Becky Newton

Building Permits and Code Updates in Lakewood, WA Create A Faster Path for Business Success

For any business opening or expanding, the permit counter is where momentum can stall. Lakewood has spent the past year working to change that. In ...

How to Start a Cottage Food Business in Lakewood, WA

Lakewood is home to nearly 1,200 home-based businesses, and that number keeps climbing. Plenty of them start in garages, spare bedrooms, workshops,...

Target Areas for Development

The City of Lakewood has invested well over $100M in transportation improvements over the last several years and has planned for an additional $32....

Living in Lakewood, WA

Whether you’re finally ready to upgrade to a luxe lake house with a dock right off the back porch or hunting for a mid-century fixer-upper in a f...

Foreign-Trade Zones

As we look at the many advantages of residing in the Puget Sound region, and more specifically, the perks of living and doing business in Lakewood,...