Small businesses have the power to propel the local economy and uplift the community. When our small businesses do well, our community does well too. Please join thousands of your neighbors and shop small on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 28, to support your local business owners and support the local economy. With the holiday season upon us, I cannot think of a better time to recommit in honoring our neighborhood champions.
Business owners in Washington have many responsibilities, including knowing which taxes they must report.
Ninety-six percent of the world’s consumers live outside of the United States and represent two-thirds of the world’s purchasing power.
Kim and Jack Emmons merge Maple Valley real estate office with Kent-Covington John L. Scott Real Estate
Pie Lab, at 12966 SE Kent Kangley Road, Kent, is open 8 a.m. daily. To learn more, visit thepielabbakery.com. The grand opening celebration is Sept. 4
The first 50 online registrants to check-in at the Sound Publishing booth, you get two free Mariner tickets
At the Maple Valley City Council meeting Monday, Aug. 24, City Manager David Johnston presented Finance Director Shawn Hunstock with the Professional Finance Officer Award in recognition for his continued professional development and achievements in the governmental finance arenas
Out-of-state companies could see some changes to their Washington state tax obligations due to new legislation taking effect Sept. 1
Business crime statistics from Maple Valley Police Department
The ability to work from home is an attractive proposition, especially when a company promises high income for little effort. The Better Business Bureau has received reports of a fraudulent company posing as a legitimate business, offering “jobs” to consumers that never pay
For businesses, here are some ideas to protect you from outside intrusion
Environmental features of a business or shopping center can contribute to our feelings of safety or danger
Starting a business can be overwhelming. You have to set up a legal structure, find office space, and apply for multiple licenses and permits, before you can even open your doors to customers
The Lost Dutchman, a sports bar in Maple Valley, took the place of the former Blockbuster in Wilderness Village
Business owners in Washington have many responsibilities, including knowing which taxes they must report.
We associate air pollution with big cities, but millions of people are feeling the impacts of pollution from wildfires burning from California to Alaska and as far east as Colorado. It is one of the worst years on record for forest fires and we will spend billions to fight the fires and protect people, homes and businesses.
Small, nonfarm businesses in 11 Washington counties and neighboring county in Oregon are now eligible to apply for low‑interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
Puget Sound Energy is rounding up old, inefficient refrigerators and washing machines that are in working condition, and replacing them with a limited number of ENERGY STAR® qualified models – for free
Proliance Orthopedic Associates Maple Valley office to open July 6
Entrepreneurs over the age of 50 are one of the fastest growing groups of new business owners