New Report Details Downtown Seattle Construction Growth

(Photo credit: Downtown Seattle Association website and SLU web dev) Seattle continues to be in the midst of a development boom. The Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) recently released their guide measuring this and reporting on 2016 development activity. You can…

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Permeable Parking Lot Wins a Hammer Award

Congratulations to Fairwinds Development, who recently won a Hammer Award in the Small Business category from the Master Builders Association Built Green program. Through the use of Eco-Priora permeable pavers from Mutual Materials, Fairwinds was able to reduce stormwater runoff…

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Lewis and Clark Journal Features the Story of Kanta Products

The September issue of Lewis and Clark Journal, published in Three Forks Montana, features Kanta Products with an article telling the story of this 70-year-old company. In June 2016, Kanta Products became part of Mutual Materials through acquisition and today continues…

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Enter the MIW’s Excellence in Masonry Design Awards

All around us buildings are popping up; the results of the economic boom our region is experiencing. We are seeing new schools, hospitals, office complexes, condominiums, and houses sprout before our eyes. In many of these projects, the architect is…

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Luxe Magazine, Outdoor Living Trends & Products

With summer just around the corner, many of us in the Pacific Northwest look to our yards and fantasize about landscaping improvements. Enjoying the summer season in the company of friends or family at a backyard barbecue, sitting around a…

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Fred Meyer Redesign in Portland Earns Mayors Award

For most of us, when we think of a Fred Meyer store, we think of a big box suburban grocery store constructed of painted block. But when the owners decided it was time to remodel the decade’s old store on the edge of downtown Portland, the…

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Building Raised Garden Beds of Beauty for Garden Wars 2016

Garden Wars is an entertainment staple of Seattle's annual Northwest Flower and Garden Show. This audience participation gardening competition pits teams of local television and radio personalities against one another, and the clock, to see who can create the best…

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