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"State Government to be Reduced by Minimum of 1,500 Positions with New Services Contracted Out"

"Governor Gary Locke has announced that he will reduce Washington state government employment by at least 1,500 full-time…

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The Opus Northwest Team for Pacific Avenue

"Opus Northwest has assembled a team to design, construct and lease the Pacific Avenue Block development. Their team…

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Opus Northwest Selected for Pacific Avenue Development in Heart of Downtown Tacoma

"About one year after standing in a vacant lot to announce plans for marketing Pierce County-owned property on…

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WTO Opens in Seattle Today

"The opening for the World Trade Organization ministerial meeting in downtown Seattle is expected to draw up to…

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SBA Seeks American Small Business Person of the Year for State and National Awards

The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking someone who could be America’s “Small Business Person of the Year”…

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"Unemployment Inches Up to 4.5 Percent, Less Than Usual Increase Attributed to Tight Labor Market"

Washington State’s unemployment rate inched up a tenth of a percentage point in October.

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"HUD Awards Funds to Tacoma and Pierce County Housing Authorities to Combat Drug Abuse, Crime"

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo this week awarded $261 million in grants to fight drug…

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Comment Sought on Superfund Consent Decree

"The public is invited to comment on a proposed settlement agreement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and…

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New Parkland Church Facility One of Largest in Northwest

A church that began 90 years ago in a Tacoma living room will move into a $10 million…

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Columbia Banking’s Third Quarter Results Nets 27 Percent Increase Over Same Period in 1998

"Columbia Banking System, headquartered in Tacoma, announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, with an increase…

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"HUD to Hand Out Statewide Assistance for Rental Assistance, Job Creation, Homeless Help and Housing"

"Communities throughout Washington will receive an estimated $239,550,000 in assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…

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WTO News –WTO Seattle Round and Washington

"With the upcoming meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle, there is much discussion about the pros…

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"Sounder On Tracks, But Behind Schedule"

The Sound Transit Board recently approved a motion setting September 2000 for introducing Sounder commuter rail service with…