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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 - November/December 2005 Workforce Washington: Work Readiness Credential Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: by Mike Hudson In the last four employer surveys conducted by the State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, employers have had one major complaint: "The entry-level prospects we interview don't have the basic work readiness skills we need." Read more... St. Helens Eruption Changed Weyerhaeuser Forever Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: by Charles Henry Thomas The ink was barely dry on the 1900 buy-sell agreement between the James J. Hill and Frederick Weyerhaeuser when nature unleashed its fury around Mount St. Helens. Read more... Q&A with Rob McKenna: McKenna Works to Improve Washington's Quality of Life Written On: November/December 2005 Rob McKenna was elected Washington’s 17th Attorney General in November 2004. Read more... Profile: Earl Hale to Retire From Community College Board Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: by Paul Schlienz After 19 years at the helm of the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Earl Hale is retiring. Read more... President's Message: $1.1 Trillion Isn't Chump Change Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: by Don C. Brunell - AWB President When I grew up in the 1950s, the federal government spent millions of dollars a year—unfathomable amounts for a family whose Dad made $5 an hour as an electrician. Read more... Policy: Making Sense of Water Laws and Policies Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: by Chris McCabe - Governmental Affairs Director for Environmental Policy Two basic systems of water law exist in the United States: the riparian doctrine and the prior appropriation doctrine. Read more... Point of View: Whose Water Is It, Anyway? Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: by Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside Whose water is it? Read more... Member Profile - A Clean Refit: Todd Pacific Shipyards Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: by Dan Brunell In the shadows of the giant cranes that dominate Seattle’s waterfront along the north shore of Harbor Island is Todd Pacific Shipyards. Read more... Made in Washington: Printcom Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: by Shawn Sullivan Two months before a major trade show, Sam, the owner of a computer services company, frantically searches for the promotional products he needs. Read more... Legal Matters: Court Stops Workers' Comp Hemorrhage Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: by Kris Tefft and Amber Carter On September 29th, the Washington Supreme Court released its long-anticipated decision in Gallo v. Department of Labor and Industries. Read more... Inside Washington: News Briefs Written On: November/December 2005 Get an update on developments across the state that can affect your business. Read more... Industry Profile - Washington Agriculture: A Growing Problem Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: by Daniel Brunell Napoleon said that an army marches on its stomach. Read more... Dick Davis Column: Winning the Global Food Fight Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: By Richard S. Davis - President, Washington Research Council Take nothing for granted in a global economy. Read more... Community Profile - Wenatchee: Washington’s Apple Capital Has Small-Town Atmosphere Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: by Paul Schlienz Wenatchee is justifiably known as the Apple Capital of the World, but there is much more to this unique north-central Washington community. Read more... Community Profile - Republic: Fossils, Gold and a Taste of the Old West Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: by Ron Dalby The most appropriate way to enter Ferry County, Washington’s most thinly populated county, is by ferry. Read more... Choices: Fish, Crops, Electricity, Transportation Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: by Ron Dalby Like it or not, we can never return the Columbia and Snake rivers to the natural state described in the journals of the Lewis and Clark expedition two centuries ago. Read more... Chair's Corner: Mount St. Helens Recovery Reminds Us of Nature’s Resilience Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: by Creigh H. Agnew - Chair, Board of Directors The destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina reminds us of how little control we have over the powerful forces of nature. Read more... Businesses Step Up When Government Fumbles Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: by Alexis Nepomuceno Shortly after the initial shock of Hurricane Katrina, stories began trickling in about the generous response from the business community. Read more... Better Turbines for Fish Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: by Ron Dalby State-of-the-art hydropower turbines increase electrical production and may enhance the survivability of salmon and steelhead smolt heading downstream. Read more... Agreement on Water Rights is Elusive Written On: November/December 2005 Written By: by Paul Schlienz Water is Washington’s lifeblood. Read more... Displaying results  1 to 20 of 20

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