AWB statement on Supreme Court Two-Thirds Tax Ruling Rejection of supermajority defies voters’ continued support for tax limits OLYMPIA — The Association of Washington Business expressed disappointment today over the Washington State Supreme Court decision to strike down a two-thirds majority for lawmakers to raise taxes, citing five previous affirmations by the voting public as…
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Small Business Administration and Visa Co-sponsor Export Video Contest
Do you sell bowling balls to Bangladesh? Or dish towels to Delhi? Maybe you send laser technology to Lisbon? If you export your goods or services around the world and have used a federal government program or assistance to get there, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) want to see your…
Bellevue Parks Commissioner Lynne Robinson to Run for City Council
Lynne Robinson, a Bellevue Parks commissioner, small business owner, advocate forseniors and a mother of two Bellevue Public Schools students has announced that she will run for Bellevue City Council. She will pursue Position 6, currently held by incumbent Don Davidson. I am excited for the opportunity to serve the people and businesses of Bellevue…
AWB statement on Clibborn transportation proposal
The Association of Washington Business, Washington state’s largest private employer association, was one of several stakeholder groups invited to participate in today’s press conference on transportation, led by House Transportation Chairwoman Judy Clibborn, D-Mercer Island. “AWB and the 8,000-plus employers we represent are uniquely qualified to understand the transportation challenges facing our state because it…
Sustainable Eastside Announces Winners of the 2012 Green Business Challenge
Winners of the 2012 Eastside Green Business Challenge have been named. The Challenge’s top 10 performers received special honors and a “Green Office Makeover” from Office Depot, sponsors of the Challenge. The winners were recently announced at a recognition event at Bellevue City Hall. The event included dinner, comedy, and a ceremony where over 30…
A free people ought…to be armed!
Enslave America…Disarm the people! Punish Law Abiding Citizens By RD Skidmore, Prof. Watching the gun debate proliferate across the nation, functionaries and politicians weep from podiums erected on the graves of children asserting that law abiding citizens be punished along with lawbreakers. Is this not a tawdry abuse of their office? The Second Amendment does…
University of Washington Bothell Takes Teens to Court
Faculty and students join local judge to develop Youth Court Bothell, WA – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, traffic accidents are the number one killer of teens. A program from the City of Bothell and the University of Washington Bothell is aimed at slowing that trend. Now, teen traffic violators have…
Is Sitting the New Smoking?This New Year, Resolve to Get Off Your Butt
By Dick Resch What was your New Year’s resolution? If you’re like most Americans, you probably promised to lose weight, quit smoking or live a healthier lifestyle. Unfortunately, your odds of failing are high. Just 8 percent of those who make New Year’s resolutions actually succeed. Studies show that it’s almost impossible to alter your…
A commentary on the Second Amendment
By RD Skidmore, Prof. Everyone with a sense of humanity detests seeing families destroyed, and innocent children sacrificed as we witness at Sandy HookSchool. The argument that reducing the number of guns produces a safer society beguiles the public, promotes politicians and fails to hold wicked people accountable for their actions. While gun rights supporters…
SBA Adds ‘Exporter of the Year’ Award to National Small Business Week Awards
A new award has been added by the U.S. Small Business Administration in celebration of National Small Business Week 2013. The Small Business Exporter of the Year award will recognize a small business that is successfully engaged in exporting. A national award winner will be selected from among state award winners from each of the…
