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Sep. 5, 2008 at 5:16pm Boeing: renegotiation fails; strike calledAfter two days more days of negotiation, Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers were unable to reach an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, covering nearly 27,000 employees mainly in Washington, Oregon and Kansas. The IAM is calling for Boeing machinists' strike to begin at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Human Resources , Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, South King County, Workforce by Breanne Coats | Email Breanne Sep. 5, 2008 at 1:42pm Speak up: BE wants your opinionThe Business Examiner would like you to take five minutes out of your day to help us grow and improve our BE Daily service. Comments (0) | Posted in Banking/Financial Services, BE Daily, BE on the road, Building, Charities/Non-profits, Education, Health care, Human Resources , Lacey, Lakewood, Law and Legislation, Lewis County, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Mason County, Military/Security, Olympia, Pierce County, Retirement and Investing, South King County, Startups/Minority Businesses, Tacoma, Technology, Thurston County, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality, Tumwater, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Sep. 5, 2008 at 12:48pm Business school is now in session at BEThe Business Examiner has added a feature to its Web site that features expert advice from the PBS show Small Business School as well as links to gain free access to full shows featuring a range of business topics. New tips will be added each business day. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in Banking/Financial Services, BE Daily, Building, Charities/Non-profits, Education, Health care, Lacey, Lakewood, Law and Legislation, Lewis County, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Mason County, Military/Security, Olympia, Pierce County, Retirement and Investing, South King County, Startups/Minority Businesses, Tacoma, Technology, Thurston County, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality, Tumwater, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Sep. 5, 2008 at 12:25pm Around the SoundBusiness-related events2008 Olympian and record setter Melanie Roach will speak at the grand opening of Thrush Sports Performance Center, her home gym, on Saturday Sept 6. TSPC will also feature an Olympic Weightlifting Expo with local elite weightlifters from Spanaway to Edmonds competing to win a $100 prize. Visit www.thrushsportsperformance.com. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Charities/Non-profits, Military/Security, Pierce County, Thurston County, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Sep. 5, 2008 at 9:59am Sprouts from Kent linked to illnessesState health officials believe alfalfa sprouts are connected to an outbreak of Salmonella that's sickened nine people in the state and four in Oregon. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Education, Health care, Lewis County, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Pierce County, South King County, Thurston County, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Sep. 5, 2008 at 9:58am State disciplines health care workersThe Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions against health care providers in the South Sound. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Health care, Law and Legislation, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Sep. 5, 2008 at 9:37am Commercial construction jobs grow, for nowGoing against the tide of the nation's rising unemployment rate, the nonresidential construction sector gained 2,900 jobs in August, according to the U.S. Labor Department. But that won't likely last. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Building, Law and Legislation by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Sep. 5, 2008 at 9:21am State gives funds to improve workforceThe state's Employment Security Department awarded $5.7 million to the Tacoma-Pierce County workforce development council to help workers polish their skills and find better jobs through June 2009. The region's allocation decreased by $480,000 compared to last year. Read moreComments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Human Resources , Pierce County, Tacoma, Workforce by Breanne Coats | Email Breanne Sep. 5, 2008 at 7:51am BE part of the conversationComment about the newsVisit BusinessExaminer.com and voice your thoughts on today's news and read comments from other people in the South Sound's business community. The BE blog also offers RSS functions so you can see only the local or industry business news that you want, as it happens. Read moreComments (1) | Posted in Banking/Financial Services, BE Daily, BE on the road, Building, Charities/Non-profits, Education, Health care, Human Resources , Lacey, Lakewood, Law and Legislation, Lewis County, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Mason County, Military/Security, Olympia, Pierce County, Retirement and Investing, South King County, Startups/Minority Businesses, Tacoma, Technology, Thurston County, Tourism, Retail and Hospitality, Tumwater, Workforce by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Sep. 4, 2008 at 1:48pm Olympia station now offers enthanolWilcox & Flegel Oil Co. has announced its sixth location, offering U.S. Ethanol E85 in the state of Washington, has opened at 3505 Pacific Avenue in Olympia. Comments (0) | Posted in BE Daily, Law and Legislation, Manufacturing/Trade/Transportation, Olympia, Thurston County by Steve Dunkelberger | Email Steve Plenty more in the Archives |