Report: Tourism Around Mount Rainier Boosts Local Economies to the Tune of 599 Jobs, $68M in Spending

Nisqually Valley News Staff

Posted 6/5/19

A new spending analysis by the National Parks Service shows that tourism dollars spent around Mount Rainier helped bolster small, local economies, supporting 599 jobs and creating a cumulative …

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A look into the history of sports throughout Yelm’s lineage

Family-friendly Roy Grange aims to become agriculture hub for locals

New Yelm Chamber executive director driven to help city grow

Yelm Police Department recognizes officer with award, announces new hire