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Read more... From the Publisher: The high cost of doing nothing Written On: September/October 2007 Written By: by Don C. Brunell, AWB President Imagine building a million-dollar home only to let it fall to pieces for lack of maintenance. Read more... Inside Washington: News Briefs Written On: September/October 2007 Get an update on developments across the state that can affect your business. Read more... Chair's Corner: AWB ready for challenging times ahead Written On: September/October 2007 Good times don't last forever, although these days it may seem so. Read more... Policy & Politics: 'It can’t happen here' a dangerous outlook Written On: September/October 2007 Written By: by Richard S. Davis, VP Communications As last words go, it’s hard to beat the exuberance of, "Hey, y’all, watch this!" Read more... Points of View: Initiative 960: Reaffirming taxpayer protections Written On: September/October 2007 Written By: by Jason Mercier In November, voters will consider whether to reaffirm the taxpayer protections of the 1993 voter-approved Initiative 601 tax and spending limit, while adding various transparency requirements to tax and fee increases. Read more... Points of View: I-960 undermines government responsiveness Written On: September/October 2007 Written By: by Remy Trupin "The Legislature imposed, without a vote of the people, a nine-cent increase in the state gas tax, costing billions of dollars in its first ten years, for government spending. This tax increase should be [repealed or maintained]?" Read more... Q&A with Mark Doumit, Executive Director, Washington Forest Protection Association: A bright future for natural resources industries Written On: September/October 2007 Former state senator Mark Doumit is executive director of the Washington Forest Protection Association, a trade association representing private forest landowners in Washington. Read more... Water: Columbia Basin hunts for new water storage Written On: September/October 2007 Written By: by Paul Schlienz For almost a century, residents of the Columbia Basin have suffered through endless battles over the use of water. Read more... Agriculture: Where did all the water go? Potatoes, water, and a way of life Written On: September/October 2007 Written By: by Daniel Brunell Clark Kagele takes a shovel from the back of his old Chevy pickup and sinks the blade into the green carpet of his potato field. Read more... Travel Washington: Grand Coulee & Lake Roosevelt: A Desert Oasis Written On: September/October 2007 Written By: by Paul Schlienz Imagine a place where desert meets water, where spectacular natural scenery surrounds one of humanity’s greatest feats of engineering, and you can still find traditional hometowns you thought only existed in old movies. Read more... Legal Matters: Referendum 67 unnecessary and expensive Written On: September/October 2007 Written By: by Jason W. Anderson With a referendum measure to expand legal remedies against insurance companies awaiting a public vote in November, the Washington State Supreme Court's July decision concerning a joke-playing dentist couldn’t be more timely, or more divisive. Read more... Policy: High stakes for roads and transit Written On: September/October 2007 Written By: by Michael Luis With a vote this November, transportation agencies are hoping to go three-for-three on major funding increases. Read more... Environment: The Newest Crop: Rain Written On: September/October 2007 Written By: by Daniel Brunell and Charles Henry Thomas Centuries ago, the Turks constructed an elaborate network of aqueducts in Istanbul. Read more... Member Profile: Puget Sound Pilots bring home the goods Written On: September/October 2007 Written By: by Danielle Rhéaume Every day, as Washingtonians go about their business, enormous ocean-going vessels point their bows toward Puget Sound. Read more... Made in Washington: Hops: Yakima Valley Gold Written On: September/October 2007 Written By: by Danielle Rhéaume Driving northwest on Interstate 82 through the Yakima Valley, visitors from the Midwest might wonder at the strange-looking plants hanging from wires—acres and acres of them—gently swaying in the constant breeze of eastern Washington. Read more... Profile: Brad Carlson, New AWB Chair of the Board, President, Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Vancouver, Wash. Written On: September/October 2007 Written By: by Daniel Brunell In October, Brad Carlson will become the first small business owner from Vancouver to head the Association of Washington Business. Read more... Columbia Basin hunts for new water storage Written On: September/October 2007 Written By: by Paul Schlienz For almost a century, residents of the Columbia Basin have suffered through endless battles over the use of water. Read more... Displaying results  1 to 18 of 18

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