Tonight we look to our bright future at one of our forward thinking Sedro-Woolley companies: Janicki Industries.  The S-W Chamber and the Economic Development Association of Skagit County (EDASC) invite you on a tour featuring their innovative technology.  We will gather at building #4 and sample tasty hor d’oeuvres from Joy’s Sedro-Woolley Bakery and Café.  Please call the chamber at 855.1841 if you plan on attending this exciting event that runs from 5pm-7pm.

The new and improved Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Commerce website was unveiled at our September membership luncheon to a rousing crowd by Steam Interactive Creative Director Ken Davenport.  It is exciting as we use cutting edge technology to get the word out about Sedro-Woolley. Re-branding a product and idea takes a lot of hard work.  We have a fresh new logo that couples a modern S-W with a prominently placed hyphen, with the old style font of Sedro-Woolley. One of our important tasks was remembering our rich history as we move forward in this new century. 

As noted in the article on the front page of the Courier Times on 22 August 2007, the North Cascades Gateway Center is one of the sites under consideration for a University of Washington branch campus. Sedro-Woolley was well represented at the public meeting held last week at McIntyre Hall. I had the opportunity to make a prepared statement on behalf of the board of directors welcoming the opportunity. If you would like to read it, there is a copy available at the office. I gave full disclosure to UW representative Dr. Lee Huntzman and pledged allegiance to my beloved WSU. Hi liked my very neutral blue tie because from the podium he said it looked purple.