When last we strolled the tree-lined walks of academe, we were waving farewell to the Class of 2012 with an admonition for the institutions those graduates were leaving behind: The financial woes of colleges and universities make major change not just likely but necessary.
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Tacoma has a new community and economic development director – Ricardo Noguera, most recently holding a similar post in Visalia, Calif. He starts his new job Sept. 10.
A local bank recently issued a news release in which it jauntily announced a new promotion to reward depositors: Instead of a boring giveaway like toasters, how about iTunes downloads?
Here is some stuff I know, the “looking for the digital big picture in an analog world” edition:
For a $5 word, “sequestration” is putting in a lot of overtime to earn its pay these days. In the energy field it refers to schemes to pump carbon emissions from burning coal into the ground instead of the atmosphere.
It’s not summer without your annual list of business books. So here goes:
As political theater goes, this was a decent example: A global aerospace company announcing a major business venture in the backyard of a rival.
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The lives of military personnel and their families is not a subject lacking attention in this region. Between the sheer size of the installations in Pierce County, the Puget Sound region and Washington state, the number of people at them, the overseas deployments and the casualties endured in those missions – even those with little direct connection are aware of the physical presence, economic impact, issues, pressures and challenges associated with the military here.
Here is some light reading to occupy your time while waiting for summer to arrive: the Department of Revenue’s 261-page quadrennial report on “tax exemptions, deductions, deferrals, differential rates and credits for major Washington state and local taxes.”
June is the traditional month for college and university commencements, a time for looking back with some nostalgia and looking ahead with just a little trepidation at the uncertainty that comes with significant life changes.
The lawsuits have been packed away in the dark recesses of filing cabinets, the signs are long gone from the buildings, and as each day passes Washington Mutual fades from discussion and memory.
Americans didn’t invent the automobile. The U.S. is no longer the world’s largest market for auto sales. In recent years domestic manufacturers have been eclipsed by various European and Asian producers when it comes to reputation for high performance, engineering, design, reliability and affordability.
Those of us of a certain age grew up with the notion of China as impoverished, backward, sealed off from the rest of the world and suffering under the brutal repression of Mao Zedong’s misrule.
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