COVER STORY: PAINE FIELD
MRD panel has concluded its work, with the report heading to the county executive

Snohomish County passenger survey reveals potential for commercial air service

Ongoing study of state’s airports will guide future upgrades to the network

BUSINESS NEWS
Business Briefs: a mini-tour of Snohomish County business

Calendar of Events

People Watching: career moves, promotions, people “in the news”

HEALTH & WELLNESS
Radia Vein Center offers high-tech care for varicose, spider veins

Advisory group endorses the creation of health record banks

Bowenwork therapist Nancy Clark blazes a health-care trail

Health & Wellness Briefs

LEISURE TIME
Winter weather makes it fine time to join book discussion groups

Leisure Time Calendar

VIP: CALDIE ROGERS
Quarterly series profiles head of Marysville Tulalip chamber

FINANCIAL
Dale Terwedo: Resolve to start year with your finances in order

Mary Decker: When should you apply for Social Security?

REAL ESTATE
Realty Markets: It’s time to pick up the housing and traffic mess

Real Estate Briefs

BUSINESS PROFILE
A personal concierge service, my people, caters to the time-starved

BUSINESS BUILDERS
Tech Talk: Tips on how to keep files secure in wireless hot spots

Marketing Mentor: Bank slogans are not bank brands

Media-Savvy-To-Go: Jump-start PR know-how, results in short order

Business 101: Delaying WASL requirement offers management lesson

FOR THE RECORD
Snohomish County Business Licenses

OPINION/EDITORIAL
Decrease in rural land is among land-use laws’ unintended consequences

Government’s reduction in employer costs is reason to cheer, be wary