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Tenant Improvement Program applications open 🪧🏬
Are you a Seattle small business owner in need of new signage or equipment? We’re offering two types of award packages through our 2025 Tenant Improvement Program.
The sign and equipment award packages may help cover the cost of replacing essential items or upgrading equipment to help businesses expand their services and boost revenue.
📆 Applications are due by Tuesday, May 27 at 5 p.m.
Review the eligibility requirements and apply for the TI Program today!
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 Testing car-free Pike Place
️🚶🏼From now until the end of the summer, a pilot project will restrict rideshares and visitor car traffic in Pike Place Market. In partnership with SDOT, Pike Place Market is limiting what type of traffic can access the area of First Avenue and Pike Street. The goal: use the lessons learned from the pilot to inform long-term planning.
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Transform Downtown with art 🖼️🎨
Artists and creatives are invited to help bring new arts experiences to the heart of our city in 2026. With the unifying theme of We Still Dream a Future, the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture is seeking proposals for ARTS at King Street Station exhibitions and activations in other parts of Downtown.
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 Food Truck Fest returns!
Food Truck Fest is back, transforming Westlake Park into a mini mobile food court. 🌭🥗🥪 On the third Wednesday of the month, you’ll find five local trucks in the park from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Pick up lunch and enjoy live music!
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Waterfront Park 5K 🌊
Be among the first to experience the Waterfront’s transformation! The Meet Me at Waterfront Park 5K takes participants along the waterfront, starting on Alaskan Way and finishing at the new Waterfront Promenade. 👟🏅
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🚢 Seattle’s maritime, manufacturing, transportation, and warehousing industries are the backbone of our region’s economy, quietly driving $20 billion in direct business revenue and employing nearly 47,000 people in 2022. These sectors also create accessible pathways to high-wage jobs, with many roles requiring little to no formal education to get started.
However, challenges like infrastructure, public safety, rising rents, and workforce shortages are top concerns for industry leaders.
Our newly updated Maritime, Manufacturing, Transportation, and Warehousing Strategic Analysis dives into the economic impact, career opportunities, and challenges facing these critical industries.
Read the full report and see how these industries are shaping the future of Seattle’s economy.
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Grants for local small businesses
📢 Calling all small business owners in King County! Comcast will award 100 small businesses with more than $3 million in grants to help them grow and succeed.
Through the Comcast RISE program, businesses operating in King County are eligible for grant packages that include business consultation services, a monetary grant, a technology makeover, and more.
📝 Applications open May 1 – 31.
Learn more about the Comcast RISE grant program.
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🖼️ Seattle Restored seeks artists for installations and residencies
Seattle Restored is looking for artists to create window installations and participate in artist residencies in Downtown and Lake City. These participation pathways offer unique opportunities for artists to showcase their work and grow their practice.
The Window Art Installation lets artists exhibit and sell their artwork through a street-facing window for six months, while the Artist Residency provides up to six months of free shared studio space and creative business support. Artists can apply for multiple pathways but will only be selected for one.
📆 Applications are due Friday, May 9, at 5 p.m.
📝Seattle Restored application.
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Celebrate 🏪 Small Business Week 🎉
Save the Date: National Small Business Week 2025 is May 4 – 10! Join the U.S. Small Business Administration in celebrating the incredible contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Don’t miss the free Virtual Summit on May 6 – 7, featuring federal resources, educational workshops, and networking opportunities to help you start, grow, and expand your business.
🎉 Learn more and register here: National Small Business Week.
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