Services Rainier Overseas Movers, 3007 Everett Ave., Everett, Movers Revelry Design, 5010 Seahurst Ave., Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Servicemaster, 909 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett, Building Cleaning/ Maintenance Svcs Skeleton Crystals, 11401 3rd Ave. SE, Everett, Meditation Organizations Super Q Cuts Hair Salon LLC, 125 58th Place SW, Everett, Beauty Salons Supreme Lending, 1904 Wetmore Ave., Everett, Loans T G Injera, 12225 29th Ave. W., Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Tea With Angels, 9009 W. Mall Drive, Everett, Coffee & Tea

Transmissions of Marysville European • Japanese • Domestic One Day Service/Rebuilds in Stock 36 mo. Unlimited Mileage.

Warranty Available Free Local Towing w/Major Repair www.edstransmissions.com (360) 653-1835 10226 State Ave. Marysville

Tienda Mexicana Las Glorias, 9610 Evergreen Way, Everett, Restaurants U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer, 222 SW Everett Mall Way, Everett, Truck Renting & Leasing United Airlines, 100th St. SW, Everett, Airline Companies Upper Case, 3308 100th St. SW, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Vape Shop, 2940 Colby Ave., Everett, Electronic Cigarettes Vaportech Solutions, 3 Road Ave. SE, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Velicahn Inc, 8911 Evergreen Way, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments Wandering Weenie, 4226 Riverfront Blvd, Everett, Restaurants Ware Me Down, 2618 123rd Place SE, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments West Hills 76, 11401 58th Ave. SE, Everett, Service Stations-Gasoline & Oil Yoki’s, 10710 Evergreen Way, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments You A Bakery, 11114 Evergreen Way, Everett, Bakers-Retail Zypes, 120th Place SE, Everett, Nonclassified Establishments

GRANITE FALLS A & D Cleaning, 11320 181st Drive NE, Granite Falls, Janitor Service Bond Construction Svc, 8009 Robe Menzel Road, Granite Falls, Construction Companies Driscoll Stone & Tile, PO Box 1768, Granite Falls, Stone-Retail

LAKE STEVENS Akaliko, 800 96th NE Ave. G-102, Lake Stevens, Nonclassified Establishments D G Mowers & Power Equipment, 20th St. SE, Lake Stevens, Lawn Mowers Dunbar Enterprises Inc, 4030 99th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens, Nonclassified Establishments Eve Stern Med Esthetics Pllc, 9420 15th St. NE, Lake Stevens, Estheticians Hammer Express Delivery Inc, 8302 158th Drive NE, Lake Stevens, Delivery Service Innate Construction LLC, 9725 105th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens, Construction Companies Java Junction Coffee LLC, 84th St. NE, Lake Stevens, Coffee Shop Optimistic Home Solutions LLC, 417 101st Drive SE, Lake Stevens, Nonclassified Establishments Out Of Your Gourd, PO Box 984, Lake Stevens, Nonclassified Establishments Ram Restaurant + Brewhouse, 9020 Market Place, Lake Stevens, Restaurants Rear Forest, 2515 99th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens, Nonclassified Establishments Shadowood Stables, 13828 28th St. NE, Lake Stevens, Stables Varius Inc, 324 Rhodora Heights Road, Lake Stevens, Federal Government Contractors

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Port of EVERETT

PORTREPORT Creating Economic Opportunities

JULY EVENTS • Fridays: Food Truck Friday • Sundays: Everett Farmers Market • July 4: Classic Rock 4th of July Concert • July 5: Jetty Island Days Kicks-off • July 9: Port Commission Meeting • July 11: EASC Port Report & Harbor Cruise • July 13: ESPS Vessel Safety Checks • July 19: Sail-in Cinema Kicks-off • July 25, Aug. 8/15/22: Harbor Tours

EXECUTIVE

The Port is a proud recipient of two industry awards for its environmental and communication efforts. Washington Public Ports Association honored the Port with the 2019 Environmental Stewardship Award and American Association of Port Authorities recognized the Port with a Communications Award of Excellence (1st place) for its 2018 centennial campaign — Port of Everett: The First 100 Years.

SEAPORT

On June 11, the Port's two gantry cranes arrived to the Seaport after an 11-day journey from Port of Los Angeles EverPort Terminal. The cranes are a key component of the Port's $57M South Terminal Modernization.

MARINA

The Port's recent marina and upland investments have caught the eye of the yacht brokerage community. The Northwest Yacht Brokers Association has inked a deal with the Port to relocate the Boats Afloat show from South Lake Union to the Port's Central Marina in September 2020.

REAL ESTATE

Hotel Indigo® Everett is nearly complete with opening planned for August 2019. Reservations are now being accepted. SeaLevel Properties is expected to begin construction on its 266 apartment homes at Fisherman's Harbor this summer. The work is expected to take 18 - 24 months.

Innovative Partnership Funds Port of Everett’s Blue Heron Slough Conservation Bank; Key Project for Salmon Habitat The Port of Everett has reached a momentous and comprehensive agreement with the Port Gardner Bay Trustees to invest in and restore 338 acres of salmon habitat on a 353-acre site north of Everett.

The Port’s agreement, memorialized under a formal Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, is out for a 30-day public review. The Port Gardner Bay Trustees is comprised of the Tulalip Tribes, Suquamish Tribe, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the Washington State Department of Ecology. The agreement represents a comprehensive settlement for natural resources damage liability from the years of historic industry on Everett’s waterfront.

“The Port, together with our restoration partner Wildlands, pursued an innovative and groundbreaking approach to settling natural resource damages on Port Gardner Bay in a way that provides immediate and significant environmental benefits by ensuring funding for the construction of the Port’s Blue Heron Slough Conservation Bank project,” said Erik Gerking, the Port of Everett’s Director of Environmental Programs.

“The Blue Heron Slough project will benefit various threatened species, including the Chinook salmon, which is the primary food source of the Southern Resident Killer Whale (Orca).”

The Blue Heron Slough project is located in the lower Snohomish River Estuary, near the mouth of the Snohomish River, immediately north of the City of Everett on the east side of I-5. The 353-acre site is located on land that historically was part of an extensive estuary complex that was supported by daily tidal flooding from Possession Sound and intermittent flooding from the Snohomish River. In the 1800s, the area was cleared, diked, and drained for agriculture.

“This groundbreaking achievement is a win-win for the environment and local communities,” said Jim Pendowski, Toxics Cleanup Program Manager for the Washington Department of Ecology. “Restoring and protecting 353 acres of critical tidal habitats will help salmon thrive and help the communities that rely on healthy fisheries.”

The ecological goal for Blue Heron Slough is to restore this 353-acre complex by creating a mosaic of channels, marsh, mud flat, and riparian habitats, which will be reconnected to riverine and tidal influences by breaching the existing dike in four locations. The project’s restored habitats, including marsh, mud flat, riparian, and channel habitats, will assist in the recovery of the Puget Sound Chinook salmon and bull trout. The site was identified as one of the key locations for salmon recovery in the 2005 Snohomish River Basin Salmon Conservation Plan. The Port and its restoration partner Wildlands, one of the top restoration providers in

the nation, are currently in the process of entitling wetland mitigation credits on the site.

“The project demonstrates that environmental mitigation projects are a key tool in restoring habitat for fish and wildlife in Puget Sound.” said Mark Heintz COO of Wildlands.

The settlement with the Trustees will include approximately 70 acres which will be debited from the 338-acres of restored habitat on the project. The remaining portions of the conservation bank will be used for off-setting environmental impacts of Port and other third-party projects, such as economic development, transportation, maintenance and other types of projects. Conservation banks are a model for creating large-scale restoration projects that can move the needle on environmental restoration and the recovery of threatened species.

MILLS TO MARITIME: Acquisition of former Kimberly-Clark Site On June 4, the Port Commission unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the Port to utilize its eminent domain authority to acquire up to 67-acres of the vacant KimberlyClark mill site in Everett. The Commission believed it was in the best public interest to retain this deep-water resource in public ownership to support maritime commerce, economic development, international trade and support to the Department of Defense and other branches of the U.S. government.

According to an independent economic impact study, the Port’s ownership will support more than 950 direct jobs, and an additional 700 indirect and induced jobs.

The urban deep-water maritime complex (Port & Naval Base) supports 42K jobs & $383M in state & local taxes.

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