GOOD, BAD & WEIRD

2013: for some a year to remember, for others a year to forget. In Washington State, we ended 2013 with some good news including the legalization of recreational marijuana and the estimated money it will bring into the state. Some not so good news also filled the airwaves, like the unpleasant surprise the Washington State Department of Transportation got when Big Bertha was unexpectedly stopped in its tracks for months due to labor disputes and steel beams. READ ON to learn what else was good, bad or even weird this past year in Washington State. Bon voyage 2013!

Source: Seattle Business Magazine

With less than a month to go until the big game, thousands of fans are preparing their plans to witness the top two football teams in the league play for the first time in the New York/New Jersey area. The Seattle Seahawks are poised to move forward toward Super Bowl 2014, but fans should expect 12th Man travel to New York to be costly, as Super Bowl fans were set back anywhere from $5-10k last year, which included flights, hotel, food, and fan gear. If you are not up to travel back east and want to celebrate locally - here are a few suggestions for bars, food, and fun!

 Source: Seattle PI, KIRO TV and Delish

Seahawks playoff fever not only boosts city pride, it also boosts the local economy. Typical January hotel occupancy rates in Seattle hover around 50-60%, but with the Seahawks in the playoffs that occupancy rate is expected to increase to nearly 98% the night of any home playoff game, according to David Blandford of Visit Seattle a private nonprofit organization. It's not just Seattle that gets to share in the economic boost of the Seahawks home playoffs, as the Eastside and Sea-Tac are seeing increased tourism as well. Click here to read more...

Source: KOMONEWS.COM, Photo by Steve Dykes, Gettyimages.com

At Delivery Express we do what many people do at the start of any new year, we take stock of the previous year and look ahead to what's coming. 2013 was our 17th year in business and we added many new clients to our existing group of long time shippers - some who have been with us since the beginning in 1997. We also expanded beyond the Puget Sound Region and now make deliveries throughout Washington and Oregon, and parts of Idaho, Montana and California. We even have a client that puts us to work in snowy Anchorage, Alaska. 

2014 looks to be just as exciting, as we made a number of substantial investments in our technology in 2013, which we'll continue to deploy in the new year to help make our customer experience more efficient and effective. 

We will continue to expand our fleet and work with our drivers to be even more responsive to our customers' needs. We are nothing without our customers and appreciate all of you. We look forward to supporting all of you in 2014 and beyond!

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