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Dec. 1, 2008 at 10:30am Around the SoundBusiness-related eventsBusiness owners not previously able to afford health insurance for
their employees have a new tool available to them – government
subsidies for employee health insurance. The state's Health Insurance
Partnership combines public and private resources to help small
employers and their employees purchase health insurance in the
marketplace. A free educational workshop on HIP is being offered
Thursday between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the Phoenix Inn Suites in
Olympia. Employers eligible for the subsidies are those: not currently
offering health insurance; have between two and 50 employees; and have
workforces that have half of their workers earning less than $10 an
hour. The workshop is being sponsored by the Thurston County Chamber
affiliated Chamber Benefit Services Fund, a leader in small business
health insurance solutions. The event is held in cooperation with the
Washington Health Care Authority and Choice Regional Health Network.
Reservations are requested at (360) 357-3362 or www.ThurstonChamber.com. Comments (0) | Posted in Banking/Financial Services, BE Daily, BE on the road, Building, Charities/Non-profits, Education, Health care, Human Resources , Lacey, Lakewood, Law and Legislation, Lewis County, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Mason County, Military/Security, Pierce County, Retirement and Investing, South King County, Startups/Minority Businesses, Tacoma, Technology, Thurston County, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality, Tumwater, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Dec. 1, 2008 at 10:18am BE part of the conversationComment about the newsVisit BusinessExaminer.com and voice your thoughts on today's news and read comments from other people in the South Sound's business community. The BE blog also offers RSS functions so you can see only the local or industry business news that you want, as it happens. Read moreComments (1) | Posted in Banking/Financial Services, BE Daily, BE on the road, Building, Charities/Non-profits, Education, Health care, Human Resources , Lacey, Lakewood, Law and Legislation, Lewis County, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Mason County, Military/Security, Olympia, Pierce County, Retirement and Investing, South King County, Startups/Minority Businesses, Tacoma, Technology, Thurston County, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality, Tumwater, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Nov. 26, 2008 at 10:07am Blog Watch: road warriorsTacoma's downtown blog has an item about the Dome District's thoughts about Sound Transit's plans for the train extension through the area. It makes for interesting reading about this changing neighborhood. Comments (0) | Posted in Banking/Financial Services, BE Daily, BE on the road, Building, Charities/Non-profits, Education, Health care, Human Resources , Lacey, Lakewood, Law and Legislation, Lewis County, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Mason County, Military/Security, Olympia, Pierce County, Retirement and Investing, South King County, Startups/Minority Businesses, Tacoma, Technology, Thurston County, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality, Tumwater, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Nov. 26, 2008 at 10:06am COFFEE BREAK: Holiday blessings or worriesThe Business Examiner would like to know your thoughts about the upcoming holiday season. Are your primed for the deep discounts you will likely find in stores or are you wondering if you will have a paycheck by the time the credit card bill comes due? Are you trimming back on gift giving this year? Read moreComments (0) | Posted in Banking/Financial Services, BE Daily, BE on the road, Building, Charities/Non-profits, Education, Health care, Human Resources , Lacey, Lakewood, Law and Legislation, Lewis County, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Mason County, Military/Security, Pierce County, Retirement and Investing, South King County, Startups/Minority Businesses, Tacoma, Technology, Thurston County, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality, Tumwater, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Nov. 19, 2008 at 12:18pm COFFEE BREAK: down timesThe weather is bad. The news about the local, state and national economy is bad. Retirement accounts are lighter. Comments (0) | Posted in Banking/Financial Services, BE Daily, BE on the road, Building, Charities/Non-profits, Education, Health care, Human Resources , Lacey, Lakewood, Law and Legislation, Lewis County, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Mason County, Military/Security, Olympia, Pierce County, Retirement and Investing, South King County, Startups/Minority Businesses, Tacoma, Technology, Thurston County, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality, Tumwater, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Oct. 3, 2008 at 8:31am Speak up: BE wants your opinionThe Business Examiner would like you to take five minutes out of your day to help us grow and improve our BE Daily service. Comments (0) | Posted in Banking/Financial Services, BE Daily, BE on the road, Building, Charities/Non-profits, Education, Health care, Human Resources , Lacey, Lakewood, Law and Legislation, Lewis County, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Mason County, Military/Security, Olympia, Pierce County, Retirement and Investing, South King County, Startups/Minority Businesses, Tacoma, Technology, Thurston County, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality, Tumwater, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Sep. 30, 2008 at 2:34pm People on the movePromotions and recognitions St. Joseph Medical Center has received the prestigious Consumer Choice Award for the 10th straight year for being identified as a preferred hospital in Tacoma by an independent survey of area residents by National Research Corp. Winners of the Consumer Choice Award from 190 markets across the U.S. were announced Sept. 29 by National Research Corp., an independent company that measures health care performance and improvement. The list of winners also was published in the current edition of Modern Healthcare, an industry publication. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, BE on the road, Building, Charities/Non-profits, Education, Human Resources , Lacey, Lakewood, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Sep. 17, 2008 at 11:19am COFFEE BREAK: investment worriesWith all the bad news from Wall Street these days about billion dollar firms going into bankruptcy or falling into governmental receivership, the Business Examiner would like to know how comfortable you feel about your own financial situation. Comments (0) | Posted in Banking/Financial Services, BE Daily, BE on the road, Building, Charities/Non-profits, Education, Health care, Human Resources , Lakewood, Law and Legislation, Lewis County, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Mason County, Military/Security, Olympia, Pierce County, Retirement and Investing, South King County, Startups/Minority Businesses, Tacoma, Technology, Thurston County, Tumwater, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Aug. 27, 2008 at 1:08pm COFFEE BREAK: Class actWith students heading back to school, the Business Examiner would like you to think back to your own classroom days and come up with the best lesson you ever learned during those years. Was it to be organized and do the work? Was it that cheaters prosper? Was it that geometry is applicable to everyday life? Comments (0) | Posted in Banking/Financial Services, BE Daily, BE on the road, Building, Charities/Non-profits, Education, Health care, Human Resources , Lacey, Lakewood, Law and Legislation, Lewis County, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Mason County, Military/Security, Olympia, Pierce County, Retirement and Investing, South King County, Startups/Minority Businesses, Tacoma, Technology, Thurston County, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality, Tumwater, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Aug. 26, 2008 at 2:41pm Brewery broker announces call for bidsColliers International Puget Sound and the Colliers Natural Resource Group of Olympia has announced the first round of call for offers on the Olympia Brewery property in Tumwater. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in Banking/Financial Services, BE Daily, BE on the road, Building, Thurston County, Tumwater by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Aug. 25, 2008 at 11:04am BE Reader SurveyDear BE Daily Subscriber, Comments (0) | Posted in Banking/Financial Services, BE Daily, BE on the road, Building, Charities/Non-profits, Education, Health care, Human Resources , Lacey, Lakewood, Law and Legislation, Lewis County, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Mason County, Military/Security, Olympia, Pierce County, Retirement and Investing, South King County, Startups/Minority Businesses, Tacoma, Technology, Thurston County, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality, Tumwater, Workforce by Emily West | Email Emily Aug. 5, 2008 at 11:18am People on the movePromotions and recognitionsThe Abbey Road Group, as it was known for the past eight years, has changed its name to Abbey Road Group Land Development Services Co. and announces that its former director of Land Development Services, Gil Hulsmann, has agreed to purchase and take over the company ownership of the Puyallup company with his wife Kathy. Hulsmann has been involved in the company since its inception in 2000. In his new role as CEO, he will continue the consulting relationships and services he has developed throughout the years in the land development field. Comments (0) | Posted in Banking/Financial Services, BE Daily, BE on the road, Building, Lakewood, Olympia, Pierce County, South King County, Tacoma, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Jun. 17, 2008 at 9:47am People on the movePromotions and recognitionsThe Tacoma Regional Convention and Visitor Bureau has hired Advantage Publishing to produce its official 2009 Tacoma-Pierce County Visitor Guide and Meeting Planner Guide. Advantage is an award-winning publishing firm with experience in producing visitor guides, directories and maps for destination marketing organizations. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE on the road, Building, Law and Legislation, Pierce County, Tacoma, Thurston County, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve May. 29, 2008 at 12:28pm State cites local health care workersThe Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions against health care providers in the South Sound. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE on the road, Health care, Law and Legislation, Pierce County, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve May. 29, 2008 at 12:09pm Trident Seafoods fined for spillThe state Department of Ecology fined Seattle-based Trident Seafoods $12,000 today for causing an oil spill last summer in Tacoma's Hylebos Waterway. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE on the road, Law and Legislation, Tacoma by Hilary Reeves | Email Hilary May. 12, 2008 at 12:58pm Budd Inlet dioxin study availableAn environmental report on Olympia's Budd Inlet is available online and in many public buildings in Olympia. 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