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Sep. 3, 2008 at 3:02pm Radiologist suspended pending probeThe license of a Kent radiologic technologist has been immediately suspended for inappropriately touching two minor patients. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Health care, Law and Legislation, South King County by News Room | Email News Sep. 3, 2008 at 10:41am COFFEE BREAK: Stock back to schoolStudents are heading back to school around Puget Sound these days, which prompts many people to think about their own school memories. The Business Examiner would like to know what school event, class or teacher most shaped your life today. Was it a teacher who never gave up on you? Was it a facinating experiment in chemistry that sparked your interest in science? Did your prom experience guide you into a career in event planning? Tell us your stories. Read more Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Retirement and Investing by News Room | Email News Aug. 27, 2008 at 3:01pm Ruston site partners with ColliersColliers International has been selected to handle the retail and office leasing assignment for Point Ruston, an estimated $1.2 billion waterfront development next to Tacoma's Point Defiance. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Building, Tacoma by News Room | Email News Aug. 27, 2008 at 11:31am Hearing on Safeco sale scheduledThe Office of the Insurance Commissioner will hold a formal hearing to determine whether to approve the purchase of the Safeco Group by the Liberty Mutural Group on Sept. 10. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in Banking/Financial Services, BE Daily, Olympia, Thurston County by News Room | Email News Aug. 27, 2008 at 11:18am Federal Way launches media campaignA campaign will soon start to attract new businesses to Federal Way through their relocation, expansion or establishment of satellite offices in the south King County city. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Retirement and Investing, South King County, Workforce by News Room | Email News Aug. 27, 2008 at 11:02am State takes action on health workersThe Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or registrations of multiple health care providers within the state. The department has also immediately suspended the credentials of providers who have been prohibited from practicing in other states. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Health care, Human Resources , Workforce by News Room | Email News Aug. 27, 2008 at 10:51am Washington joins suit against EPAWashington has joined 12 other states, the District of Columbia, and the City of New York in a suit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency for failing to adopt regulations to control oil refinery emissions that contribute to global warming. The suit alleges that the EPA's refusal to require new or renovated oil refineries to install technologies that control pollution violates the federal Clean Air Act. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Law and Legislation, Olympia, Technology by News Room | Email News Aug. 22, 2008 at 11:27am Colleges partner for Business AcademyYoung people who have dropped out of high school can have another chance to complete their degree and increase their career prospects through a new joint by Bates Technical College, Tacoma Public Schools, and Communities in Schools of Tacoma. The three organizations have created the Tacoma Business Academy for young adults ages 16 to 21 who are no longer in school. The academy will begin this September. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Education, Tacoma, Workforce by News Room | Email News Aug. 22, 2008 at 11:08am Pacific project to begin next weekThe Pacific Avenue improvement project, which spans from South 17th Street to South 25th and South 25th Street from Pacific to C Street, is scheduled to start construction early next week. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Tacoma by News Room | Email News Aug. 22, 2008 at 11:04am Morgan bridge focus of study sessionMembers of the Tacoma City Council are scheduled to receive an update on the status of the proposed closure of the Murray Morgan Bridge from the Washington State Department of Transportation at the regular noon study session on Aug. 26. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Building, Tacoma by News Room | Email News Aug. 20, 2008 at 10:35am Blog Watch: Small worldThurston blogger Ken Balsley notes just how small the world is getting these days by writing about his recent trip to Los Angeles for an International Rotary Conference. Rotarians from around the world gathered to chat. Balsley was doing just that with an English chap who actually knew where Lacey was on a globe. "Of course I do," he replied. "That's the home town of Kasey Keller. You've even named a street after him," Balsley wrote that the young man said. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Lacey, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation by News Room | Email News Aug. 20, 2008 at 10:23am Chehalis bridge replacement to beginThe Washington State Department of Transportation announced a project to build a new bridge over the South Fork of the Chehalis River on State Route 6 will begin Aug. 25. The contract was awarded to Scarsella Bros., Inc. of Seattle, which submitted a bid of $7,854,340.30. This project is funded through the 2005 Transportation Partnership Account. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Building, Lewis County, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation by News Room | Email News Aug. 20, 2008 at 10:17am Council approves cost-cutting planThe Pierce County Council approved a set of initiatives yesterday intended to reduce unnecessary county expenses. The government cost-cutting measures take aim at Pierce County's slowing job market and declining tax receipts. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Lakewood, Law and Legislation, Pierce County, Tacoma, Workforce by News Room | Email News Aug. 20, 2008 at 10:11am Bates lands rural television grantAgriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Thomas C. Dorr today announced nearly $5 million in public television digital transition grants to fund 19 projects in 18 states, including Washington. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Charities/Non-profits, Pierce County, Tacoma, Technology by News Room | Email News Aug. 20, 2008 at 10:08am Konnects adds new serviceTacoma-based Konnects, a social networking site provider geared toward business professionals, has announced a new set of features that extend the company's vision to provide individuals and businesses with a means to connect, generate new contacts and conduct transactions online. Read moreComments (1) | Posted in BE Daily, Technology by News Room | Email News Aug. 20, 2008 at 10:05am New Best Western planned for LaceyLacey's growing Hawks Prairie commercial center is set to be the site of the second Best Western in Thurston County. The Tumwater location opened in 1993. A downtown Olympia Best Western changed its affiliation to Clarion Hotel two years ago. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Building, Lacey, Thurston County, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality, Workforce by News Room | Email News Aug. 18, 2008 at 12:16pm PC Pass offers discounts at attractionsThe Tacoma Regional Convention and Visitor Bureau is now offering a pass to see six top attractions in Pierce County for a single, discounted price. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Pierce County, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality by News Room | Email News Aug. 18, 2008 at 12:02pm Historic Tacoma works to salvage materials from demolitionHistoric Tacoma coordinated an effort last week to salvage parts of a 1916 bungalow slated for demolition on Tacoma's Hilltop. The block is being cleared to make way for a surface parking lot near Tacoma's St. Joseph Hospital. The initial work consisted of removing interior doors, trim, cabinets and lighting hardware. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Building, Pierce County, Tacoma, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality by News Room | Email News Aug. 18, 2008 at 11:48am Free parking Tacoma could go awayFor the first time in decades, downtown Tacoma visitors next year might have to pay for street parking. It's a plan that some downtown advocates say might make more parking available for customers of downtown merchants and businesses alike. A similar system of paid street parking is in place in Olympia. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Pierce County, Tacoma, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality by News Room | Email News Aug. 18, 2008 at 11:41am Army divers to clear tire pilesAs part of a joint clean-up effort, 20 members of the U.S. Army Dive Company are taking to the waters of Puget Sound to remove hundreds of old tires located offshore at Saltwater State Park in south King County. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Military/Security, Olympia, Pierce County, South King County, Tacoma by News Room | Email News Aug. 18, 2008 at 11:38am Thea Foss oil spill sparks cleanupThe state Department of Ecology, U.S. Coast Guard and Tacoma Fire Department are responding to a 100-gallon diesel fuel spill in Thea Foss waterway in Tacoma. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Tacoma by News Room | Email News Aug. 18, 2008 at 11:21am Smoke shop owners plead guiltyHenry Gottfriedson, 61, and Alison Gottfriedson, 56, owners of Frank's Landing Indian Discount Tobacco, have reportedly pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to conspiring to traffic in contraband cigarettes and structuring currency transactions in connection with a scheme to sell contraband cigarettes to the public without paying state taxes. Comments (0) | Posted in Banking/Financial Services, BE Daily, Law and Legislation, Olympia by News Room | Email News Aug. 18, 2008 at 11:00am Good writing could win Orting shopThe owners of the Around the Corner Cafe in Orting are offering their business in exchange for a well-written essay. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Pierce County, Retirement and Investing, Startups/Minority Businesses by News Room | Email News Aug. 13, 2008 at 10:02am State AGs fight online fraudThe Washington Attorney General's Office is at the frontlines in the fight against online fraud, according to a new report by the Center for American Progress and the Center for Democracy and Technology. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Law and Legislation, Olympia, Technology by News Room | Email News Aug. 13, 2008 at 9:46am Retail sales slightly up in JulyWith some help from the last of the tax rebate checks making their way into consumers' hands, retailers were able to achieve an increase in sales last month. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Lacey, Lakewood, Lewis County, Mason County, Olympia, Pierce County, South King County, Tacoma, Thurston County, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality, Tumwater by News Room | Email News Aug. 13, 2008 at 9:39am COFFEE BREAK: Retirement dreamsThe Business Examiner would like to know how the recent downturn stock market paired with rising costs have changed your retirement plans. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Lacey, Lakewood, Lewis County, Mason County, Olympia, Pierce County, Retirement and Investing, South King County, Tacoma, Thurston County, Tumwater by News Room | Email News Aug. 4, 2008 at 10:53am Thurston jail bid awardedThurston County Commissioners this morning awarded the contract for construction of a new corrections facility, the Accountability and Restitution Center, to Pease Construction of Lakewood. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Building, Lakewood, Law and Legislation, Pierce County, Thurston County, Tumwater by News Room | Email News Aug. 4, 2008 at 10:47am Retirement site underway in Gig HarborFrontier Management, LLC has been selected to represent and manage The Lodge at Mallard Landing Community in Gig Harbor. Early ground work has begun on the project to prepare the property for construction activities, which are expected to begin in September, and the opening may be as early as December. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Building, Pierce County, Retirement and Investing by News Room | Email News Aug. 4, 2008 at 10:35am KIRO to simulcast on 97.3 FMBeginning Aug. 12, KIRO radio will simulcast all programming on 97.3 FM and 710 AM. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Lacey, Lakewood, Lewis County, Mason County, Olympia, Pierce County, South King County, Tacoma, Technology, Thurston County, Tumwater, Workforce by News Room | Email News Aug. 4, 2008 at 10:16am Around the SoundBusiness-related eventsTacoma officials will host an open house this week to provide details on the upcoming Pacific Avenue improvement project and the impact it will have on the area. The project team will share the schedule and phasing for the project and will discuss the scope of the work. Construction is slated to start mid-August and be completed by early November. The open house will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 6 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Room 708 of the Tacoma Municipal Building located at 747 Market St. Visit the project Web site for more information. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Health care, Pierce County, Tacoma, Workforce by News Room | Email News Aug. 4, 2008 at 10:04am Saint Martin's to celebrate new hallSaint Martin's University will celebrate the completion of the Ken F. and Gale L. Parsons, Sr. Residence Hall with a private preview party this Friday, Aug. 8, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The preview will showcase the campus's newest residence hall and honor Ken and Gale Parsons for their support of the university. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Building, Education, Lacey by News Room | Email News Aug. 4, 2008 at 9:47am GROW tool provides primary dataAs the Top 2 primary on Aug. 19 approaches, Enterprise Washington is encouraging voters to make sure they are ready to vote by providing them with key statistics about who their candidates are and where they stand on issues that affect their families, their workplace and individual prosperity. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Law and Legislation, Lewis County, Mason County, Olympia, Pierce County, South King County, Tacoma, Thurston County, Tumwater, Workforce by News Room | Email News Aug. 4, 2008 at 9:35am Weyerhaeuser completes $6 billion dealWeyerhaeuser announced today the completion of the sale of its Containerboard Packaging and Recycling business to International Paper for $6 billion in cash. Comments (8) | Posted in BE Daily, Retirement and Investing, Workforce by News Room | Email News Aug. 1, 2008 at 2:21pm Alpine Experiences buys OutfitterOlympia camping supply retailer Alpine Experience acquired the inventory and assets of nearby Olympic Outfitters. Comments (8) | Posted in BE Daily, Olympia, Thurston County, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality by News Room | Email News Jul. 25, 2008 at 2:00pm Chinese delegates visit Franciscan lab
A delegation of 17 clinical lab directors and medical equipment sales managers from Shanghai, China visited St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma today to tour the Franciscan Health System hospital's fully-automated laboratory, which is the only one of its kind in Washington. Read moreComments (8) | Posted in BE Daily, Health care, Tacoma, Technology, Workforce by News Room | Email News Jul. 17, 2008 at 2:05pm People on the movePromotions and recognitionsLaura MacNeil, a 17-year financial services veteran, has been named regional vice president of the Tacoma Regional Commercial Banking Office. John Rindlaub, Chief Executive Officer for Wells Fargo's Pacific Northwest region, made the announcement. The office provides financial services to companies with annual revenue of $25 million and greater, including credit, treasury management, 401(k), equipment leasing and international/foreign exchange services. MacNeil will oversee 17 team members in Tacoma. She most recently worked as the loan team manager for Wells Fargo's Seattle office, where she managed a credit portfolio, supported business development, made hiring decisions and managed a team of seven. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Building, Workforce by News Room | Email News Jul. 16, 2008 at 2:07pm Costs go up as wages dropThe Bureau of Labor Statistics, of the U.S. Department of Labor, released preliminary data today on the Consumer Price Index and Real Earnings for June. The reports showed an increase in prices and a decrease in wages paid from May to June. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Workforce by News Room | Email News Jul. 7, 2008 at 3:42pm OPUS to build Centralia industrial siteSeattle-based OPUS Northwest will construct a new industrial site at the Port of Centralia's Park J development off Galvin Road. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Building, Lewis County by News Room | Email News Jun. 27, 2008 at 6:14am Weyerhaeuser has dividend, takes hitWeyerhaeuser Co. declared a dividend of 60 cents per share payable Aug. 25 to shareholders of record at the close of business Aug. 1. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Building, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Retirement and Investing, South King County by News Room | Email News Jun. 19, 2008 at 3:00pm Ports part ways on logistics centerThe wait is over. Port of Tacoma commissioners have officially voted to end an interlocal agreement between the port and Port of Olympia set up to explore the development of a regional logistics center. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Building, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Pierce County, Tacoma by News Room | Email News Jun. 12, 2008 at 1:19pm People on the movePromotions and recognitionsLakewood's Community Collaboration, made up of more than 100 human service organizations, service clubs, businesses, individuals and public entities, presents each month a "Caught in the Act of Keeping Lakewood's Promise" Award to an individual or organization that has quietly performed an outstanding deed for a family/child in the city. The June 2008 recipient is Ann Marie Battie for her many years dedicated to elementary school children in encouraging them to read. For her active commitment to young people and reading literacy, Battie, "noticed" by Lakewood's Human Services Collaboration, is receiving the traveling Red Wagon, a symbol of Lakewood's Promise of people pulling their weight to help Lakewood youth. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Education, Lakewood, Pierce County, Tacoma, Workforce by News Room | Email News Jun. 6, 2008 at 2:11pm State recovers in overbilling caseWalgreen Co. has agreed to pay $914,753 to the state of Washington to settle allegations of improper billing. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Health care, Law and Legislation by News Room | Email News May. 22, 2008 at 2:45pm Lawmakers get earful at NFIB meeting
South Sound legislators and state officials met with small business owners at Tacoma's Air Systems Engineering Inc. today. Officials listened to business concerns, and and updated business operators on changes in the regulatory landscape, including soon-to-debut streamlined sales tax, health care and education. Read moreComments (1) | Posted in BE Daily, Law and Legislation, Pierce County, Startups/Minority Businesses, Tacoma, Thurston County by News Room | Email News May. 22, 2008 at 1:55pm MultiCare signs clinic deal with Rite AidMultiCare Health System and the national drug store chain Rite Aid
Corp. have agreed to open drop-in health clinics inside two Rite Aid
stores in Tacoma and Lakewood this summer. Comments (8) | Posted in BE Daily, Health care, Lakewood, Pierce County, Tacoma by News Room | Email News May. 1, 2008 at 1:58pm People on the movePromotions and recognitionsJessica Shattuck has been promoted to clinic manager at Apple Physical Therapy's downtown Puyallup clinic. Shattuck attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, earning a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences in 2003 and a Masters in Physical Therapy in 2004. She has a special interest in treating patients with sports related injuries and patients who are post-surgical. For the past two years, she has attended the Drayer Institute National Sports Medicine Conference, and has completed advanced courses on treating knees and shoulders. Shattuck is active with local high school sports programs, providing on-field athletic training services during games for Puyallup, Emerald Ridge and Rogers High Schools. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Health care, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Pierce County, South King County, Tacoma, Workforce by News Room | Email News May. 1, 2008 at 1:57pm Kent Councilmember O’Brien passesKent City Councilmember Bob O'Brien, serving his third year on the
Council, passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer. He was
76. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Law and Legislation, South King County by News Room | Email News Apr. 17, 2008 at 2:27pm Weyerhaeuser names new presidentWeyerhaeuser Co. today announced that the board of directors has elected Daniel S. Fulton the Federal Way timber giant's new president, CEO and a member of the board effective immediately. Fulton has served as president since Jan. 1. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Pierce County, Workforce by News Room | Email News Mar. 28, 2008 at 1:21pm College center remodel underwayWork is now underway on the $5 million remodel of the Centralia College Health and Wellness Center, which includes the gymnasium. The major remodel is expected to conclude by the end of the calendar year and will add 5,000-square-feet of classroom, exercise, lab, and office space, plus greatly improve the building's heating and ventilating systems. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Building, Education, Lewis County, Mason County by News Room | Email News Feb. 22, 2008 at 2:57pm Around the SoundBusiness-related eventsArea business owners can hear updates of this year's legislative session, voice concerns and ask questions of Sen. Jim Kastama, D-Puyallup, and Rep. Dawn Morrell, D-Puyallup at a town hall meeting tomorrow between 10 a.m. and noon in the South Meeting Room of the Puyallup Public Library, located at 324 S. Meridian in Puyallup. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Law and Legislation, Lewis County, Pierce County, Thurston County by News Room | Email News Feb. 14, 2008 at 3:17pm Boeing delivers new 777 to The Netherlands
The Boeing Co. and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines are celebrating the delivery of the airline's first 777-300ER -- Extended Range. The airplane joined KLM's fleet of 15 Boeing 777-200ERs, arriving at Amsterdam Schiphol airport yesterday. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Pierce County by News Room | Email News Feb. 14, 2008 at 3:16pm Committee approves tax breaks for flood victimsThe state House Finance Committee approved two bills earlier this week that would provide tax relief for victims of the December flood. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in Banking/Financial Services, BE Daily, Law and Legislation, Lewis County, Mason County by News Room | Email News |
