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Business assistance now available for 50-plus entrepreneurs
The U.S. Small Business Administration and AARP are launching a strategic alliance to provide counseling and training to…
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Education is the great equalizer | Don Brunell
During his term as Washington’s governor, Gary Locke’s mantra was “education is the great equalizer.” Locke, now the…
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Freight haulers say congestion results in lost jobs | WSDOT
Increased congestion on Washington’s highways will result in thousands of lost jobs in freight-dependent businesses and more than…
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LED Light Bulbs brighten Puget Sound marketplace
Puget Sound Energy announced today the wide availability of light emitting diode (LED) bulbs and fixtures for the…
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Enumclaw Rotary news and notes
Who said you can’t serve the greater good and have fun doing it? With summer right around the…
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Reports of loan modification rip-offs increasing | Attorney General’s Consumer Resource Center
Vianna Engel was determined to hold on to her home. “If I lose my property, my elderly mother…
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Federal government shouldn’t make things worse | Don Brunell
The U.S. economy added just 69,000 jobs in May, less than half the expected number, and the Bureau…
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Pierce County to hold first Aerospace Summit July 27
There are more than 80 firms in the aerospace supply chain in Pierce County—including Machine Repair & Design…
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SBA and AARP pool resources to train entrepreneurs age 50 and older
The U.S. Small Business Administration and AARP are launching a strategic alliance to provide counseling and training to…
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RealNetworks $2.4 million settlement | State Attorney General’s Office
Over the last seven years, more than 500 complaints flowed into the Washington State Attorney General’s Office and…
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Nomination period for second-annual King County executive’s small business awards
With small business creating two-thirds of the new jobs in the region, Executive Constantine honors those throughout the…
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Frustration over failing schools reaches the tipping point | Don Brunell
There comes a time when enough is enough. No more excuses, no more delays.
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Five tips for young workers taking summer jobs
Among those killed on the job in Washington last year were five young men under the age of…