Olympia Business News

The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission approved a proposed rate increase Tuesday for Puget Sound Energy’s electric and natural-gas customers that was significantly less than the utility had sought, according to a release from the commission.

Peter Hospital workers represented by the Service Employees International Union walked off the job Thursday, largely to call attention to rising employee health care costs. The workers – mostly housekeepers, dietary workers, admitting clerks, health unit coordinators and some licensed...

Such declines continue to put pressure on the state and local budget, which also rely on revenue generated by taxable retail sales, he said. �When it drops there is trouble all around,� Gowrylow said. As bad as the second quarter...

As the jobless rate in Washington State slowing increases up from 6.4% in November to 7.1% in December. It is nice to know that there are still a few places hiring. According to the Employment Security departments website , "To...

Residents of America's most expensive small town get by without a chain store or even a traffic light. The town has one gas station, an elementary school , a community center, a general store, dairy and vegetable farms, and some...