Ta·co·ma

(tə-kō′mə)

A city of west-central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound south of Seattle. Founded in the mid-1800s, it grew as a lumber processing and industrial center after the coming of the railroad in 1873.

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Tacoma

(təˈkəʊmə)

(Placename) a port in W Washington, on Puget Sound: industrial centre. Pop: 196 790 (2003 est)

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Ta•co•ma

(təˈkoʊ mə)

n.

a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound. 179,114.

Ta•co′man, n.

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Tacoma - a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound to the south of Seattle

Tacoma Narrows Bridge - a suspension bridge across Puget Sound at Tacoma

Evergreen State, WA, Washington - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

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The current bridge was designed to handle 60,000 vehicles daily, but that number currently exceeds 90,000, making traffic congestion in the Tacoma Narrows corridor a burden.

Atlas castings saddles up for cast components for Tacoma Narrows bridge project

Located just 45 minutes south of Seattle on the shores of Puget Sound, under the shadow of 14,500 foot Mount Rainier, Tacoma's many neighborhoods provide unbeatable lifestyle and access to nationally acclaimed recreational and cultural activities both in both Tacoma and Seattle.

Medical director, Mary bridge children's hospital and health center, Tacoma, Washington

An average of 2500 passengers per day are now riding the new 1.6-mile Tacoma Link light rail, exceeding initial ridership projections.

Tacoma link exceeds ridership projections

TACOMA, Wash.-The Bon Marche has opened its eighth furniture store, a 50,000-square-foot freestanding store in Tacoma that the retailer is calling its new flagship furniture gallery.

THE BON MARCHE'S FLAGSHIP FURNITURE STORE BOWS

on June 2nd, a 64-year-old retired paramedic was at home in Tacoma, Washington, when he heard someone kick in the back door.

Disabled, not disarmed

Caraustar Industries, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, USA, said that its purchase of remaining equity in Caraustar Northwest, LLC, Tacoma, Washington, from Caraustar's venture partner Paccess, Portland, Oregon, is now complete.

Caraustar completes purchase

Tacoma, Washington, for example, is a great success story.

Cities that smell: some urban centers use common scents. (Currents)

Reilly PCG Products was chosen for the second phase of the Tacoma Water Pipeline Second Supply Project.

Reilly PCG Products. (Business: general industry reports)

The trip from a refugee camp in Kenya to Tacoma, Washington is unimaginably far--much farther than the 36 hours it ok Nhial Guot to fly from Africa to the Pacific Northwest.

I once was lost but now I'm found; the Lost Boys of Sudan wandered Africa for years. But Nhial Guot, who has found a temporary refuge in the United States, is no longer a boy nor lost--he knows just where his heart lies and where he wants to go

Jan Collum, 82, who established the performing group that evolved into the Tacoma City Ballet, died August 18 in Tacoma, Washington.

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The Tacoma (Wash.) Police Department has selected two Kimber 1911 .45 ACP pistols for duty carry.

Tacoma Police Force Chooses Kimber Pro Carry. (Industry News - Bulletin Board)

From the Staff of Franke Tobey Jones Retirement Estates, Tacoma, Washington

Serving All Area Seniors