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State’s food safety rules to mirror federal law

EVERETT — Beginning May 1, Washington state food service regulations will be updated to include provisions from the federal government’s model food code. “Our food… Continue reading

  • Apr 30, 2013
  • By M.L. Dehm HBJ Freelance Writer

Snohomish Soap Co. bubbles with business

SNOHOMISH — Bad economic times aren’t usually considered ideal for starting a new business. But if the country had not suffered its economic downturn in… Continue reading

  • Apr 30, 2013
  • By M.L. Dehm HBJ Freelance Writer

Class sets business owners on growth path

EVERETT — The first few years after opening a business are said to be the hardest. But after you survive those critical early years, how… Continue reading

  • Apr 30, 2013
  • By M.L. Dehm HBJ Freelance Writer

Business Licenses

PLEASE NOTE: Business license information is obtained monthly from the Washington Secretary of State’s Office through the paid commercial services of InfoUSA. Arlington A Cleaner… Continue reading

  • May 1, 2013

Business Events

May 3 STANWOOD — The Stanwood Chamber of Commerce will hold its Man/Woman/Business Person of the Year awards luncheon on May 16 in the Bonnie… Continue reading

  • May 1, 2013
  • HBJ staff

People Watching

MONROE — Joe Mingrino recently joined the Canyon Creek Cabinet Co. sales team. As part of KDN Associates based in New Jersey, he will represent… Continue reading

  • May 1, 2013
  • HBJ staff

Cargo coverage: How it applies to every business

Placing insurance on precious assets has been around for many years in the U.S. The oldest form of insurance is marine cargo insurance, which dates… Continue reading

  • Apr 30, 2013
  • By Paul Pukis Capital Asset Protection

What to do with checks marked ‘payment in full’

If a business receives a check with the notation “payment in full” from a customer with a disputed account, and strikes out the “payment in… Continue reading

  • Apr 30, 2013
  • By Patrick Hussey Business of Law

Surety bonds help businesses grow on contract success

Small-business contractors and service companies that want to become more competitive and bid on projects requiring surety bonds can look to the U.S. Small Business… Continue reading

  • Apr 30, 2013
  • By Calvin W. Goings SBA News

Home sales prices hit $275K in April

EVERETT — It’s 2007 all over again for the local real estate market as antsy buyers rush to buy what’s left in a dwindling supply… Continue reading

  • May 6, 2013
  • By Kurt Batdorf HBJ Editor

County’s craft alcohol producers get organized

It suddenly seems craft distillers are everywhere. If you enjoy a finely crafted alcoholic drink, you can find pretty much anything in Snohomish County. There’s… Continue reading

  • May 8, 2013
  • By Jessi Loerch Herald Writer

How to make your business ready for referrals

What’s the highest compliment and vote of confidence we can receive? It’s a referral from someone we know to do business with someone they know.… Continue reading

  • Apr 30, 2013
  • By Monika Kristofferson Office Efficiency

Tax break bill could aid state’s craft distillers

Local craft liquors springing up on store shelves could get a little cheaper, and the distillers would have a better chance to survive… Continue reading

  • May 6, 2013
  • By Bill Sheets Herald Writer

Stanwood’s efforts attract tech manufacturer

STANWOOD — When you think of electrical panel and control systems manufacturing, you probably wouldn’t put Stanwood very high on a list of likely contenders.… Continue reading

  • May 9, 2013
  • By Kurt Batdorf HBJ Editor

Inslee’s aerospace plan: Land the 777X

Gov. Jay Inslee announced an aerospace strategy May 9 that aims to convince the Boeing Co. to design and build the 777X in… Continue reading

  • May 9, 2013
  • By Michelle Dunlop and Chuck Taylor Herald Writers

Trinity Lutheran College lands in TV spotlight

EVERETT —Trinity Lutheran College will be featured in a nationally televised program. The CNN program “Viewpoints with Terry Bradshaw” profiles people, businesses and other stories… Continue reading

  • May 10, 2013
  • By Amy Watkins HBJ Freelance Writer

Racers use crowdfunding to develop data device

LYNNWOOD — When we first met the brains behind Autosport Labs in late 2010, racer Brent Picasso was working on the first version of a… Continue reading

  • May 13, 2013
  • By Kurt Batdorf HBJ Editor

EvCC opens new health sciences building

EVERETT — Nursing students at Everett Community College better be on their toes in their new Liberty Hall digs, a $37.5 million building that opened… Continue reading

  • Apr 30, 2013
  • By Sharon Salyer Herald Writer

Jackson students earn first at DECA meeting

MILL CREEK — H.M. Jackson High School DECA chapter members earned the organization’s highest honors at DECA’s 67th annual International Career Development Conference in Anaheim,… Continue reading

  • May 17, 2013
  • HBJ staff