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Outfront

September, OutFront Finding a Use for Keyarena

With the Sonics trading Seattle rain for Oklahoma tornadoes, a question is posed: How will Seattle...

OutFront, September What Goes Up?

With most of the regulatory roadblocks removed in the sale of Puget Energy to private investors, it...

OutFront, September A Power Lawyer's Next Gig

William Neukom's legacy as outgoing president of the American Bar Association will be his...

September, OutFront Readers Voice

SAME OLD SONG

Nice article (August issue: "Failure to Compute"). It does, however, seem like this...

OutFront, September Briefcase

KENNEWICK -- Bechtel has paid $250,000 to have its name attached to the boardroom at the new...

September, OutFront Down to the Wire in Machinists Vs. Boeing

Shadows of the 2005 28-day Machinists' strike against Boeing may be emerging as negotiations...

OutFront, September Washington Money Hits the Election Trail

Washington businesses, special interest groups and the University of Washington aren't shy when it...

OutFront, September Window Shopping

Log homes around the state

September, OutFront A Lion by the Tail

Washington's largest home-based hotel chain, Spokane-based Red Lion Hotels Corp., is exploring...

September, OutFront Executive Appointments

Glen H. Bogner is named president of Molina Healthcare Inc., Bothell.

Seattle-based VLST Corp....

Healthcare

CEOs on Board

Executives get valuable experience (and compensation) as directors of public companies


Outfront
Recent Company Acquisitions

Rvs Come, Rvs Go

Western Recreational Vehicles Inc., a Yakima maker of the eponymous yachts of the highways, is shutting down after a failed merger attempt. While company president Bob Wert issued a statement April 17 saying the...


Finance
Balance and Grace

A private banker and arts patron steps lightly between work and life


Dollars and Sense

It's not just the super-rich who could use a personal wealth manager


I'm Too Sexy for an IPO

Why Washington entrepreneurs aren't interested in the public markets


Regional Banks Hold the Line

The housing market has dried up. Subprime mortgages? Evaporated... But regional banks hold the line


Tapping the Brakes

As the economy slows, beware of the secondary impact of a weakening housing sector



Launch Sell (Repeat)

When building a business is a serial thrill


Construction Rebounds

Keep a close eye on construction. Growth in the industry has slowed - from a 9 percent annual pace in October 2006 to just under 6 percent in February 2007. Construction permits fell from a 20 percent drop to nearly a 50 percent...



Mergers & Aquisitions

Recent aquisitions of and by Washington companies


The Good Ride Continues in 2007

Pumped by Boeing and population growth, Puget Sound looks muscular compared to the nation


Top 25 Washington Banks

Ranked by tangible assests (in $ millions).


Banking on Credit Unions

In search of growth, credit unions take on big banks


Banking on Immigrants

Banks see high returns from the ?unbanked?


Oil Prices Hit The Pavement

WALLA WALLA – Price increases of 50 percent for asphalt, a consequence of higher oil prices, have caused delays in municipal construction projects from Spokane to Walla Walla.

The cost of repaving Spokane County’s...


Executive Wages

SEATTLE – The highest-paid executives in the United States saw a 58.8 percent increase in their average annual cash bonus and were paid 38.21 percent more total cash compensation, according to figures released by the...


Top 100 Public Companies in Washington

It isn't easy being public. Having to open all your windows and doors to let the political wind of the day - Sarbanes compliance, stockholders' approval, analysts and the Securities and Exchange Commission - blow through. And yet...


CubCrafters Soars, Adds Jobs

YAKIMA - When the Federal Aviation Administration recently created the new Light Sport Airplane category, CubCrafters Inc. was ready to fly at the opportunity. Its light sport airplane, the CubCrafters Sport Cub, received a huge...


Top Funding So Far

In one of the largest venture capital deals so far this year, Seattle's VLST Corp. has raised $55 million in a Series B financing that will be used to develop drugs. VLST, heretofore financed by Accelerator Corp., which supports...


FYI

WASHINGTON 2ND LARGEST CYBERSTATE. The American Electronics Association (AEA), a trade association representing all segments of the high-tech industry, says Washington is second only to California in its number of software...


Average Wage Rises

OLYMPIA - We're all a little richer. At least according to the State.

The average annual wage in Washington was up by $1,347, or 3.5 percent last year, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD). On average,...


Vacationless in the USA

BELLEVUE - You might expect it of an online travel agency, but Expedia.com has declared U.S. citizens victims of "Vacation Deprivation."

Compared to employed workers in Canada, Great Britain, Germany, France and Australia, U.S....



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