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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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Mattress Discounters opens new store in Covington
Mattress Discounters opens new store in Covington
December 20, 2011 2:58 pm

Mattress Discounters opened a new Covington store last week, one of 12 they opened in the Pacific Northwest.

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The ribbon cutting ceremony for Fairwood CPA Services PLLC.
Ribbon cutting ceremony held for new business Nov....
December 19, 2011 1:33 pm

Sylvia Parker held a ribbon cutting at DaVine in Maple Valley to celebrate her new business name, Fairwood CPA Services PLLC.

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Stories of hope shining all around | Don Brunell
Stories of hope shining all around | Don...
By Don Brunell • December 19, 2011 1:44 am

With a bad economy, political bickering in our nation’s capital and daily news coverage of raucous protests here at home, it may seem harder to get into the Christmas spirit this year.

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AT&T opens new store in Covington
AT&T opens new store in Covington
December 13, 2011 1:35 pm

AT&T has opened a new 3,900-square-foot store in Covington.

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The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis releases trade report
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis releases trade...
December 11, 2011 8:34 pm

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of
Commerce, announced today that total October exports of $179.2 billion and imports of $222.6
billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $43.5 billion, down from $44.2 billion in
September, revised.

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Some joy in Olympia despite budget news | Don Brunell
Some joy in Olympia despite budget news |...
By Don Brunell • December 11, 2011 1:13 am

There is a brighter side to Christmas this year, despite the weak economy and lawmakers bickering over how to patch the $2 billion hole in the state’s budget.

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