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What Does Washington State's Legislature Need Accomplish During the Special Session?

John McKay — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:14:48 +0000

According to Washington Policy Center, a non-profit, non-partisan independent think tank that addresses political and economic issues in Washington, there are five key issues.

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Survey Reveals a Good Chunk of Us Really, Really, Really Dislike Our Bosses

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:44:40 +0000

You think your boss is bad?

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Just How Hard Is It to Be a Business Owner in Washington? See Shocking Examples

John McKay — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:00:09 +0000

The Washington Policy Center (a non-profit, non-partisan think tank) recently did a study of the obstacles business owners face in the Evergreen State.

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Have Your Business Sponsor Habitat for Humanity's IMPACT day

Hayden Sprenkle — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:00:18 +0000

Twice a year, Habitat Tri-Cities, in partnership with homeowners, businesses, churches, and community organizations, sends work groups to select homes that are in desperate need of repair and face-lift

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ANOTHER Business Visited by The Prez Goes Under!

John McKay — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:00:11 +0000

It just keeps happening over and over and....

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Kennewick Police Report Spike in Counterfeit Money Passed Locally

John McKay — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:10:05 +0000

Kennewick police are working to find where a recent rash of counterfeit bills are coming from.

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5 Creative Ways to Employ Yourself While You're Unemployed

Kathy Landin — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:00:09 +0000

If you’ve recently lost your job, or finally finished your hard-earned degree but have yet to receive that first sweet offer of employment, keep this in mind: Don’t panic.

The good—and sort of bad—news is that you’re not alone. The better news is that your situation is not permanent.

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Furniture Company Praised by Obama Abruptly Closes – Could Not Generate Enough Business

John McKay — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:00:23 +0000

Maybe everything he touches goes up in smoke!

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Attend Our Free Charter BOSS Event: How to Hire & Keep the RIGHT People

John McKay — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:00:21 +0000

Business owners must often expand their workforce or replace someone in the company. How do you find the right people for the job? How (and where) do you look?

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2012 Smartmap Expo Coming September 27th to TRAC With Newstalk870

John McKay — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:17:45 +0000

The premiere manufacturing & business networking event is happening at TRAC with Newstalk 870 Sept. 27.

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More and More Employees Eat Lunch at Their Desks — Do You? [POLL]

Mike Adams — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:00:07 +0000

There was once a time when working class Americans took full advantage of an actual outside the office lunch break.

Those days seem to be long gone.

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Obama's Visit to Iowa State Fair Costs Beer Vendor $25,000

John McKay — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:07:25 +0000

Another of Obama's intricately staged, insincere attempts to portray himself as being in touch with average Americans cost one businessman $25,000.

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Did Zuckerberg Dump Facebook Shares Before IPO?

John McKay — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:00:11 +0000

The gossip/Hollywood website TMZ is reporting Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the world's #1 social media site, alledgely dumped nearly a billion dollars in shares.

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Health And Safety Expo At TRAC (Slide Show)

John McKay — Sat, 19 May 2012 16:00:56 +0000

Townsquare Media (Newstalk 870, 97.5 KOOL FM, 102.7KORD, 97Rock, and 98.3 The Key) were proud to be a part of the Health and Safety Expo this week at TRAC.

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Actual Headline: 'Florida Motel Goes All Nude To Boost Bottom Line' (POLL)

John McKay — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:00:04 +0000

We sometimes wonder if the folks at the national and world news services (AP, Reuters, etc) do this on purpose, or if it cleared the censors undetected.

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