News from Community and Economic Development
Oct 27, 2025
Applicants Sought for the Tacoma Community Redevelopment Authority Board
The Tacoma City Council is looking to fill a total of six volunteer positions on the Tacoma Community Redevelopment Authority Board (TCRA): two certified public accountant representatives, two…
Oct 16, 2025
Registration Now Open for Free November Workshop on Designing Successful Business Spaces
The City of Tacoma’s Community & Economic Development Department is offering a free workshop to help local entrepreneurs select, design, and permit physical business spaces that foster community…
Oct 08, 2025
City Council Updates Multi-Family Tax Exemption Program Following Community Engagement and Government Performance and Finance Committee Review
The Tacoma City Council voted on October 7, 2025 to approve several Tacoma Municipal Code updates to the Multi-Family Tax Exemption Program (MFTE) program. The updates aim to…
Oct 07, 2025
City Council Approves Continuation of Tacoma Creates to Build Durable Cultural Organizations and Provide Access to Arts, Culture, Heritage, and Science Programming
The Tacoma City Council voted unanimously on October 7, 2025 to reinstate a local 1/10th of 1 percent sales and use tax to continue funding the Tacoma Creates…
Sep 29, 2025
Application for 2026 Community Arts Projects Funding Now Available
The City of Tacoma is now accepting Community Arts Projects funding applications from eligible organizations and groups producing publicly accessible arts programming across all artistic disciplines within Tacoma…
Sep 26, 2025
Community Members Invited to Celebrate Arts and Culture in Tacoma This October
October 2025 marks the 24th anniversary of Tacoma Arts Month, a community celebration of the arts that includes many community-hosted arts and culture events, exhibits, and workshops…
Sep 19, 2025
City of Tacoma to Host ‘Access to Capital’ Panel Discussion and Q&A for Local Entrepreneurs on October 27
The City of Tacoma’s Equity in Contracting Program is hosting an “Access to Capital” Panel Discussion and Q&A for local entrepreneurs, including small and diverse business owners, to…
Sep 09, 2025
2025 AMOCAT Arts Award Winners Announced
The Tacoma Arts Commission has announced this year’s AMOCAT Arts Award winners: Tacoma Public Library (Arts Patron), Remakery and Mi Centro (Community Outreach by an Organization), and Saiyare…