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2023 Chamber Highlights
2023 celebrated thirty-three ribbon-cutting ceremonies and welcomed forty-eight new members to the Chamber! We now have 480 active Chamber members representing among the best businesses and...
Short Session Update
Every even numbered year the Legislature convenes for what is called the “short session”; a 60-day legislative session to approve supplemental budgets and pass legislation. This year, the...
LC Coffee Embraces Their Roots
Seven years ago Samantha and Spike Magnuson cautiously opened their first coffee stand on State Avenue with their daughter Angie Twining. “We wanted to wait a year before expanding to make sure we...
Centralia Outlets is a hotspot for holiday shoppers
Trick-or-treaters visit the Centralia Outlets in this October 2023 photo posted by the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce. By Emily Fitzgerald For the Chamber of Commerce Centralia Outlets is...
November Ribbon Cuttings & Announcements!
La Quinta Inn & Suites was warmly and enthusiastically welcomed into the community on November 15 with a grand opening celebration and Ribbon Cutting! 1225 Mellen in Centralia.Big Foot Treasures...
McFiler’s Chehalis Theater prepares for busy holiday season
McFiler’s Chehalis Theater photographed by Emily Fitzgerald on Thursday, Nov. 16.By Emily Fitzgerald For the Chamber of Commerce When McFiler’s Chehalis Theater co-owner Tim Filer sat down for an...
Summing up 2023 Through the Eyes of Gen Z
By Peter Abbarno20th District Rep. R-Centralia Each December, I begin thinking about one word that sums up the past year. In 2023, inflation reached generational highs, gas prices in Washington...
Terry Harris is grand marshal of ‘Aloha Christmas’ Santa Parade in Chehalis
Terry Harris, far right, poses for a photo alongside friends and family at the gingerbread house in Chehalis on Saturday, Nov. 18. By Emily Fitzgerald For the Chamber of Commerce When the Centralia-...
Chehalis Outfitters celebrates successful first two years of business, continued growth
By Emily Fitzgerald For the Chamber of Commerce Voted Best of Lewis County in two categories this year, Chehalis Outfitters is preparing to end 2023 on a high note and continue excelling into 2024....
Calypso Window Washing LLC lights up Southwest Washington for the holidays
By Emily Fitzgerald For the Chamber of Commerce If you’re driving through the Twin Cities and admiring an immaculate holiday light display, there’s a solid chance the decorations were arranged by...
Staff and customers are family at O’Blarney’s in Centralia
By Emily Fitzgerald For the Chamber of Commerce O’Blarney’s at the Gibson House has enough regulars that managing partner Jeff Malloy estimates staff can take about half of their customers’ orders...
Short Session, Big Issues Ahead
By Peter Abbarno 20th District Rep. R-Centralia Although legislators work all year long serving on committees, developing policies with staff, and drafting legislation, the official 2024 legislative...
