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Debbie Cockrell

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Covering the South Sound specifically and the world in general for @thenewstribune. [email protected]. Retweets ≠ endorsements.

 Olympia/Tacoma, WA
Joined September 2011
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Barnes & Noble expanding in Pierce County with second store. Here’s where thenewstribune.com/news/busi…
Barnes & Noble expanding in Pierce County with second store. Here’s where

Barnes & Noble expanding in Pierce County with second store. Here’s where

There’s also news about the Lakewood location.

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How Pierce County woman’s complaint about Old Navy shaped WA’s spam email law thenewstribune.com/news/loca…
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‘Enough is enough.’ Point Ruston merchants’ group planning protest over issues at site thenewstribune.com/news/busi…
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Siding-vinyl windows company closing Pierce County site, state reports. Layoffs total 150 thenewstribune.com/news/busi…

Siding-vinyl windows company closing Pierce County site, state reports. Layoffs total 150

State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification system received the filing Jan. 13.

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Point Ruston woes intensify as parking becomes sticking point for customers, employees thenewstribune.com/news/busi…
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Will Big Lots stores make a comeback in Tacoma, Pierce County? Here’s what we know thenewstribune.com/news/busi…
Will Big Lots stores make a comeback in Tacoma, Pierce County? Here’s what we know

Will Big Lots stores make a comeback in Tacoma, Pierce County? Here’s what we know

One shopping center appears to be moving on, while another Tacoma site was listed as one of chain’s top locations.

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Already in trouble, PNW restaurant chain now target of lawsuits in Washington, Oregon thenewstribune.com/news/busi…
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What new legal drama between Kroger-Albertsons means to their South Sound-area stores thenewstribune.com/news/busi…
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Developer plans mixed-use project with rentals, townhomes, brewery in downtown Puyallup thenewstribune.com/news/loca…
Developer plans mixed-use project with rentals, townhomes, brewery in downtown Puyallup

Developer plans mixed-use project with rentals, townhomes, brewery in downtown Puyallup

The plan is for “mixed income rental housing, for-sale townhomes and a food hall and craft beer brewery,” the developer told The News Tribune.

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Tacoma Mall planning multimillion-dollar overhaul next year in addition to new ‘Village’ thenewstribune.com/news/busi…
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Longtime retailer tied to area runners announces it is selling Olympia, Puyallup stores thenewstribune.com/news/busi…
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Sears’ long goodbye in Washington ending with final store wrapping up sad retail legacy thenewstribune.com/news/loca…

Sears’ long goodbye in Washington ending with final store wrapping up sad retail legacy

The Westfield Southcenter store is ending operations in mid-December.

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Super again? Area mall gets new owner with plans to ‘enhance the shopping experience’ thenewstribune.com/news/busi…
Super again? Area mall gets new owner with plans to ‘enhance the shopping experience’

Super again? Area mall gets new owner with plans to ‘enhance the shopping experience’

A New York firm announces its acquisition of the Auburn shopping center and says it has $10M plans for capital improvements.

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From hot tacos to hot messes: Jack in the Box locations close across Tacoma, Lakewood thenewstribune.com/news/loca…
From hot tacos to hot messes: Jack in the Box locations close across Tacoma, Lakewood

From hot tacos to hot messes: Jack in the Box locations close across Tacoma, Lakewood

Four locations in Tacoma quickly have become eyesores.

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Ambitious effort to bring more housing to Tacoma’s neighborhoods passes City Council thenewstribune.com/news/loca…
Ambitious effort to bring more housing to Tacoma’s neighborhoods passes City Council

Ambitious effort to bring more housing to Tacoma’s neighborhoods passes City Council

New regulations for tree preservation are included with “more conversations” on that topic set to continue next year.

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Tacoma’s Old City Hall ‘nearing the finish line’ for Phase 1, but with new opening date thenewstribune.com/news/busi…
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Advance Auto Parts plan to shrink number of stores in U.S. includes Western Washington

Advance Auto Parts plan to shrink number of stores in U.S. includes Western Washington

State notification says 100 employees affected; layoffs set to start early next year.

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New affordable senior housing apartments on the way for Tacoma. Here are the details thenewstribune.com/news/loca…
New affordable senior housing apartments on the way for Tacoma. Here are the details

New affordable senior housing apartments on the way for Tacoma. Here are the details

The project spearheaded by Greater Christ Temple Church has been in the works for years and is now in permitting.

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For those curious, yes, I'm on Bluesky; just starting out.
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Former Tacoma Sears Outlet store will close amid second brand’s national shutdown thenewstribune.com/news/busi…
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