Archive of: Military

	Title	Issue
	WSDOT releases Amtrak Cascades plan Washington State Department of Transportation has completed the Amtrak Cascades Mid-Range Plan as directed by the Washington State Legislature. The Amtrak Cascades Mid-Range Plan fulfills the legislative mandate and identifies options to achieve enhanced Amtrak Cascades services for the next eight years.	January 2009
	PSE completes $250 million refinance Puget Sound Energy, the utility subsidiary of Puget Energy, today announced it has successfully completed a $250 million issuance of first mortgage bonds. The bonds were placed with more than 35 institutional investors, have a term of seven years and carry a 6.75 percent coupon. Net proceeds from the issue will be used primarily to repay outstanding short-term debt incurred to partially fund the utility's capital expenditures, including the $240 million Mint Farm Power Generating Facility, a natural gas-fired power plant in Longview, Wash. purchased by PSE in December 2008 using previously secured bank financing. "Successful completion of this bond offering with its relatively low coupon in very difficult capital markets demonstrates positive market reaction to the pending close of our merger with Puget Holdings LLC, a group of long-term infrastructure investors," said Stephen P. Reynolds, chairman, president and CEO of Puget Energy and PSE. "The upgrade of PSE's corporate credit rating to 'BBB' by Standard & Poor's, immediately after we announced the merger closing date, also improved the bond credit ratings and enabled an attractive interest rate on the debt."	January 2009
	BCRA lands federal projects Local design, engineering and planning firm BCRA was recently notified of the award of two new Federal design-build projects totaling $20 million. Out of its office in Virginia, the Tacoma-based firm will provide architecture, civil and structural engineering, interior design, LEED design and air barrier testing for a 46,992-square-foot addition that will house an Air Force and Navy Culinary School located at Fort Lee. Project cost is $14 million.	January 2009
	Plumbing partnership links vets with jobs Washington National Guard members and new veterans now have another pathway for pursuing meaningful employment. In an effort to fill vacancies in the trades industry, the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters forged a strategic team of organizations to provide veterans and guard members with a fast track to a high-demand industry.	January 2009
	Gregoire with the troops After a mysterious weekend departure to the nation's capital, Gov. Chris Gregoire was reported this morning to be meeting with Washington Army National Guard troops in Iraq. Prior to leaving for the Middle East, the governor and others met with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates at the Pentagon.	January 2009
	Veterans designation to Gaffney Gaffney Funeral Home has been selected to become an exclusive, certified "Veterans & Family Memorial Care Provider." The designation means the Pierce County business is prepared to help veterans and their survivors take full advantage of their free burial benefit guaranteed to them by the federal government. The government does an excellent job providing veterans and their spouses with burial benefits, if they use a Veterans State or National cemetery. However, there are very limited benefits for the funeral or cremation, according to Corey Gaffney, general manager of the funeral home.	December 2008
	Storm damages reach $7.2 million As flood waters recede, the process of damage assessment has begun for the Veterans Day storm. To date governmental costs and damages have reached $7.2 million in Pierce County. This includes roads and levees that were damaged, as well as costs incurred by jurisdictions responding to the floods. Six private residences reported a total damage loss of $45,000. Pierce County is encouraging all jurisdictions and citizens to report flood damage. A presidential disaster declaration and FEMA assistance may be available if Washington State meets a total of $7.8 million in allowable disaster damages.	November 2008
	Companies worried about employees in current economy The recent economic downturn has increased stress levels across the country, and U.S. employers are taking notice. According to a new poll by Free & Clear, a national leader in healthy behavior change, 86 percent of companies are concerned about the level of stress among their employees, and 88 percent of employers believe the tough economy has had a negative effect on workers' stress levels.	November 2008
	People on the move Diane Bingaman has joined Landes Mertz & Co. as a tax manager. Bingaman has a broad base of compliance experience, including federal and multi-state individual and small business returns. Her specialized area of interest is not-for-profit organizations. She is a member of the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Capital Centennial Rotary Club. She is a 2008 graduate of LEAD Thurston County and currently serves as the treasurer for South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity.	November 2008
	Tacoma firm partners on port security venture Tacoma-based Erudite, Inc., a developer of cargo security and counter-terrorism technology, and California-based VeriTainer Corp., a provider of crane-mounted security solutions, announced today that they are teaming up to deploy an imaging system to detect nuclear materials hidden in cargo containers.	October 2008

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