Everett’s Intermec Technologies Corp. on Tuesday launched the newest version of its industrial 5020 hand-held computer, now available with Microsoft Windows CE.NET software. Intermec introduced it at the Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas as part of Microsoft’s launch of Windows CE.NET, which is designed to be run on mobile devices. The new Intermec 5020 is intended for use by workers in loading docks and warehouses so they can collect information there and then transfer it to their company’s main computer system.
Business owners who want their voices heard in Olympia during this legislative session can learn how to approach and talk with lawmakers at the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at the Holiday Inn, 101 128th St. SE. Amber Balch of the Association of Washington Business will speak on effective methods for business people to communicate with their elected representatives.
The executive committee of the board of directors of Weyerhaeuser Co. declared a dividend of 40 cents a share on corporation’s common stock Tuesday. The dividend, the same as last quarter, will be paid to shareholders of record at the close of business Feb. 1.
A big drop in demand for military airplanes pushed factory orders down in November. But a wide range of goods – from computers to cars – posted gains, suggesting better days may lie ahead for the battered manufacturing sector. Even though the Commerce Department’s report Tuesday showed that orders to U.S. factories fell by 3.3 percent in November, economists were encouraged because orders for so many other categories, including the hard-hit high-tech sector, rose. Manufacturers have borne the brunt of the ailing national economy, which slid into a recession in March. To cope, they have sharply cut production, trimmed hours and laid off workers. Last year, factories shed 1.3 million jobs, or about 7 percent of their workforce.
Stephen Reynolds has been named president and chief executive officer of Puget Energy Inc., succeeding William Weaver, who will remain chairman of the Western Washington utility. The company supplies natural gas to Snohomish County customers. Reynolds, 54, was named to the post Monday. He has run an energy-consulting business for the past three years.
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