WHY YAKIMA WAS MOVED TO MODIFIED PHASE 1

Governor Jay Inslee moved Yakima County into modified Phase 1 “in an effort to help keep people closer to home so they avoid transmitting COVID-19 across county lines.”  Do you believe it should be made public what metrics our local officials are using to determine if they will submit their paperwork to move us forward into

AMANDA MCKINNEY – MESSAGE TO INSLEE

I encourage everyone to reach out to Governor Jay Inslee and tell him how hard we are working in #YakimaCounty. We are lifting up our friends and neighbors and encouraging people to use safe practices. It’s time for proactiveness in Yakima County. We have options available to us to safely reopen our businesses while also caring for our

AMANDA MCKINNEY ADDRESSES GOV. INSLEE’S SURPRISE VISIT TO YAKIMA

Governor Inslee’s visit to Yakima yesterday came as a big surprise to the public. I have heard from so many of you who are frustrated and wonder why we weren’t told.  Yakima has indeed been testing a higher percentage of the population versus other counties, and we have focused on hot spots. But we have

YAKIMA COUNTY COVID-19 RESOURCES BIAW LAWSUIT CHALLENGING WA L&I EMERGENCY RULE ENFORCEMENT

As we linger in Phase 1 in #YakimaCounty, the threat to the financial and mental well-being of our local business owners has reached new heights due to a Press Release from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries which, under a new Emergency Rule, states they have the ability to level fines of up to $10,000 on

Amanda visits with Dr. Bocek, Dr. Booth and Dr. Preacher

I visited with Dr. Nicola Bocek, MD, retired Family Medicine Physician, Dr. Sam Booth, MD, retired Emergency Room Physician, and Dr. Bush Preacher, MD, retired Cardiologist. They are part of a larger group of 30 local retired physicians who meet frequently to stay in touch and reached out to me to discuss our present situation.

YAKIMA COUNTY COVID-19 RESOURCES VIDEO UPDATE: CHELSEA & JAKE, CWHBA PHASE 2 REOPENING WEBINAR

Chelsea and Jake from Central Washington Home Builders Association give an update on the prospect of entering Phase 2. You are invited to attend this free webinar aimed at helping the construction industry enter into Phase 2. Not in the building industry? This is a great way to learn about the many ways our local businesses are

YAKIMA COUNTY COVID-19 RESOURCES VIDEO UPDATE: JONATHAN SMITH, YCDA PPP AND BUSINESS REOPENING WEBINARS

  Yakima County Development Association is teaming up again with Alegria & Company, P.S., CPAs and Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce to provide free informative Webinars to local businesses who need assistance navigating the ins and outs of the PPP Loan Program as new guidelines are issued and clarified. The next PPP focused webinar will be Tuesday, May 26th