July 16, 2012 @ 12:05am |The KPBJ Almost 150 business, education and community leaders from across Washington state and the nation have announced a set of commitments to ensure all students have a high-quality education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to increase and diversify the STEM pipeline necessary for a healthy economy.Read more...

Pope Resources, parent company of OPG, announced in 2007 its plant to divest itself of major land holdings in the Port Gamble area, including 7,000 acres of forestland it has owned for about 160 years. As part of that plan, the company proposed to preserve about 85 percent of the land as open space in exchange for increased residential density in the Port Gamble area. The plan was opposed by the S'Klallam Tribe and environmental groups and later abandoned. Read more... 

Avalara Reaffirms Dominance in Cloud Based Sales Tax Services Market; Looks Next to Scale Business via Aggressive Growth  

WALTHAM, MA, MENLO PARK, CA, HERZILYA, ISRAEL - June 27, 2012 -Battery Ventures, a multi-stage investment firm focused on technology and innovation worldwide, today announced it has led a $20 million growth financing in Avalara, the market leading provider of sales tax automation services in the cloud. Read more...

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Business organizing will be topic of next AWOB gathering

July 24, 2012 @ 12:05am | The KPBJ The Alliance of Women Owned Businesses will hold its next W.O.N. (Women Owned Nights) event on July 31 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Amy's on the Bay restaurant in Port Orchard. The night's topic will be The Big "O" (Organizing). The group's W.O.N. events include an informal group discussion paired with a happy hour/dinner at locally owned area restaurants. The event is free and open to AWOB members and visitors. To RSVP, email awob100@gmail.com.

State reports gain of 10,000 jobs in June

July 19, 2012 - The KPBJ , OLYMPIA - June continued the steady job growth in Washington, with an estimated gain of 10,200 jobs, seasonally adjusted, according to the state's Employment Security Department. During the same period, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged, at an estimated 8.3 percent. Read more... 

SBA launches program to help transitioning service members become entrepreneurs - Operation Boots to Business: From Service to Startup

July 13, 2012 @ 12:05am | The KPBJ

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has joined with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) to launch a training program for transitioning service members and veterans to help them become entrepreneurs and create jobs. Operation Boots to Business: From Service to Startup is a national initiative that will be piloted with the U.S. Marine Corps. The announcement was made July 12 by U.S. Small Business Administrator Karen Mills and U.S. Marine Corps representatives at Quantico, Va. Click here for complete KPBJ Story or visit SBA.gov for additional details.

Kitsap County launches new waste reduction program for businesses

July 13, 2012 @ 12:05am | The KPBJ
For businesses that are making efforts in the workplace to reduce waste and increase recycling as a way to increase profits, the Kitsap County Public Works Solid Waste Division is introducings Waste Wise @ Work. This free and voluntary program offers technical assistance from experts for businesses to start new recycling programs. Read more....

How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Nonprofit Hell, Doña Keating

July 5, 2012

Doña Keating, President and CEO of Professional Options is the author of a newly released book, "How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Nonprofit Hell". The book provides useful guidance to nonprofit leaders and board members and offers pithy observations and solutions born of decades of service on nonprofit boards and committees. Visit www.avoidnonprofithell.com for additional information. Book vailable at Amazon.

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