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An Example for Us All | Don Brunell
An Example for Us All | Don Brunell
By Don Brunell • March 3, 2012 11:39 pm

Adversity often brings out the best in people. We find ways to pitch in and solve problems that government can’t.

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Better Business Bureau issue warnings about email scam to Maple Valley, Covington residents
Better Business Bureau issue warnings about email scam...
February 22, 2012 12:33 pm

The scam that fraudulently uses Better Business Bureau’s name will not die.

Reports indicate that businesses are once again receiving emails from impostors claiming to represent BBB, according to a Feb. 17 BBB media release from the bureau’s DuPont office.

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No more band-aids for the state budget | Don Brunell
No more band-aids for the state budget |...
February 19, 2012 4:02 pm

There is finally a bit of good news from Olympia. The state’s Revenue Forecast Council reports that tax revenues for this biennium will be $96 million higher than projected last November, and state tax collections for 2013-15 are projected to grow by 6.6 percent.

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Jazzercise for the cure | Feb. 25
Jazzercise for the cure | Feb. 25
February 19, 2012 3:38 pm

Local Jazzercisers will help energize the crowd at Jazzercise For the Cure at 4:00 pm, Saturday, Feb. 25 when they gather for a 90-minute aerobic workout with all proceeds going to the Susan G Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer research at the Kent Commons.

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Greater Maple Valley – Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce announces its 2011 Business Award recipients
Greater Maple Valley – Black Diamond Chamber of...
February 13, 2012 5:31 pm

The Greater Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce announced its 2011 Business Award recipients Feb. 10.

The Business of The Year Award went to Jim Flynn of Flynn Development, and the Economic Engine That Did Award went to Thrive Community Fitness.

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When it comes to taxes, keep it simple | Don Brunell
When it comes to taxes, keep it simple...
By Don Brunell • February 11, 2012 10:53 pm

“Keep it simple.” This old saying is more than a bumper sticker slogan, it’s a principle that is especially important when it comes to taxes and regulations.

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Tips for winning government contracts | Calvin Goings
Tips for winning government contracts | Calvin Goings
By Calvin Goings • February 11, 2012 10:51 pm

Can you imagine your small business providing that key product or service to the Department of Navy, the Environmental Protection Agency or the Department of Agriculture?

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Gino Rivera works in the kitchen of his Federal Way restaurant
Gino’s Bistro in Maple Valley to offer fresh...
By Kris Hill • February 9, 2012 7:00 am

Just a few months after arriving in the United States from Peru at the tender age of 18 Gino Rivera’s father told him to get a job.

It would change his life and take him to Maple Valley twice.

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What a relief: power’s back on | Don Brunell
What a relief: power’s back on | Don...
By Don Brunell • January 29, 2012 8:59 pm

An old TV commercial for an antacid once asked heartburn sufferers, “How do you spell relief?”

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Washington state unemployment rate, job numbers down in December
Washington state unemployment rate, job numbers down in...
January 22, 2012 7:24 pm

December’s labor statistics from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics once again produced conflicting data about what’s happening in Washington’s economy.

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Buying American products creates American jobs | Don Brunell
Buying American products creates American jobs | Don...
January 22, 2012 1:16 am

As Congress and state legislatures struggle with the sluggish economy, high unemployment and growing deficits, it may seem that a solution is out of reach.

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Good and services deficit $47.8 billion | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Good and services deficit $47.8 billion | U.S....
January 16, 2012 2:31 pm

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total November exports of $177.8 billion and imports of $225.6 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $47.8 billion, up from $43.3 billion in October, revised. November exports were $1.5 billion less than October exports of $179.4 billion. November imports were $2.9 billion more than October imports of $222.6 billion.

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Our initiative process needs to change | Don Brunell
Our initiative process needs to change | Don...
By Don Brunell • January 15, 2012 3:52 pm

Would you buy a new car or a new house without knowing how you’ll pay for it? Of course not. But Washington voters do something similar every time they approve a costly initiative without specifying how it will be paid for.

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It’s the economy – again |  Don Brunell
It’s the economy – again | Don Brunell
January 7, 2012 4:42 pm

In 1992, Bill Clinton’s campaign slogan was, “It’s the economy, stupid.” In 1993, Washington employers modified the slogan to, “It’s the economy, don’t kill it,” and emblazoned it across a huge banner draped from AWB’s building near the state’s Capitol Campus, where it could be seen by elected officials driving by.

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New programs for 2012 from the Small Business Association | Calvin Goings
New programs for 2012 from the Small Business...
By Calvin Goings • January 3, 2012 9:41 pm

Every January, Americans look ahead with the desire to start the New Year with fresh ideas and hopes to improve. The U. S. Small Business Administration is doing the same thing – regularly meeting with lenders and resources partners to get feedback on ways to improve our loan programs and services. And, this past year, the SBA engaged over 150 community lenders in all 50 states to provide comments on ways that the SBA’s CAPLines Program could work more effectively for both SBA lenders and small businesses, as this program has been underutilized.

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The electric chickens come home to roost | Don Brunell
The electric chickens come home to roost |...
By Don Brunell • December 31, 2011 10:44 pm

For years, energy experts warned us that regulations and policies that reduce the supply of affordable conventional energy would result in higher prices for American families.

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Washington should provide choices for low-income students | Don Brunell
Washington should provide choices for low-income students |...
December 26, 2011 11:50 pm

The battle lines over alternatives such as charter public schools or school vouchers have been sharply drawn in our state.

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New year, new business | Calvin Goings
New year, new business | Calvin Goings
By Calvin Goings • December 26, 2011 10:56 pm

With a new year on the horizon, it’s a perfect time to dream about the future and set new goals and resolutions. If your plans include starting a new business, the best place to begin is with the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

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Better Business Bureau offers charity giving tips to Maple Valley, Covington residents
Better Business Bureau offers charity giving tips to...
December 22, 2011 6:37 pm

As scammers seek to exploit holiday generosity, Better Business Bureau urges consumers to protect well-intentioned donations.

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Covington leads state in five-year retail growth
Covington leads state in five-year retail growth
By Kris Hill • December 21, 2011 4:20 pm

Covington led the pack in retail growth from 2005 to 2010 according to the 2011 Washington State Retail Survey.

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  • King County’s new prosecuting attorney announces task force units
  • Washington pickleball fans may may soon have special license plate
  • Effort begins to lower the legal limit for driving drunk
  • Housing costs, homelessness among top issues in WA, survey says
  • While many were found, work remains to protect Indigenous people

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