Getting Washington State Out of the Liquor Business Could Help the State's Deficit - 02/28/10 11:52 PM

Is Washington State getting out of the liquor business? If Senator Rodney Tom, a Medina Democrat and chief budget writer for the Senate has his way, the industry will be privatized.
Tom has introduced a bill that would have Washington completely out of the liquor industry, allowing a unlimited number of people to buy licenses to sell liquor. Other lawmakers have introduced measures taking small steps toward privatization. This would create bill that would auction off franchise agreements for stores like Costco, or would also allow a limited number of smaller contact stores to sell alcohol.
National Alcohol Beverage Control … (4 comments)

Olympia Economy Takes the Long Road Back to Recovery - 02/24/10 08:35 AM
Even though we are making our way from recession to recovery, there may be a few obstacles for the real estate market - nationwide and right here in Olympia.
Chief Economist Arun Raha expects the residential housing market to improve in 2011, while the commercial real estate market may take until 2012 to see recovery. Helping both will depend on the pace of economic recovery and some areas of the economy that still need to show improvement, he said.
Large, national banks have begun lending again, however, credit is still tight at state-chartered community banks because they are "disproportionately" exposed to … (0 comments)

What's Up With the Olympia Economy? - 02/18/10 05:11 PM
Even though we are making our way from recession to recovery, there may be a few obstacles for the real estate market - nationwide and right here in Olympia.
Chief Economist Arun Raha expects the residential housing market to improve in 2011, while the commercial real estate market may take until 2012 to see recovery. Helping both will depend on the pace of economic recovery and some areas of the economy that still need to show improvement, he said.
Large, national banks have begun lending again, however, credit is still tight at state-chartered community banks because they are "disproportionately" exposed to … (0 comments)

Shared-Work Program Preserves Wages, Cuts Hours for Thurson County Workers - 02/15/10 11:15 AM

Many Thurston County business owners and employees took advantage of a Washington State program in 2009 that allows employers to cut employee hours without laying them off.
The Shared-Work Program can help benefit businesses and those who need their jobs to pay for their mortgages or obtain new loans.
This program allows businesses to cut the hours of their full-time employees, then allow employees whose hours have been cut by at least 10 percent to make up the difference with unemployment benefits, Employment Security Department spokesman Bill Tarrow said. The program saved the state $54 million in 2009, as compared … (1 comments)

Promising Job Outlook in Thurston County Bodes Well for Housing - 02/14/10 06:37 PM
Thurston County's unemployment rate rose from 7.2% from November to 7.6% through December, 2009, but it still remains well below the statewide average of 9.5 and the national average of 9.7%. Potential homebuyers can approach the market with increasing confidence.
There is a bad news/ good news dimension to the statistics, as illustrated by the example of Mark Ritter, 42, of Olympia.  After a 17-year career renting and selling construction-related equipment to commercial and residential building sites, he lost his job in November.
 "A $100,000-a-year job went down the drain," he said. Ritter, a single parent, said he is living off … (0 comments)

 
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