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Take CEO ‘Benchmarks’ with a grain of salt »

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By DAVID GROVES (May 17, 2013) — In his newspaper column this week headlined “Business rankings aren’t bunk,” corporate-funded think-tanker Richard Davis promotes a new collection of state business climate rankings called “Benchmarks for a Better Washington.” It was prepared by the Washington Roundtable, a…

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Opposition has nothing to do with coal dust »

By MIKE ELLIOTT (May 7, 2013) — Recently environmentalists have been claiming that coal dust poses an environmental risk to the region because coal transits the Northwest by rail. But there is no credible study to support this assertion, and I wonder what the true…

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Frustrated Evergreen employees authorize strike by 90% vote »

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The following is crossposted from the Washington Federation of State Employees, AFSCME Council 28: OLYMPIA (May 16, 2013) — State employee counselors, advisors, resident directors…

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SeaTac ‘Good Jobs’ initiative would establish basic standards »

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The following is from Working Washington: SEATAC (May 16, 2013) — Airport workers and community allies are moving forward on a voter initiative to improve…

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Help sponsor SW Washington ‘Tools of the Trade’ exhibit »

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VANCOUVER (May 15, 2013) — The Southwest Washington Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, is working with the Clark County Historical Museum to bring labor’s history in…

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