When it comes to taxes, keep it simple | Don Brunell
“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.
February 11, 2012
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Tips for winning government contracts | Calvin Goings
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?
February 11, 2012
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What a relief: power’s back on | Don Brunell
An old TV commercial for an antacid once asked heartburn sufferers, “How do you spell relief?”
January 30, 2012
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Sound Transit CEO to speak at Kent Chamber luncheon Feb. 1
Joni Earl, Sound Transit chief executive officer, will speak at the Kent Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 at the ShoWare Center.
January 30, 2012
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King County’s residents weigh in on river management priorities through survey
Consistent with goals in the King County Strategic Plan, the County’s Water and Land Resources Division (WLRD) is releasing the results of a new customer survey that explores the opinions of King County residents about rivers, how rivers are used and how they are managed.
January 29, 2012
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Washington state unemployment rate, job numbers down in December
December’s labor statistics from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics once again produced conflicting data about what’s happening in Washington’s economy.
January 22, 2012
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Buying American products creates American jobs | Don Brunell
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.
January 21, 2012
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Good and services deficit $47.8 billion | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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.
January 16, 2012
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Our initiative process needs to change | Don Brunell
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.
January 15, 2012
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Kent liquor stores open on King holiday
Three state liquor stores in Kent will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 16.
January 9, 2012
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Washington’s Lottery begins $2 powerball game
This new year, Washington’s Lottery will begin offering the new $2 Powerball game Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, taking the place of the current $1 Powerball game.
January 7, 2012
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