Washington state

Experienced employee grabs reins as owner with SBDC support

By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington Small Business Development Center EVERETT, Wash. – Carrie deKubber has held just about every position at Bob’s Burgers and Brew over the past 20 years, but thanks to the Washington Small Business Development Center, she added a new title this year — owner.

Washington state summer brings the heat

  PROSSER, Wash.- Only three words are needed to describe this summer in Washington state: hot, hotter and hottest.   In Prosser, August ended with the hottest temperature since 1991, and the June to August period was the second warmest on record. “Low temperatures in August were the warmest on record as a result of […]

Washington’s new chief economist to discuss state’s future

PULLMAN – The economic health and future of Washington State will be the subject of a free universitywide address by the new executive director of the Washington Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. The public address will be at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 8, in Johnson Hall C107.   Arun Raha, who earned his doctorate in economics […]