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COVER STORY: AGRICULTURE
Small
farms are turning to retail trade as a way to survive and thrive
Country Charm Dairy weathers a depressed market with ingenuity — and great ice cream
Brian and Connie Foster have transformed a former dairy farm into a roadside agricultural attraction
BUSINESS NEWS
Overpass inadequacies spur a north-county
coalition to action
Bonneville Power Administration plans to raise rates
Construction begins on county’s first Urban Centers project
Boeing announces plans to lay off 5,000 more employees in 2003
Planning is under way for future of Bickford Avenue corridor
Home sales up nearly 30 percent from year ago
Business Briefs: a mini-tour of Snohomish County business
People Watching: career moves, promotions, people “in the news”
COMMERCIAL
REAL ESTATE
Office vacancy rates remain flat
Giddens Industries to lease space at Bomarc
BUSINESS
PROFILE
Family Bundles launches small-biz marketing
program locally
EDUCATION
Builders group launches school of its
own
Cascadia Community College rolls out new certificate programs
Congress earmarks $750,000 for EdCC’s composites program
Washington state’s community colleges face tuition increase
EMPLOYMENT
Financial industry may be hot job market
of future
Snohomish County’s jobless rate surges to 8 percent
COLUMNS
BizBest Business Resources: Become bar-code
savvy
Realty Markets: Pest control best done with preventative program
Financial Focus: Is a variable annuity right for you?
Economic Outlook: 7E7 is part of county’s larger economic picture
Marketing Mentor: Inject accountability into your ad campaign
Business 101: Facing profit decline? Focus on firm's strengths
Manager’s Memo: Position yourself to survive possible layoffs
OPINION
A proposed Experience JA center would
be boon for area’s children
BPA's announced rate hike is another blow to economic recovery
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