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Sep. 5, 2008 at 1:42pm

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The Business Examiner would like you to take five minutes out of your day to help us grow and improve our BE Daily service.

It is our goal to provide timely and relevant news coverage, while making the BE Daily interesting and valuable for our readers and advertisers. The information you provide in the survey link below is invaluable in helping us reach that goal.

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Sep. 5, 2008 at 12:48pm

Business school is now in session at BE

The Business Examiner has added a feature to its Web site that features expert advice from the PBS show Small Business School as well as links to gain free access to full shows featuring a range of business topics. New tips will be added each business day.

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Sep. 5, 2008 at 7:51am

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Visit 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.

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Sep. 4, 2008 at 1:48pm

Olympia station now offers enthanol

Wilcox & Flegel Oil Co. has announced its sixth location, offering U.S. Ethanol E85 in the state of Washington, has opened at 3505 Pacific Avenue in Olympia.

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Sep. 4, 2008 at 11:08am

Accounting, IT hiring to be flat

A net 1 percent of chief financial officers in the Puget Sound expect to add accounting and finance staff during the fourth quarter of 2008, according to a recent Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index. While 7 percent of executives surveyed plan to add staff during the quarter, another 6 percent anticipate reductions in personnel. The majority of respondents, 85 percent, foresee no change in hiring.

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Sep. 4, 2008 at 11:06am

Jobs was mixed picture in August

Today's National Employment Report from Automatic Data Processing shows employment decreased by 33,000 in August. The report is based on actual payroll data and measures the change in total nonfarm private employment each month.

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Sep. 3, 2008 at 2:18pm

Spending, inflation on the rise

The state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council forecast determined that final sales increased 3.9 percent in the second quarter of the year, following a 0.9 percent gain in the first quarter as inventory accumulation continued to decline.

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Aug. 29, 2008 at 10:17am

State hammers insurance agents

Insurance agents in Washington can lose their licenses if they are deemed "untrustworthy."

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Aug. 29, 2008 at 10:16am

Wireless Internet ends at rest areas

Wireless Internet access will no longer be available at Washington's highway safety rest areas due to a lack of consistent users.

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Aug. 28, 2008 at 2:43pm

Truckers have high injury rates

Truck drivers experience some of the highest rates of workplace injuries in Washington, according to a new report from the Department of Labor & Industries.

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Aug. 28, 2008 at 2:22pm

PSE wants increase in gas rates

Puget Sound Energy today filed a request with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission to pass through the higher costs the utility pays for purchasing natural gas supplies for its customers.

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Aug. 28, 2008 at 1:59pm

Boeing improves contract offer

Boeing today presented what it calls its best � and final � contract offer to almost 27,000 employees represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in Washington, Oregon and Kansas.

The contract offers a general wage increase of 11 percent during the next three years, increases to cost-of-living adjustments and adds to the pension program.

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Aug. 28, 2008 at 12:47pm

Evergreen places high on rankings

The Evergreen State College ranks highly for academic quality and environmental sustainability in national surveys by U.S. News and World Report, Sierra Magazine, and The Princeton Review.

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Aug. 27, 2008 at 1:08pm

COFFEE BREAK: Class act

With 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?

Aug. 27, 2008 at 11:31am

Hearing on Safeco sale scheduled

The 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.

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Aug. 27, 2008 at 10:51am

Washington joins suit against EPA

Washington 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.

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Aug. 26, 2008 at 1:33pm

People on the move

Promotions and recognitions

ManorCare of Tacoma has announced the three new employees at its facility: Tina Irwin, administrator; Eric Dobry, director of nursing; and Janice Suarez-Pena, human resources director. Each of these individuals comes with a wealth of knowledge, experience and solid leadership abilities.

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Aug. 25, 2008 at 2:50pm

Free drug cards are now available

The Washington Drug Card program is now available to all Washington residents.

The program, which is free to all Washingtonians and provides savings of up to 75 percent on prescription drugs, can now be accessed by visiting any Safeway pharmacy location in Washington. Safeway has been named the preferred pharmacy for the statewide program, while the benefits are accepted at more than 50,000 national and regional pharmacies around the country.

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Aug. 21, 2008 at 12:08pm

Puget Sound tops C-section list

Cesarean sections, or more commonly known as C-sections, have increased 60 percent in low-risk births between 1997 and 2005 in Washington � similar to national trends. C-section rates are higher in the Puget Sound region than in the rest of the state.

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Aug. 21, 2008 at 11:55am

'New day' dawns at CVB

Tacoma Regional Convention & Visitor Bureau formally unveiled its vision for the future of tourism in Pierce County and the region at a breakfast program this morning at the Landmark Convention Center.

"Our new plan is designed to firmly position the TRCVB as the recognized regional leader in effective destination marketing," said Executive Director Tammy Blount. "We are focused on being the catalyst in community and tourism activities, developing local and state partnerships, delivering effective marketing programs and facilitating product development enhancements."

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Aug. 21, 2008 at 11:47am

People on the move

Promotions and recognition

The Puyallup South Hill Rotary has announced the following new officers: Carole Axtell, president; Kellie Monette-Chapman, secretary; Keriann Cockrell, assistant secretary; Stan Ausmus, treasurer; Shan Vipond, financial reporting; Curtis Thiel, past president; and Edd LaVille, president-elect. Other board members include Terry Harman, Dudley Yamane, Don Miller, Cindy Estep, Shane Klingenstein, Karen Fisher, Jane Hostvedt, Jerome O'Leary, Michelle Strom, Karen Hansen, Kim Rushing, Shawn Manley and Eric Zawilski.

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Aug. 19, 2008 at 10:42am

Building prices continue to rise

Construction prices climbed another 2 percent in July, posting an 11.9 percent increase from a year ago, according to the U.S. Labor Department's Producer Price Index released today.

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Aug. 19, 2008 at 10:34am

Action taken against health workers

The Washington State Department of Health has taken actions on the licenses, certifications, or registrations of health care providers in the South Sound.

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Aug. 19, 2008 at 10:33am

Oil spill clean up winding down

Response by emergency teams helped contain what remained of 100 gallons of diesel that spilled into the Foss Waterway yesterday morning. By the time responders arrived, most of the spilled diesel had already dissipated and could not be recovered, according to reports by the state Department of Ecology. As a precaution, responders laid out 800 feet of containment boom and placed absorbent materials in the water to capture any pockets of diesel. Ecology�s responders say the sheen will continue to break down today but may still be visible.

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Aug. 19, 2008 at 10:32am

Inflation on the rise

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods jumped 1.2 percent in July, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 1.8 percent jump in June and a 1.4 percent rise in May. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods moved up 2.7 percent in July compared to a 2.1 percent gain in the prior month. The index for crude materials for further processing climbed 4.2 percent subsequent to a 3.7 percent increase in June.

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Aug. 18, 2008 at 2:06pm

Women of Influence announced

The Business Examiner's 2008 Women of Influence honorees have been selected.

Women in the South Sound are first nominated and then asked to complete an extensive questionnaire about their business and community activities. Some 40 women qualified for consideration this year.

Judges review the materials and select the class of honorees. This year's class includes Dawn Lucien, a WOI alumnae from 2004 who was selected for the Lifetime Achievement award, while Rising Star awards for up-and-coming women business leaders go to Cecelia Loveless, director for Resource Development at Clover Park Technical College and Vicky Mohler for her work with Support America's Armed Forces.

Other honorees are: Cyndi Wikstrom, general manager of Tacoma's Click! Network; Kim Farnes, executive director of Communities in Schools of Orting, Rita Hutcheson fire chief of South East Thurston Fire and EMS; and Jill Kenly, director of Fund Development for Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity.

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Aug. 18, 2008 at 11:41am

Army divers to clear tire piles

As 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.

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Aug. 18, 2008 at 11:21am

Smoke shop owners plead guilty

Henry 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.

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Aug. 15, 2008 at 9:07am

Smog expected to hit South Sound

The high-pressure system over western Washington pushing temperatures into the 90s this week may also create unhealthful levels of air pollution.

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Aug. 14, 2008 at 11:47am

People on the move

Promotions and recognitions

Johnson, Stone & Pagano, P.S., a public accounting firm in Fircrest, has announces that Jessica Brozina has joined the company as a staff accountant.

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Aug. 13, 2008 at 10:02am

State AGs fight online fraud

The 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.

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Aug. 13, 2008 at 9:55am

Blog Watch: just bagging it

The Association of Washington Business has a note about TNT columnist Peter Callaghan's thoughts on Seattle's pending rule to add a 20-cent charge on all paper and plastic bags as a way to aid the environment and cut down on litter by lowering the number of disposable bags shoppers carry. The trouble with that plan is that those bags come from wood in Washington. Fewer bags means fewer trees need to be harvested and the timber industry takes another hit.

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Aug. 13, 2008 at 9:46am

Retail sales slightly up in July

With 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.

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Aug. 13, 2008 at 9:39am

COFFEE BREAK: Retirement dreams

The Business Examiner would like to know how the recent downturn stock market paired with rising costs have changed your retirement plans.

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Aug. 12, 2008 at 10:50am

Unemployment rate inches up

Washington's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 5.7 percent in July, up from June's revised rate of 5.4 percent, according to the state Employment Security Department.

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Aug. 12, 2008 at 10:48am

Tax agents doing well on collections

Department of Revenue is doing an excellent job managing state debt collections, according to a performance audit issued today by State Auditor Brian Sonntag.

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Aug. 11, 2008 at 2:39pm

Revenue collections still weakening

General Fund tax payments to state coffers continued to weaken during the July-to-August collection period. Receipts for the month were $59.9 million, or 5.0 percent, lower than expected. All revenue categories except for estate taxes, DOL revenues and "other" came in below their forecasts.

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Aug. 7, 2008 at 11:13am

Prisons want to do business

The Department of Corrections is looking for businesses to operate in prisons and provide offenders with job skills that help them live crime-free lives after they return to their communities.

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Aug. 6, 2008 at 9:44am

LeMay sells to Waste Connections

California-based refuse company Waste Connections has announced that it has bought Harold LeMay Enterprises, Incorporated, the refuse services provider for much of the South Sound.

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Aug. 6, 2008 at 9:43am

State counsel opposes PSE sale

The Public Counsel Section of the Washington State Attorney General's Office has recommended that the state Utilities and Transportation Commission not approve a settlement that would allow acquisition of Puget Sound Energy by a consortium of private equity investors. Expert testimony filed by Public Counsel suggests the settlement provisions do not do enough to address public interest concerns with the sale.

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Aug. 6, 2008 at 9:40am

Blog Watch: Talk of the town

The downtown Tacoma blog has an item about what's in the works for Tollefson Plaza now that the city and Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber have signed an operations deal. Events anticipated to activate the space include: Friday lunch markets, big screen movie nights, annual holiday festivities such as a Holiday Tree Lighting and a New Year's celebration and a Harvest Festival. The addition of tables, chairs, and all weather covering along with other aesthetic improvements, promise to create a more inviting environment.

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Aug. 5, 2008 at 11:27am

Locals selected for state boards

Gov. Chris Gregoire has announced South Sound appointments to the following boards and commissions:

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Aug. 5, 2008 at 11:18am

People on the move

Promotions and recognitions

The 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.

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Aug. 4, 2008 at 10:35am

KIRO to simulcast on 97.3 FM

Beginning Aug. 12, KIRO radio will simulcast all programming on 97.3 FM and 710 AM.

"Puget Sound residents have shown great support for the quality news and stimulating talk on 710 KIRO. This is why KIRO has been a perennial audience leader in the region," said Rod Arquette, KIRO/KTTH program director. "Due to the significant number of radio listeners who use FM on a daily basis, we can best serve the local community by making KIRO's product available to the broadest possible audience."

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Aug. 4, 2008 at 9:47am

GROW tool provides primary data

As 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.

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Aug. 1, 2008 at 2:21pm

Alpine Experiences buys Outfitter

Olympia camping supply retailer Alpine Experience acquired the inventory and assets of nearby Olympic Outfitters.

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Aug. 1, 2008 at 12:27pm

Share your thoughts on health care reform

Tacoma-based Franciscan Health System has partnered with grassroots organization Code Blue Now to encourage South Sound residents to express their suggestions and goals for national health care reform via an online questionnaire. The Code Blue Now survey can be found on the Franciscan Web site at www.FHShealth.org. The questionnaire can be completed in 15 minutes or less, and responses are confidential.

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Aug. 1, 2008 at 10:49am

State ranks high on Forbes list

In a national study released today, Forbes ranked Washington as the third "best state for business." Washington moved up from its fifth place ranking in Forbes' 50-state survey last year, and up from 12th place in 2006.

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Aug. 1, 2008 at 10:44am

MBA steps up homebuying efforts

Today's economic environment and cool housing market it the perfect time to buy homes. Rates are low and inventories are up, meaning more choices exist for homebuyers. That's the message the Master Builders Association of Pierce County wants homebuyers to know from an effort that features 20 local builders that showcase a tour of 35 homes across Pierce, Kitsap and Thurston counties.

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Jul. 31, 2008 at 10:59am

Brewery available for $40 million

The shuttered Olympia brewery site in Tumwater, including the land, facilities and the historic brewhouse, are on the market for almost $40 million, the Thurston office of Colliers International has announced.

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Jul. 30, 2008 at 2:11pm

TNT names new publisher

Editor turns publisher

The McClatchy Co. today named David A. Zeeck as president and publisher of The News Tribune in Tacoma.

Zeeck is executive editor and senior vice president for news at the Tribune, where he has been the top news executive since joining the newspaper in 1994. He replaces Cheryl Dell, who became president and publisher of The Sacramento Bee in April.

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Jul. 30, 2008 at 12:29pm

COFFEE BREAK: Favorite gadget

The Business Examiner would like to know what gizmo or gadget you could never live without. Cell phones don't count unless you use them in unique ways.

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Jul. 25, 2008 at 2:36pm

Venture posts quarterly report

Venture Financial Group Inc., the parent company of Venture Bank announced today a net income of $4.9 million. The amount reflects a decrease of $1.5 million - or 23.4 percent - compared to $6.4 million reported for the first half of last year.

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Jul. 25, 2008 at 1:46pm

State moves to Tier 1 ranking

Washington has been moved up to a Tier 1 state in Moody's Investor Service's U.S. States Credit Scorecard 2008 overall ranking. Last year, Washington was ranked in Tier 2.

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Jul. 23, 2008 at 11:24am

BE's 40 Under Forty photos are online

The Business Examiner's sold out 40 Under Forty event last night recognized outstanding South Sound business and community leaders under the age of 40.

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Jul. 23, 2008 at 10:37am

Venture to offer CD coverage

Beginning today, customers can now access multi-million dollar federal deposit insurance at Venture Bank.

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Jul. 23, 2008 at 10:36am

Heritage, Columbia to talk at gathering

Heritage Financial Corp. and Columbia Bank officials will present at the Keefe Bruyette & Woods 2008 Ninth Annual Community Bank Investor Conference, taking place at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York later this month.

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Jul. 23, 2008 at 10:35am

State targets mortgage broker

An examination conducted by the Department of Financial Institutions concluded that Paramount Equity Mortgage, Inc., a licensed mortgage broker headquartered in California, has reportedly engaged in a number of deceptive lending practices. As a result of the findings, DFI has given notice that it intends to revoke Paramount's license to do business in Washington, fine the firm $500,000 and require restitution for borrowers.

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Jul. 22, 2008 at 2:01pm

Olympia project takes step forward

The Olympia Planning Commission voted 7-3 last night to recommend raising building-height limits on approximately four acres of land between Capitol Lake and Budd Inlet, bringing developer Triway Enterprises one step closer to building several residential and retail complexes on the site. The decision came as a delight to project manager and former city councilwoman Jeanette Hawkins.

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Jul. 22, 2008 at 11:01am

People on the move

Promotions and recognitions

Meta Dooley is the new senior vice president for strategic planning and business development for Franciscan Health System, one of the largest private employers in the South Puget Sound region that includes St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma and hospitals in Federal Way, Lakewood, Enumclaw and Gig Harbor. Her appointment was announced July 15 by Franciscan President and CEO Joe Wilczek. She will direct system-wide strategic planning, business plan development for service lines and facilities, and advocacy for the 6,300-employee organization that is based in Tacoma and has hospitals, medical clinics and other care facilities in Pierce, King and Kitsap counties.

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Jul. 21, 2008 at 8:56am

Around the Sound

Business-related events

Chehalis Neighborhood Holloway Springs, located at 196 Wind River Drive in Chehalis, will be the site of the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce's AM Mixxer at 7:30 a.m on Tuesday, July 22. Visit www.ChamberWay .com.

The Tacoma Chamber's Good Morning! Power Networking Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22, will include a presentation on "How to Increase Sales During a Tough Economy." The event will be held at La Quinta Inn & Suites Conference Center, 1425 East 27th St. Tickets are $25. Visit tacomachamber.org.

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Jul. 18, 2008 at 12:19pm

Court to decide I-960 suit this fall

The state's "court of last resort" will begin the process of deciding whether a provision of Initiative 960 requiring all tax increases be approved by supermajority vote in both houses is unconstitutional on Sept. 9.

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Jul. 16, 2008 at 1:50pm

Blog Watch: Military minded

The Ranger's blog has an update from Adam Smith about all things military in the South Sound. Military bases will certainly become larger players in the local economy in the near future. And remember, the Air EXPO is this weekend.

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Jul. 15, 2008 at 12:07pm

People on the move

Promotions and recognitions

Cornerstone Financial Strategies LLC, a financial planning and investment management firm in University Place, has hired J.B. Wilson. A recent business graduate of the University of Puget Sound, Wilson completed a year-long internship with Cornerstone before joining the firm full-time as client service manager.

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Jul. 14, 2008 at 11:18am

Heritage takes hit from investment pool

Heritage Financial Corp. will take a non-cash charge of about $1.11 million from its $9.62 million investment in the AMF Ultra Short Mortgage Fund.

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Jul. 11, 2008 at 11:29am

City's alcohol plan set for decision

The state Liquor Control Board will soon decide on a request by Tacoma officials to create an Alcohol Impact Area in the city's Lincoln District. The board will meet at 10 a.m. on July 16 at the board's headquarters, located at 3000 Pacific Ave. S.E. in Olympia.

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Jul. 11, 2008 at 10:04am

Around the Sound

Business-related events

Impact fees are being used in some areas of the South Sound, and other cities are discussing the possibility of implementing them. Marnie Allen of the Educational Service District 112 and Terri Jeffreys, assistant director for Tax and Fiscal Policy for Washington Realtors will share two viewpoints of impact fees at the Centralia Chamber Forum July 14. The forum will be held at 11:30 a.m. July 11, at The Aerie Ballroom, 219 S. Tower. For more information on this presentation, visit ChamberWay.com.

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Jul. 11, 2008 at 9:24am

BE's 40 Under Forty event is sold out

Read about honorees on line

The Business Examiner's 40 Under Forty event, scheduled for later this month, is sold out. The event will recognize outstanding South Sound business and community leaders under the age of 40.

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Jul. 10, 2008 at 10:51am

Port seeks air services grant

The Port of Olympia, together with the communities of Hoquiam, Aberdeen, Tacoma and Roseburg, Ore., has applied for a federal grant to bring non-stop air service between Olympia and Portland. The application was submitted under the U.S. Department of Transportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program. Grant awards will be announced prior to October.

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Jul. 10, 2008 at 10:48am

Payroll grows as revenue shrinks

The Washington Economic and Revenue Forecast released today reports a rise in payroll around the state by 1.6 percent for the first quarter of 2008, following a 2.4 percent increase in the fourth quarter of 2007.

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Jul. 9, 2008 at 12:42pm

Creative Office expands

The Creative Office in Olympia has acquired The Office Supply Store in Shelton.

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Jul. 9, 2008 at 8:48am

Blog Watch: growing pains

The AWB blog in Olympia has an interesting comparison between workforces in Washington and in North Carolina in terms of union membership. Washington is fifth with 20 percent of its workforce unionized. North Carolina is 31st.

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Jul. 9, 2008 at 8:47am

COFFEE BREAK: Summer productivity

Confession time. With the sun out more often than not these days and everyone else seemingly taking vacations, how much work are you getting done?

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Jul. 9, 2008 at 8:24am

Washington to begin emergency benefits

Unemployed workers in Washington who have run out of unemployment benefits may be eligible for an additional 13 weeks from the Washington State Employment Security Department.

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Jul. 9, 2008 at 8:22am

State�s primary system still on track

A strong and unambiguous Supreme Court ruling recently has put Washington's new top-two primary system on firm legal footing, Secretary of State Sam Reed said, flatly rejecting party attorneys' view that the primary violates a federal court injunction and that the upcoming election is somehow in jeopardy.

Jul. 8, 2008 at 11:19am

Women of Influence being sought

The Business Examiner is seeking nominations for its annual Women of Influence award program. The publication and event recognizes outstanding female leaders in the South Sound. Honorees are selected by an independent panel of judges who review the applications and nomination forms and make selections based on the nominee's impact in the South Sound business community.

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Jul. 8, 2008 at 11:05am

Gaming gathering draws state attention

State Attorney General Rob McKenna will be a featured speaker at a Northwest Indian Gaming Conference and Expo this month in Shelton during the association's annual trade show.

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Jul. 3, 2008 at 12:24pm

Olympia Federal Savings' CEO retires

Olympia Federal Savings President and CEO Wayne E. Staley retired June 30, after more than 34 years with the company. He has been appointed chairman of the board of directors.

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Jul. 2, 2008 at 11:19am

Blog Watch: Developments

Olyblog.net has an item that is sort of a voice in the wilderness down in Olympia: a business owner questioning why people are so upset about development ideas in downtown. The post, titled "'Develop' - an evil word??" argues that developments bring change to the community, and the downtown needs changing. So why is development a dirty word in Olympia?

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Jul. 2, 2008 at 11:18am

COFFEE BREAK: Workers today

I had an interesting chat with a manufacturer today. He was worried about the industry, not just because of the low number of new orders and international competition, but because of his future workforce. People don't want to make things anymore, even though the pay is good and the work is never boring.

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Jul. 1, 2008 at 1:07pm

Locals selected to serve on boards

Gov. Chris Gregoire announced appointments to the following boards and commissions:

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Jul. 1, 2008 at 12:59pm

People on the move

Promotions and recognitions

Venture Financial Group CEO Ken F. Parsons was recently appointed to a three-year term on the Independent Community Bankers Association's Nominating Committee. Parsons has just finished his elected term as national treasurer and member of the Executive Committee of the organization. The committee is responsible for recommending and carrying out policies that directly affect the nations 8,000 community banks.

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Jun. 30, 2008 at 11:05am

Around the Sound

Business-related events

Your Morning MIXXer will be held at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, at the Blue Heron Candle Co., 712 Fourth Ave.is Olympia. Cost is $5. Morning MIXXer is a networking opportunity solely geared to helping business people connect. For more information call the Thurston County Chamber at (360) 357-3362.

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Jun. 30, 2008 at 11:04am

Workers� comp dividend on the way

The Department of Labor & Industries will begin mailing dividend checks this week to 100,000 employers as the final step of a process to return excess funds from the state's workers' compensation system. Another 28,000 employers will receive credit toward their next workers' compensation premiums. The remaining 11,000 employers will have their dividends applied to premiums already owed or to other debts.

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Jun. 30, 2008 at 11:02am

State awards $32 million for projects

The Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development has awarded more than $32 million for 25 multifamily affordable housing projects in 12 Washington counties. A total of 1,084 housing units and 27 beds in facilities serving vulnerable populations will be created in Snohomish, King, Whitman, Jefferson, Pierce, Thurston, Walla Walla, Spokane, Kitsap, Okanogan, Clallam and Stevens counties.

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Jun. 26, 2008 at 9:07am

Olympia site eyed for garage

Olympia may finally get the garage many of its residents and downtown business owners have long been calling for if current plans move forward.

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Jun. 25, 2008 at 1:41pm

State ranked 28th in taxes, income

Washington ranked 28th among the states in state and local taxes as a percentage of personal income in 2006, according to an annual report issued by the Washington State Department of Revenue.

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Jun. 25, 2008 at 1:39pm

Crowd squares off over downtown

Residents and business owners filled the Olympia Center beyond capacity last night to hear plans � and voice their thoughts � about a plan to increase the height limits of buildings in the downtown from Budd Inlet to Capitol Lake.

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Jun. 25, 2008 at 1:36pm

Economy taking its toll on businesses

With rising oil prices and constant talk of a recession, it's no surprise small business optimism is waning. That's the conclusion of a recent Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index survey, where more than one-third of small business owners surveyed said their personal financial situation is getting worse.

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Jun. 25, 2008 at 1:34pm

Blog Watch: Transportation

The RAMP blog has a summary of a tour of Tacoma's waterfront to look at economic development opportunities. The recap on the blog gathers a lot of information to keep folks engaged in the issue.

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Jun. 25, 2008 at 1:31pm

COFFEE BREAK: home sweet home?

The Business Examiner would like to know what kinds of things you like or don't like about your house. What would you change and why haven't you done so yet?

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Jun. 23, 2008 at 10:44am

Berry firms make partner in Olympia

Four national berry producers � MBG Marketing, a Michigan-based blueberry grower; Hortifrut S.A., a berry-growing corporation based in Santiago, Chile; Munger Brothers Farms in Delano, Calif.; and Pan-American Berry Growers LLC of Salem, Ore. � have formed Naturipe Foods LLC, a value-added berry marketing company.

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Jun. 23, 2008 at 10:41am

Around the Sound

Business-related events

The Kent Chamber of Commerce and the Green River Small Business Development Center will offer its free Kent Hot 100 program at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the New York Life Conference Room at the Kent Chamber. Registration is due today at KentChamber.com.

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Jun. 19, 2008 at 2:29pm

State takes action on health providers�

The Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or registrations of health care providers in the South Sound.

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Jun. 18, 2008 at 10:23am

Blog Watch: Gas pains

The blog 5views.com has an item about how the Puget Sound has the ninth-worst traffic congestion in the nation. What is interesting is that the area has also ranked high on the list of making improvements.

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Jun. 17, 2008 at 9:45am

'Dump the Pump' event planned

With local gas prices higher than the national average, Puget Sound residents and businesses are looking at alternatives to their cars and trucks.

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Jun. 16, 2008 at 11:16am

Taller building set for forum

Officials at City of Olympia's planning department have submitted a plan that would shrink the area where taller buildings would be permitted by an acre. The location would now be four acres between Budd Inlet and Capital Lake.

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Jun. 16, 2008 at 11:14am

Spangler to return as SMU president

David R. Spangler will return to the helm of Saint Martin's University as interim president, board of trustees Chair Ken F. Parsons, Sr. announced this morning.

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