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July, OutFront Recent Company Acquisitions

The University of Washington is very difficult to deal with. ... We have great relationships with...

July, OutFront Washington CEO Wins Awards

Washington CEO Magazine was honored three times this year at the annual Society of Professional...

July, OutFront Zino Society Awards Green Kudos (And Cash)

O Ecotextiles Inc., a Seattle company that makes environmentally friendly materials for drapery,...

July, OutFront Briefcase

BELLEVUE -- Groundbreaking for European Tower, a 16-story luxury condominium project, has been...

July, OutFront No Longer Just Married to the Military

A program developed by the Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce has become a national model in a...

July, OutFront Dupont: Wanted by Developers

Say "DuPont" and the first thing that comes to mind is the American global chemical giant. But...

OutFront, July Window Shopping

French country homes around the state

July, OutFront Paccar Revs up Medical Center

Bellevue truck maker Paccar Inc. has donated $1 million to Overlake Hospital Medical Center to set...

July, OutFront Mario to Scale Ever-Larger Buildings

Nintendo of America will start work later this year on a new 275,000-square-foot building at its...

July, OutFront Port of Everett Opens First Phase of Waterfront Redevelopment

The Port of Everett has landed an anchor tenant -- Bayside Marine -- for its new "Craftsman...

OutFront, July Executive Appointments

Seattle-based Big Fish Games promotes Laurent de Segur from vice president of technology to chief...

July, OutFront Working at Home Without Working at Home

Maybe you work at home alone. Maybe you're on the road a lot and you have no headquarters or...

Healthcare

We Got Game!

WE GOT GAME!

I thought you did a great job on the story about Washington's [video] game industry. The research you did made it stand out over other stories I've read about the region and I appreciated how many people you talked...


Cowles Disputes Details

COWLES DISPUTES DETAILS

Please let me set the record straight on two serious mischaracterizations in William Stimson's story on Cowles Company ("Spokane's First Family," November 2007).

Mr. Stimson's claim that the City of...


Discerning Discernments

 

DISCERNING DISCERNMENTS

Thank you for another discernment to rip out and forward to my son who is studying business on the East Coast. Today it was Rich Simmonds' thoughts on generational stewardship ("Family to Family,"...


Economy Slowing

The "subprime" market has evaporated and the stress is showing in the economy in several places. The accompanying graph shows the impact on the natural resources sector - forestry and mining - as well as in wood products. The two...


Toy Stories

Holiday shoppers have alternatives to giant toy store chains


The new Gilded Age

The Northwest's new wealth is changing the landscape, but not its soul ... yet


The Art of Salesmanship

At Purcell Systems, a CEO mixes business and fun


Barcodes for the New Millenium

The market for radio frequency identification tags may finally be coming into its own


Real Estates: Home or Castle?

The explosion of wealth in Washington has led to larger and more luxurious homes - some with expensive renovations - coming onto the market. Here's a selection of some of the most expensive real estate on the market in the state.


Avista Corp. ScottMorris

Scott L. Morris is president and chief operating officer of Avista Corp., a Spokane-based utility. He has spent 25 years with the company, starting out in the utility's marketing division, and was promoted to president of Avista...


Time is Money

The Growing Trend in Corporate Jet Charters


What Doomsday?

A newspaper magnate flies in the face of convention and succeeds


Briefcase

CHENEY - Local officials plan to establish a 38-acre research park after receiving a federal grant of nearly $1.5 million. The money will pay for land as well as roads, utilities and telecommunications lines. The city plans to...


Seattle U Launches Strategic Communications Center

Barry Mitzman - the long-time host of KCTS-TV's show Serious Money - is leaving his post as Microsoft's director of strategic communications to direct Seattle University's new Center for Strategic Communications.

He'll work...


Can't Give it Away Fast Enough

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has launched a $100 million fund to foster unconventional approaches to global health, inviting scientists to bid for small, quickly awarded grants. The Grand Challenges Explorations program...


Washington is #3 in the Race to be Green

How green is the Evergreen State? When it comes to using green energy, Washington is among the fastest growing states in the U.S., ranking No. 3 this year and trailing only North Dakota and Montana, according to the latest...


Teutonic Condos

A real estate developer is planning on turning the old Leavenworth Fruit Co. warehouse off State Route 2 into a $75 million condominium and shopping complex.

Make that a Bavarian condominium and shopping complex. Dubbed...


Exective Appointments

James Aitken is president and general manager of KREM-TV and KYSNTV, Spokane.Workforce Development Council Snohomish County in Everett elects Sue Ambler as CEO.Meenu Chhabra is named president and CEO of Allozyne Inc.,...


Picture this problem

Regional business and political leaders are planning to introduce a technology that would enable the public and private sectors to tackle problems such as urban growth and education through advanced computer visualization,...


Spokane Restaurants Prosper

Spokane's restaurant industry is showing robust growth thanks to a healthy economy, a vibrant downtown and diners' newfound appetites for niche cuisines.

According to the Spokane Journal of Business, taxable retail sales for...


High Grades For Local B-Schools

The Master of Business Administration programs at Washington State University and Western Washington University have earned kudos from the Aspen Institute. WSU and WWU finished 76th and 87th, respectively, out of about 600...


Washington's Minimum Wage Tops Nation

 

Washington's minimum wage will continue to rank highest in the nation on Jan. 1, when the base pay increases 14 cents to $8.07 an hour.

The annual pay jump comes by way of a 1998 voter-approved law that ties the wage rate to...


Kick-Starting Innovation Statewide

State officials this fall doled out $4.7 million in grants aimed at jumpstarting research in five new "innovation partnership zones."

The grants went to help fund research park projects in Bellingham, Grays Harbor, Pullman,...


SOLD! Spokane Hospitals go for-profit

Spokane's not-for-profit Empire Health Services has agreed to sell its two hospitals to the largest publicly traded hospital company in the United States.

If the deal is approved by regulators, Community Health Systems, a...


They're Not Buying the Gloom

Local online retailers, analysts predict a bright future despite a projected decline in sales growth


How Sweet it is

Many people are turned off by sweet wines, especially drinkers of dry red wines. Sweet wines are so intense and sugary, Australians refer to them as "stickies" - pertinent because they literally coat your mouth with sweetness and...


Are We Headed For Doom?

Despite a credit crunch and housing bubble, Washington remains better off than most


Embrace Those Holiday Blues

Exceptional gifts selected to bring plenty of cheer


From the Editor

Unemployment in Washington state remains low, but housing prices are softening. Boeing and Microsoft are making record profits, but Washington Mutual and Nordstrom are hitting rough waters. Are we about to experience a surge in...


From High Tech to Soft Touch

The Everett Clinic uses innovative ways to control health care costs.



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