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Global competition the new certainty | Don Brunell
Remember the old saying: The only things certain in life are death and taxes? You need to add…
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Covington’s Gail Hill named to Women in Insurance and Financial Services Leaders Recognition Society
Gail Hill was named to the Women in Insurance and Financial Services Leaders Recognition Society Oct. 21 in…
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VCA Covington Animal Hospital receives accreditation from American Animal Hospital Association
VCA Covington Animal Hospital of Covington has again received accreditation following a comprehensive evaluation by the American Animal…
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Valley Medical Center receives Emergin Impact Award for pediatric unit
Valley Medical Center recently received a 2010 Impact Award for Enterprise Patient Informatics Solutions (EPIS) by Royal Philips…
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Valley Medical Center appoints administrative director for cancer services
Valley Medical Center has appointed Karen Irish as its new administrative director for cancer services.
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Finding Capital for Small Businesses | Calvin Goings
Ask any entrepreneur what their biggest holdup to launching or growing their business is, and the answer will…
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U.S. innovation the answer to safer oil production | Don Brunell
President Obama’s most recent drilling moratorium along the East Coast and in parts of the Gulf of Mexico…
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The Greater Maple Valley Networking Association meetings move to The Cedar Grill
The Greater Maple Valley Networking Association announced the weekly meetings have been moved from the Lake Wilderness Golf…
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A bitter pill to swallow is only cure for both Washingtons | Don Brunell
Both Washingtons are in a financial bind. In our nation’s capital, President Obama and Congress are running trillion-dollar…
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The pros and cons of electric cars | Don Brunell
Electric cars are the new wave in automobile technology. Many see them as the way to cut greenhouse…
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Covington IHOP ribbon cutting ceremony | Slide Show
The Covington IHOP celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony Dec. 1.
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Washington’s workers’ compensation at a crossroads | Don Brunell
Even though voters rejected Initiative 1082, which would have allowed private insurers to write workers’ compensation insurance in…
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Ground breaking ceremony for MultiCare in Covington | Slide Show
MultiCare and city officials participated in a groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 10 at the Covington Urgent Care site to…
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Neighbor helping neighbor is the spirit we need today | Don Brunell
For too many Americans, the last three Thanksgivings have been pretty lean. Our nation is suffering from the…
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Return of the sockeye and the legacy of Lonesome Larry | Don Brunell
In 1992, a single male sockeye salmon managed to swim 900 miles from the mouth of the Columbia…
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Mariner Jay Buhner kicks off KeyBank grand opening in Maple Valley | Slide Show
Jay Buhner, Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame player, and the Mariner Moose kicked off the grand opening of…
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Tax cuts support small businesses in King County | Calvin Goings
Regional administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration After the Recovery Act passed in February 2009, the Small Business Administration…
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Kindergarten wisdom for small businesses | Cosette Gibson-Pfaff
For most small businesses, these last two years have been anything but “business as usual.” So what’s a…
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The Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce shop local kickoff campaign
The Maple Valley Economic Development Committee and the Greater Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce announced the buy…
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A loud and clear message sent on Election Day | Don Brunell
Over the last month, France has been wracked by a series of protests and strikes that threaten the…