Thursday, May 23, 2013

Business Headlines

Tacoma Web design and application development firm wins national award

SiteCrafting, a 15-year-old Tacoma-based Web design and application development company, has been honored as one of America’s top inner-city firms by The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and Fortune magazine.

Cruise industry announces passenger bill of rights

NEW YORK — The cruise industry said Wednesday that it’s adopting a passenger bill of rights that guarantees the “safety, comfort and care” of guests.

Should we let wunderkinder drop out of high school?

It’s one thing to say tech geniuses don’t need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college.

Big Whisky Saloon in Tacoma soon to close

A breakup of the partnership that operated two Big Whisky Saloons will force closure of the country and rock bar’s Tacoma branch three years after it opened.

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