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Read more... Tax Study (Again) Points Out Competitiveness Challenges Written On: Spring 2003 Written By: By Richard Davis - President, Washington Research Council Back in December, after a year of ponderous investigation, deliberation, evaluation and mastication, the Washington State Tax Structure Study Committee delivered its report to a legislature facing a $2.5 billion budget shortfall. Read more... Questions & Answers with the Attorney General -- Part 1 Written On: Spring 2003 This year the Legislature faces a $2.4 billion deficit and because of securitization last year, we have about $30 million less tobacco revenue to offset public health costs. Read more... Quality of life …Starts with a Good Job! Written On: Spring 2003 Written By: By DeWayne Granacki We must have strategies to ensure enough buildable land, and roads, water and sewer are available to meet the diverse economic needs of our growing communities. Read more... Pro-Con: Tax Study: Why Weren’t We Allowed Debate? Written On: Spring 2003 Written By: By Rep. Jack Cairnes (R-King County) In Washington, we must look at changing the way we do business and stop the economic bleeding. Read more... Pro-Con: M&E Tax Credit: Rx for Sore Tax Thumb Written On: Spring 2003 Written By: By Rep. Jim McIntire (D-Seattle) Washington’s over-reliance on sales taxes to fund public services creates a real “sore thumb” for our economy. Read more... Municipal Tax Fairness—Washington’s Tea Party Written On: Spring 2003 Written By: By Scott Carlson, Managing Editor, AWB Gov. Gary Locke and lawmakers kept their promise to employers of Washington by bringing fairness to the way cities assess local B&O taxes. Read more... Member Profile: Eat at Dick's - A Seattle Legacy & Heirloom Written On: Spring 2003 Written By: By Scott Carlson From the day it opened and until the restaurant‘s dynasty ends, Dick’s will still be a place to see and a place to be seen for both Seattleites and visitors to the Pacific Northwest City. Read more... Member Helper: AWB Helps Funeral Director Stop DOE Dead in Tracks Written On: Spring 2003 AWB also convinced legislators to exclude funeral directors from its mercury ban legislation this year—legislation we oppose. Read more... Grand Coulee Dam: Washington's Wonder of the World Written On: Spring 2003 Written By: By Earl Roberge One does not readily forget Grand Coulee Dam—Washington’s Wonder of the World. Read more... Everett is Washington's "Diamond in the Rough" Written On: Spring 2003 Written By: By Alexis Nepomuceno Since 1970, the forest-products industry invested millions to clean the water and clear the air and now secondary wood processors like Tiz’s Door, Everett, and Canyon Creek Cabinets, Monroe, are prospering in Snohomish County. Read more... Dutch Invasion Following World War II Brings “Peace Flower” to Western Washington Written On: Spring 2003 Written By: By Scott Carlson The bulb business is highly competitive. Growers like the DeGoedes and Roozens face stiff domestic and foreign competition. Read more... Business Taxes and the Bottom Line Written On: Spring 2003 Throughout this issue of Washington Business Magazine, the subject of taxes is covered from various angles. Read more... Business Tax Links Written On: Spring 2003 Written By: By Alexis Nepomuceno Read more... Book Review: Spirit of the Sun Written On: Spring 2003 Written By: By Charles Henry Thomas Spirit of the Son is George’s life story—the tale of a proud Nisei—a workaholic who internalized everything. Read more... AWB Wants Minimum Wage Laws Changed Before It Kills Agriculture and Small Business Written On: Spring 2003 Look what’s happened in the last four plus years. Our state’s minimum wage went from $4.90 in 1998 to $7.01 starting in January. Read more... AWB Must Address Education Carefully and Thoughtfully Written On: Spring 2003 Written By: By Heidi Stanley, Board Chair Because education is so important to our future competitiveness, AWB must do more than simply support charter schools. Read more... An Employer s Tipping Point is as Sensitive as an Assayer s Scale Written On: Spring 2003 Written By: By Don Brunell, AWB President It was a simple formula: No assay, no ore shipment. No ore shipment, no payment. No money, no mining supplies or food for the table. Read more... Displaying results  1 to 18 of 18

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