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Counterfeit Better Business Bureau emails target businesses
The scam that fraudulently uses Better Business Bureau's name will not die.
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Heinz to close Kent frozen soup plant
About 100 employees will lose their jobs when H.J. Heinz Co. closes a Kent frozen soup plant March…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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?”
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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It’s the economy – again | Don Brunell
In 1992, Bill Clinton’s campaign slogan was, “It’s the economy, stupid.” In 1993, Washington employers modified the slogan…
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New programs for 2012 from the Small Business Association | Calvin Goings
Every January, Americans look ahead with the desire to start the New Year with fresh ideas and hopes…
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San Francisco realty company buys Kent industrial property for $15 million
Terreno Realty Corp. of San Francisco has purchased 169,000 square feet of industrial property in the Kent Valley…
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The electric chickens come home to roost | Don Brunell
For years, energy experts warned us that regulations and policies that reduce the supply of affordable conventional energy…
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Kent Downtown Partnership creates new website and logo
The Kent Downtown Partnership has been busy creating new energy for historical downtown Kent with a new logo…
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Kent school superintendent to speak at Chamber luncheon
Kent School District Superintendent Edward Lee Vargas will speak at the Kent Chamber of Commerce January membership luncheon.
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Washington should provide choices for low-income students | Don Brunell
The battle lines over alternatives such as charter public schools or school vouchers have been sharply drawn in…