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Kaiser Aluminum and United Steelworkers to Return to Bargaining Table Today as Lockout Continues in Second YearReturn follows release of critical federal report

Negotiators from Kaiser Aluminum and the United Steelworkers of America are scheduled to meet today through Thursday in…

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Proposed 2001 HUD Budget Reaches South Sound Region With Over $3 Million More

"President Clinton this week proposed increasing the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fiscal Year 2001 budget by…

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SBA and CEO Team to Bring Business Resource Learning to Tacoma's BAC

The U.S. Small Business Administration's Tacoma office and the Center for Economic Opportunity's Procurement Technical Assistance Program have…

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Proposed SBA Budget Offers More Financing and Technical Assistance for Small Businesses

President Clinton released his Fiscal Year 2001 budget proposal yesterday for the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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Locke Signs UI Insurance Bill

Governor Gary Locke applauded passage of a long-negotiated measure to slash unemployment insurance taxes paid by Washington business…

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Tacoma to Tell World It's Wired as Part of Marketing and Economic Development Plan

"Being wired may mean different things to different people, but Tacoma is definitely wired - and we're going…

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SBA Bringing More Resources to Bear to Help Tacoma Area Small Businesses Succeed

"The Tacoma offices of the U.S. Small Business Administration have something, or rather, someone, new to offer entrepreneurs…

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HUD Says 1999 Homeownership Rate Hit Record Annual High of 66.8 Percent in U.S.

A record 66.8 percent of American households owned their own homes in 1999 - a higher percentage than…

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"Despite Strong Economic Growth, Study Claims Income Disparities Significantly Greater in U.S."

"In spite of a lengthy period of strong economic growth and the tight labor markets of recent years,…

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State Senate Bill Would Cut Unemployment Benefits to Those Who Fail Drug Tests

"Based on a case in Stevens County where an employee failed a mandatory drug test and the county…

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Tacoma Attorney Launches Website

Tacoma attorney Douglas A. Schafer has created a website To Kill a Messenger - for Reporting a Corrupt…

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Tacoma Firm 'UltraPoly' is Awarded First SBA HUBZone Contract in Puget Sound Region

Congressman Norm Dicks presented the first SBA HUBZone contract award certificate for the Puget Sound area to a…

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New Offerings at Tacoma SBA

The Tacoma offices of the U.S. Small Business Administration are offering additional services at their downtown Tacoma location.