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About AWB Overview Directions to AWB Awards AWB Staff Committees & Councils Demographics Employment Opportunities Membership Overview Helping Members Return on Investment Future Earnings WISHA Offer Upcoming Events Calendar Policy Summit Environmental Conference Seminars Products & Services Overview AWB Online Store Health Benefits Workers' Comp Refunds Media Services Publications Seminars AWB Freight Certificate Programs Business Resources Members Login My Shopping Cart    Last Name:  Office: - Select Office - State Senate State House U.S. Senate U.S. House Statewide Offices  District: Find Your District   - Select District - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49   Home  /  Washington Business Magazine - March 2006 Wellness Programs: Healthy Employees Mean Health Care Savings for Employers Written On: March 2006 Written By: by Daniel Brunell It’s funny to watch a movie with an office scene from the 1970s. Read more... Technology - Blackberry Alternatives: A Smart Phone Arms Race Written On: March 2006 Written By: by Alexis Nepomuceno With more than 3 million subscribers in the United States, the Blackberry, developed by Canada's Research in Motion, Inc., has become the primary communications tool for many business owners, executives and sales professionals. Read more... Q&A with Steve Hill: Health Care Takes a Bigger Bite Written On: March 2006 Steve Hill was appointed Administrator of the Washington State Health Care Authority in April 2005. Read more... Profile - Gubby Barlow: Bringing Health Care Into the 21st Century Written On: March 2006 Written By: by AWB Staff When growing up in Bloemfontein, South Africa, becoming the CEO of a $3 billion dollar corporation was not something H.R. Brereton "Gubby" Barlow anticipated. Read more... President's Message: A Nation of Grasshoppers? Written On: March 2006 Written By: by Don C. Brunell - AWB President As a third grader, our teacher taught us Æsop's classic fable, "The Ant and the Grasshopper," as one of life's important lessons. Read more... Policy: Bringing Individual Responsibility Back to Health Care Written On: March 2006 Written By: Health savings accounts are an intriguing response to rising health care costs. Read more... Points of View: Fair Share Part of National Union Push Written On: March 2006 Nationally, the AFL-CIO is pushing legislation requiring businesses to dedicate differing percentages of payroll for health care. Read more... Points of View: Bad Public Policy Doesn't Fix Problem Written On: March 2006 Written By: by Jennifer Holder - Wal-Mart Public Affairs Spokesperson for Washington, Oregon and Alaska There are 46 million uninsured Americans, many of whom live here in Washington. Read more... Perspective: GOP Leaders Have Deep Roots in Chambers Written On: March 2006 Written By: by Charles Henry Thomas Many Lawmakers Started Their Careers as Local Chamber Executives Read more... Member Profile: Canyon Creek Cabinet Co. Written On: March 2006 Written By: by Shawn Sullivan Making Fine Wood Cabinets the Old-Fashioned Way: One at a Time Read more... Made in Washington: Orange Juice From an Unlikely Source Written On: March 2006 Written By: by Daniel Brunell Just outside of Spokane, the snow is crisp. Read more... Legislators Need a Course in Business 101 Written On: March 2006 Written By: by Alexis Nepomuceno Health care continues to be a growing financial burden for businesses nationwide. Read more... Inside Washington: News Briefs Written On: March 2006 Get an update on developments across the state that can affect your business Read more... Industry Profile: A Tough Bet Written On: March 2006 Written By: by Alexis Nepomuceno Non-Tribal Casinos Have the Deck Stacked Against Them Read more... Individual Insurance Market Resurrected Written On: March 2006 Written By: by Paul Schlienz Washington's individual health insurance market is back after nearly being regulated out of existence. Read more... Evidence-Based Medicine Written On: March 2006 Written By: by Ron Dalby For a little more than a dozen years, "evidence-based medicine" has been one of the new buzzwords—or phrases—in medical circles. Read more... ERGONOMICS: Not as Bad as You Think Written On: March 2006 Written By: by Daniel Brunell Ergonomics once struck fear into the hearts of employers. Read more... Dick Davis Column: Pay or Play Destroys Jobs Written On: March 2006 Written By: By Richard S. Davis - President, Washington Research Council Reform movements require villains. Read more... Covering More of the Uninsured Written On: March 2006 Written By: by Charles Henry Thomas Remember the famed Harry and Louise TV ads extolling the ills of "government run" health care? Read more... Community Profile - Raymond: Bounty from the Sea Written On: March 2006 Written By: by Shawn Sullivan Unlike the vast expanse of agricultural producing lands of eastern Washington, the crops grown in the Willapa Bay area do not need large quantities of top soil or fertilizer. Read more... Chair's Corner: Keeping Your People Healthy Written On: March 2006 Written By: by Creigh H. Agnew - Chair, Board of Directors It's all the buzz. Read more... Displaying results  1 to 21 of 21

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