The SODO BIA office is closed today due to inclement weather. Our policy is when Seattle Public Schools close, we do as well. All of our staff will be available via email and cell phone, the numbers are listed on our Contact page on the website.
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Our office will be closing at 2:00 pm today due to the inclement weather forecasts to ensure all our staff members can get home safely. If you need to reach us, we will be available by cell phone. Our numbers are listed on the contact page on our website.
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The SODO Stories: Experience SODO series is a collection of stories about businesses who offer different activities, opportunities and adventures located in SODO. The businesses featured in the Experience SODO series are all featured in our Experience SODO video. Each story/business is unique, and they help to create a vibrant community here in SODO. Story & Photos by Jim Meyers, Vertizon Photography Seattle has a chameleon in its midst and its name is SODO. SODO sits …
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On Thursday, November 14, we held our 2019 State of SODO Annual Meeting. We were fortunate to have Bobby Lee, Director of Office of Development at the City of Seattle deliver our keynote address where he shared his vision for the Office of Economic Development. We also welcomed Seattle Police Sgt. Chris Toman, who talked about south precinct crime statistics in 2019 and priorities for 2020, and Chloe Gale and Becky Gilley from the REACH …
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Since 2015, the number of parked RVs located within the Sodo and Ballard neighborhoods of Seattle has increased dramatically, now totaling hundreds. Many of these RV owners fail to follow proper waste-disposal protocols, instead discharging their accumulated sewer wastes, including “black water,” directly into the city storm drains. The result is that untreated sewage is being released directly into our local waterways. To better understand the potential impact of RV discharges, the Sodo Business Improvement …
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Nine months ago the SODO BIA and other Seattle neighborhood business districts commissioned the System Failure report that demonstrated how a substantial portion of high-impact criminal activity in Seattle’s busiest neighborhoods is committed by repeat offenders. The report focused on an initial sample of 100 prolific offenders and how the current criminal justice system has failed to meaningfully respond to or change their behaviors. In the months that followed, Seattle and King County leaders, criminal justice stakeholders …
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The SODO Stories, Made in SODO series, is a collection of stories about business owners who create, design and sell products that are made in SODO. The businesses featured in the Made in SODO series are all featured in our Made in SODO video. Each story/business is unique, and they help to create a vibrant community here in SODO. To watch the video, it can be found here: Made in SODO Video Story: Jillian Celich | …
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The SODO Stories, Made in SODO series, is a collection of stories about business owners who create, design and sell products that are made in SODO. The businesses featured in the Made in SODO series are all featured in our Made in SODO video. Each story/business is unique, and they help to create a vibrant community here in SODO. To watch the video, it can be found here: Made in SODO Video Story: Jillian Celich SUNNY …
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The SODO Stories, Made in SODO series, is a collection of stories about business owners who create, design and sell products that are made in SODO. The businesses featured in the Made in SODO series are all featured in our Made in SODO video. Each story/business is unique, and they help to create a vibrant community here in SODO. To watch the video, it can be found here: Made in SODO Video Story: Jillian Celich SHINING …
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The SODO Stories, Made in SODO series, is a collection of stories about business owners who create, design and sell products that are made in SODO. The businesses featured in the Made in SODO series are all featured in our Made in SODO video. Each story/business is unique, and they help to create a vibrant community here in SODO. To watch the video, it can be found here: Made in SODO Video Story: Jillian Celich | …
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