Small Business Administration, Seattle, WA — Share Your Issues with Federal Regulatory Compliance at the Seattle Small Business Hearing Thursday, June 6, 2013 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. The Rainier Club 820 – 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104-1653 The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will hold a Regulatory Fairness Hearing for Small Businesses on Thursday, June 6…
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Bethel Superintendent honors many at Tuesday meeting
Superintendent Tom Seigel took the time to honor many employees and a few community members who have been instrumental in helping the district with special projects. Among those mentioned and honored were the Bethel History Day team who took the state honors recently and Kiara Crandall, a freshman, who placed first at Project Unity (a joint high school talent…
Graham Business Association May 15
GRAHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Start your day right with the Graham Business Assn. SPONSORED BY: Tacoma Highland Games 7:00 a.m. – Networking and Breakfast At Graham Fire & Rescue at 23014-70th Ave E, Graham (Meridian, R 224th, L 70th Ave, R 4/10’s mile, 1st driveway) 7:15 a.m. – Meeting – Regis Jackson, President–Come prepared…
May 15 event to celebrate tunnel construction activities in Pierce County
Nearly 100 community and business leaders will gather May 15 at the FPS EnCon Precast plant in Frederickson to celebrate Pierce County’s job-creating connection to the state’s SR 99 tunnel project in Seattle. Approximately 1,450 precast concrete rings will line the tunnel, and all of those rings will be fabricated at the newly expanded plant…
Free Consumer Action Handbook
USA.gov — The Consumer Action Handbook is your go-to guide for practical information to help you plan a purchase, know your consumer rights, and file a consumer complaint. The Handbook features new content in areas that matter to you, such as banking, housing, and protecting your privacy, as well as tips to alert you of…
Sequester: EUC benefits to drop 21.08% for Washington unemployed
Just Released, Washington Employment Security: Federal sequester requires EUC reductions The federal sequester legislation that took effect March 1 requires cuts to all federally funded programs, including Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC). The Employment Security Department is preparing to apply the EUC cuts in May. Here are the details. Cuts apply at the start of an…
Green-Powered Northwest Colleges and Businesses are Reducing Pollution and Fighting Climate Change
(April 17, 2013 – Seattle) –– Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Green Power Partnership Top 50 Green-Powered organizations using electricity from clean, renewable sources such as solar and wind energy. Several businesses and colleges in the Pacific Northwest are among the best in the nation in increasing renewable energy use. Microsoft Corporation…
FCCCC meeting features Councilman Jim McCune and 180th Street closure issue
Member s of the Frederickson Clover Creek Community Council (FCCCC) met Saturday morning April 20. After conducting regular business, which included an appeal for someone to step forward to be the new President, they turned the meeting over to Jim McCune of the County Council and Hugh Taylor, Council Staff. Jim McCune spoke briefly and…
Elk Plain Cafe is gone and a new corner to begin soon
This past weekend the dozers and demolition crew acted swiftly and the remainder of the shell that was once the Elk Plain Cafe was reduced to scrap. The trees were harvested, stumps removed and the land mostly leveled. All this is to make way for a new O’Reilly’s Auto Parts Store on the corner of…
March unemployment rate breaks three-month holding pattern
OLYMPIA – After three months at 7.5 percent, Washington’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to an estimated 7.3 percent in March, according to Washington’s Employment Security Department. That’s the lowest unemployment rate since December 2008. At the same time, job numbers are mixed. February’s originally estimated gain of 4,000 jobs was revised upward to 5,500…
County Council votes to begin road closure process for section of 180th in Frederickson
On Tuesday, April 9, the Pierce County Council voted unanimously for Resolution 2013-20 which begins the process to close a section of 180th Street in Frederickson next to James Hardie. The company is looking to expand production due to increased demand in the region. Monday evening, April 8 at 6 p.m., local residents were invited…
April 23 Forum provides opportunity for caregivers to brainstorm
People who care for an individual with Alzheimer’s or other dementias are faced with heavy responsibilities unlike other caregivers. Sometimes the work can become overwhelming, especially when new and difficult behaviors and patterns come to the surface. “Alzheimer’s & Caregiving: Just A Chance To Talk” is an open forum for caregivers to share with other…
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