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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....

CEO Highlights


September Online Extras

 

Just How Business Friendly Are We?

Washington is a state of contradictions when it comes to working with businesses. The B&O tax is the bane of many a small business, but we have comparatively cheap energy and a high quality of life. Join the discussion of pros and cons of Washington's business climate, and suggest your own solutions.

 

Best Companies 2009

It's not too early to nominate your company for Washington CEO Magazine's Best Companies to Work For 2009 competition. This is our most prestigious event of the year. Go to www.washingtonceo.com/nominate to start the process. Don't miss out!

 

Names and Faces

Washington CEO Magazine this summer celebrated its best-ever Best Companies to Work For awards at a banquet, complete with a Wild West theme. We've posted photos from the event, which featured cowboy poet Baxter Black as emcee.   

 

 

Retiring in Style

So retiring to a suburban-style community with a golf course isn't your thing? You'd rather be downtown, near the shops, theaters and restaurants? Many communities for seniors are embracing urban luxury-hotel-style living, and these are some of the hottest new properties on the market. (Interactive map coming soon)

 

 

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Contents


Learning From the Greats

Leaders come in many forms, but great leaders all have something in common


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 co-workers. You like your independence, but you're beginning to forget what it's like to grab a coffee with another human being who also...


Executive Appointments

Seattle-based Big Fish Games promotes Laurent de Segur from vice president of technology to chief technology officer.Kevin Doerr is named senior vice president of Oodle, Seattle.Dennis Fitzpatrick is named general manager of...


Port of Everett Opens First Phase of Waterfront Redevelopment

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

The $13 million Craftsman project is intended to revitalize the industrial waterfront with...


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 Redmond headquarters. It will replace seven low-rise buildings currently on the site. The company intends to build sustainable...


Paccar Revs up Medical Center

Bellevue truck maker Paccar Inc. has donated $1 million to Overlake Hospital Medical Center to set up the Paccar Education Center -- a 7,000-square-foot education facility intended to boost training for medical professionals...


Window Shopping

French country homes around the state


Dupont: Wanted by Developers

Say "DuPont" and the first thing that comes to mind is the American global chemical giant. But DuPont also is a small and, perhaps, easily forgotten city in south Puget Sound. Well, start paying attention. While DuPont is, in...


No Longer Just Married to the Military

A program developed by the Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce has become a national model in a campaign to encourage local businesses to hire the wives and husbands of people serving in the military. Backers say that too...


Briefcase

BELLEVUE -- Groundbreaking for European Tower, a 16-story luxury condominium project, has been postponed. Developer Eugene Gershman says he's waiting until the market improves, possibly next fall. More than a third of the units...


Zino Society Awards Green Kudos (And Cash)

O Ecotextiles Inc., a Seattle company that makes environmentally friendly materials for drapery, upholstery and bedclothes, has been awarded $50,000 from the Zino Society's second annual Green-Socially Conscious Investment Forum...


Washington CEO Wins Awards

Washington CEO Magazine was honored three times this year at the annual Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism Awards banquet. Senior Writer Aaron Corvin won a second- place award in business news and...


The First Declines

The nation continues to flirt with recession, hammered by problems in the financial services sector, but buoyed by Federal Reserve actions to stimulate lending and buttress troubled financial institutions. Strong exports are also...


Time Bandits

It's time to rein in e-mail use and reclaim our real lives


Recent Company Acquisitions

The University of Washington is very difficult to deal with. ... We have great relationships with some departments but not the relationship we hoped [for].

-- Richard Shea, CEO of Spiration Inc., at a UW-Bothell-sponsored summit...


Lessons Learned in Merging Well

How to maintain your culture when you get bought out


Out of the Shadow

No longer just a Portland suburb, Vancouver begins to shine


Where the Customer is King

At Moneytree, staff and management are on the same page


The Human Factor

Tech services firm Allyis treats workers like real people,

and - surprise! - they stick around


Let the Staff Into the Boardroom

Strong leadership propels Approach Management Services to the top


A Shared Mission

Peer-assisted learning defines life at Seattle's Holy Names Academy


Brass (But Not Brash)

In Washington's third-largest industry -- the military -- leadership

isn't much different from that in the private sector


The House That Henrybuilt

A dot-com refugee finds success using his hands


Gone to the Dogs

Washington's canine love affair pays the bills for these doggie daycare entrepreneurs


Heavy Metal Mania

Car collectors are drawn to the smooth lines, the storied pasts, the powerful engines ... gas prices be damned


Hit the Deck

New and unusual options in outdoor dining


Touring the Other Wine Country

You know, the one in California


Bookend

Executive Decision

Megan Murphy

What book should every businessperson be reading right now?

Proust Was a Neuroscientist, by Jonah Lehrer (Houghton Mifflin, $24). "I love this book because it studies the relationship between...


A Q&A with Jennifer Sizemore

Jennifer Sizemore is vice president and editor-in-chief of Redmondbased MSNBC.com and an executive producer at NBC News. Sizemore, 39, joined MSNBC.com in 2005. Prior to that, she held managerial positions at the Houston...


List of Large Company Winners

Winners of the 2008 Best Companies to Work For competition in the large company category


List of Medium Company Winners

Winners of the 2008 Best Companies to Work For competition in the medium company category


List of Small Company Winners

Winners of the 2008 Best Companies to Work For competition in the small company category


How the Best Was Won

A roundup of the 2008 Best Companies to Work For in Washington and what makes them great places to work


Auto Biography

We love our cars and showing them off. Do you drive something cool? Classic? Out of this world? Upload your photos, and sound off on your favorite rides past and present.


Tour Vancouver

Take a slideshow tour of Vancouver, Wash., Washington's fourth-largest city, with additional pictures, facts and figures.


The Military Complex

The military is Washington state's third-largest employer. Mouse over to our interactive graphic that shows you who and where they are.


Green Washington Awards

Visit our photo gallery from our first Green Washington Awards banquet. Spot the Senator.



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