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Less than three months after releasing a list of some 50 stores it will be closing,  Best Buy has announced 600 Geek Squad (computer team) workers will be let go.

For weeks we've been told part of the reason for skyrocketing NW gas prices is due to the shutdown of the refinery at Cherry Point in Whatcom County.

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If you're a NASCAR fan watching races on TV, you've probably noticed more empty seats than usual, even at traditionally-sold out venues like Bristol, Martinsville and Darlington.

Some major companies and corporations such as MF Global and AMR, the parent company of American Airlines, have filed for bankruptcy.
In the process, they may have, directly or not, caused some people to go bankrupt.

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.

We see them everywhere--wind farms.  South of Tri Cities, the hills are dotted with wind turbines.  But across the US, the industry is shedding jobs quickly.

Money may not buy happiness, but it just might buy you a whole heap of trouble.
One Michigan lotto winner discovered that firsthand after she was arraigned on two felony counts of welfare fraud.

On the heels of announcements from retail giant Best Buy that some stores will be closing, people of the Mid Columbia immediately began wondering if Kennewick was on the list.

Economists say we are on the road to recovery from the recession and certain indicators of financial health are on the rise, like fewer unemployment claims and wage growth. New jobs are also on the rise, but the climb is slow and, according to a new report, not all job opportunities are good ones.