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Marce Edwards is the business editor. She has been at The News Tribune for seven years and has written about technology and big businesses in the South Sound including Weyerhaeuser and Russell. Before moving to Tacoma, she worked at The Idaho Statesman in Boise. She is a Northwest native who likes to garden and refuses to use an umbrella. She lives in Tacoma with her husband and two kids.
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Kent Station has added additional stores to its lineup, including Bath & Body Works and Famous Footwear, according to a press release.
The growing shopping center also landed Aerosoles, a shoe store, Bella Home & Garden and Kent Station Dentistry.
Aerosoles and Bella Home already have opened, to be followed by Famous Footwear in August, Bath & Body Works in September and Kent Station Dentistry in July.
In my story last week about the Spirit of Washington dinner train coming to Tacoma, I noted that the GrandLuxe Rail Journeys also planned to use Tacoma Rail's tracks out to Eatonville.
Well the train has arrived.
The luxury train rolled into Eatonville this morning. Mount Rainier is one of the last stops on a tour of Northwest parks for the train's 140 passengers.
The travelers spent today at Mount Rainier and will have dinner back on the train. It will leave for its final destination - Tacoma's Freighthouse Square – at 4:30 a.m. Friday.
For anyone wanting to take a sneak peak at this "cruise ship on rails," it should pull into town at about 8:30 a.m., according to GrandLuxe's vice president of operations.
Look for a story on the rail line and its new Tacoma connection in Saturday's paper.
The LeMay Automobile Museum board of directors has appointed Larry Smith to the museum's steering committee.
Smith is currently President and CEO of Autometric Collision, a multiple location body shop business and the only Mercedes-Benz approved shop in Michigan. He also serves as the Chairman for the Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance in Troy, Michigan.
Smith’s background with the automobile industry and classic car collecting offers additional expertise to the Museum’s collecting and development efforts, said museum President and CEO David Madiera.
“Larry’s knowledge of classic cars, his extensive relationships in the community of enthusiasts, his promotional skills and his passion for our project make him a wonderful addition to our leadership team,” Madeira said.
In addition to Smith’s current roles with the Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance and Autometric Collision, he has also chaired and managed the art and auction committee for the Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance. Smith has also been an art judge at numerous events including the AFAS art show at the Pebble Beach Concours and has served as a car judge at most major concours including the Louis Vuitton Classics in Paris, London, and Amelia Island.
The Port of Tacoma aims to buy Tacoma Power's defunct steam plant, which is on the East Blair Peninsula.
The property is at 1101 Taylor Way. The port plans to pay $7.65 million for it.
The commission votes this afternoon whether to finalize the purchase of the property. The piece fits with the two dozen other parcels the port aims to acquire on the peninsula.
The port may be buying the land, but the plant itself was sold in February to Calbag Metals Co. The company recycles scrap metal and paid $540,000 for the shuttered facility.
The plant contained metals such as aluminum, brass and steel as well some power plant parts that the company planned to sell.
