The worst economic downturn in generations has created a perfect storm of financial shocks: evaporating investments, foreclosures and job losses. To add insult to injury, a new generation of thieves increasingly targets the dwindling bank balances of struggling Washington residents.
A Bonney Lake business owner said residents shopping locally would help local business survive during the rough economic period.
It hasn’t taken the community long to discover Rainier Orthopedic Institute’s new Bonney Lake location since opening three months ago.
The Bonney Lake Chamber of Commerce is ready for the 2009 tourism season. We have recently moved into our first physical location into an office located inside Harborstone Credit Union.
Thanks to Irene Mills of Bonney Lake, help for tired, old and desperate yards are just a couple of green thumbs away with help from The Plant Mommy, LLC. As its owner, she provides garden coaching, landscaping consultations and design help with sustainable gardens for homeowners and businesses.
As of Jan. 1 Washington state restaurants were required by law to provide nutritional information on the food items they serve.
Buckley is becoming known for its second-hand stores and the newest shop to dovetail into the category is The Robin’s Nest, which specializes in horse tack, furniture, clothes, hats, jewelry, guitars, model train sets, collectables and just about everything else under the sun.
What do you think are the most profitable words ever? Some would say they are, “Would you like fries with that?” It transforms the purchase of a hamburger into a package deal, in many cases doubling the size of the original sale. All because of six simple words.
I ran my first (and only) marathon eight years ago through the Wasatch Mountains of the Cache Valley into downtown Logan, Utah. I will never forget the feelings of elation and accomplishment upon completing the race that I trained so long and so hard for. Those feelings trumped all of the pain I went through to get there, including continuous blisters, shin splints and the weekly long runs that wiped me out for the entire day. As I reminisce about that time in my life, those good memories and feelings come up to the surface and I remember how much I loved to run.
Gabriel Duran knows the impact a troubled economy can play on society.
Exodus Counseling and Treatment Services’ Mark and Linda Walrath understand the struggles facing today’s world, whether they include pressures from a weakened economy, job loss and family struggles or eating disorders, addictions and depression.
There are only 13 professional gem cutters in the world. Bill Matheson is one of them.
Members of the local business scene are being invited to an economic summit that will seek to identify problems and brainstorm possible solutions to Enumclaw’s current doldrums.
