BELLEVUE, Wash.—May 7, 2018—On Saturday, local remodeling companies gathered at the Seattle Design Center to celebrate their craftsmanship and talents at the annual Remodeling/Trade Remodeling Excellence (REX/T-REX) Awards, produced by the Remodelers Council of Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties. Overall, 87 entries were submitted, the highest number in the 32-year history of the event.

With the U.S.-China trade war looking increasingly ominous, two questions are on the minds of many: do trade deficits matter and which side has more to lose?

Spoiler: It's the top 10 green neighborhoods list. Georgetown is number eight.

The City of Granite Falls recently adopted a six-month sewer moratorium to allow for design to accommodate additional capacity. A Washington state grant has been received to help with those efforts.

This week, your association hosted a second meeting with staff from King County to discuss its draft C&D Waste Diversion proposal that would add a layer of reporting at the end of projects, prior to final inspection, to ensure compliance with King County’s adopted waste diversion requirements.