Free Employee Parking

SMART LOT

In advance of converting the 90-minute free parking area into a pay parking system, the City of Olympia Parking Services offers this FREE temporary off-street parking permit to employees of downtown businesses. One of Parking Services purposes is to help maintain the vibrant commercial downtown center by freeing up on-street parking spaces for business patron and customer use. Parking Services downtown parking studies show that of the 335-stalls designated as 90-minute free, currently 133 spaces are routinely being occupied by employees.

To download the Smart Lot Parking Services Permit and details click here.

For more information please contact City of Olympia Parking Services at 753-8017 or www.ci.olympia.wa.us.

The Downtown Academy is a free education series open to all downtown businesses.

FRAUD

Employee theft and embezzlement

Learn how to prevent employee theft and embezzlement before it happens through proper pre-employment screening and thorough policies and training. If you become a victim, learn what to do and not do to protect your business and how to obtain the best chance for restitution.

Ken Wilson has over thirty-five years experience investigating various types of
financial frauds, from embezzlement to money laundering. Learn how not to become a victim of embezzlement and employee theft before it happens.

Friday, February 12th
8 am
New Caldonia Atrium
116 5th Ave SE
Downtown Olympia

Please RSVP to the ODA office at odaoffice@tss.net or (360) 357-8948.

As you may know, the January 2010 issue of Sunset Magazine featured Olympia. It mentioned the Artist Bench Project and several downtown businesses. To view the article, click more. (more…)

Click here to read the January 28th edition of the Restaurant Newsletter.

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Annual Meeting February 8th! Check out the invite below.

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