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Seattle's business boom is the envy of the nation. 26 Aug 2013 | 10:09 pm
Wall Street Journal and New York Times on employment and Amazon by: Leslie Helm The national news has been filled in recent days with stories about Seattle. And it's not just about Ballmer's impen....
Ballmer's leaving. Wall Street's celebrating. We should be careful what we wish for. 23 Aug 2013 | 11:03 pm
A new CEO, under pressure to raise profits, could start cutting employees. by: Leslie Helm 0712_BallmerFull.gif Just about anyone who has owned shares of Microsoft over the past 13 years Steve Ba....
Mobile takes a growing share of the ad market 23 Aug 2013 | 12:42 am
EMarketer predicts the mobile share of digital ad spend in the U.S. could increase from 12 percent in 2012 to more than 50 percent in 2017. by: Statista Chart of the Day Technology Guest Post
Things are Booming Now, But Take Heed of these Lessons from the Great Recession 22 Aug 2013 | 05:29 am
by: Ronald G. Rauch Ron Rauch-commentary.jpg When economists and historians look back on the Great Recession, they will debate its causes and whether more stimulus should have been applied by the ....
How Family Business Prepared for the Fiscal Cliff 21 Aug 2013 | 12:45 am
Survey shows concern in 2012 over impending tax increase by: Leslie Helm A survey by the Pacific Family Business Institute looked at how family businesses in the region prepared for the impending ....
131 Washington Companies are in the Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Companies 20 Aug 2013 | 11:58 pm
Most prominent on the list are IT services firms, software developers, real estate companies and marketing and advertising firms. by: Leslie Helm There were 131 companies in Washington on the Inc ....
AOL's Patch.com lays off 40 percent of its staff 16 Aug 2013 | 11:03 pm
Cuts hit Seattle area, but all 15 Washingotn sites are still running for now. by: John Levesque AOL CEO Tim Armstrong announced Friday that 40 percent of the staff running the hyperlocal news oper....
NSF grant helps WSU researchers share ‘smart home’ technology around the world 15 Aug 2013 | 11:54 pm
PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have received a National Science Foundation grant to share their "smart home in a box” technology with 60 institutions and scientists around th...
OutBack Power Opens New Headquarters Amid Solar Industry Growth 15 Aug 2013 | 07:27 pm
Facility will design products and train workers with skills needed to master energy storage and other technologies needed as renewable energy use expands. by: Leslie Helm OutBack Power Technologie....
The Washington State Economy Continues to Grow, But at a Weak Rate 14 Aug 2013 | 10:50 pm
by: Leslie Helm Two data points--one local, one national--show the economy recovery continues, although at a relatively weak rate. On the local employment scene, the Washington state job market co....
