Wenatchee chamber still tweaking city's new slogan
Source: Associated Press
Wenatchee :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 11:59:09 -0700 | technology-news
Business and marketing leaders who were asked over the last several weeks to weigh in on the proposed new branding and marketing campaign for Wenatchee had mixed reactions to the "Wenatchee: What would you pick?" slogan. "Some liked it and...
Ore. timber country ponders future with fewer logs
Source: Seattle Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 09:25:44 -0700 | technology-news
Now what was the last sawmill in Josephine County has closed, after the Phillippis had to give up hope that the land could provide enough of the logs they needed to stay afloat.
The records for the greatest distances driven on Mars and the Moon
Source: io9
Opportunity :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 08:34:33 -0700 | technology-news
Jet Propulsion Laboratory whipped up this chart in honor of Opportunity's record-breaking trek. Opportunity has Lunokhod 2 in its sights, but Curiosity still has a lot of catching up to do.
Cloud cover dampens anniversary of Mount St. Helens eruption
Source: The News Tribune
Tacoma :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 18:38:40 -0700 | technology-news
The volcano remained shrouded in clouds throughout the day, disappointing several hundred visitors who made the trip up the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway on the 33rd anniversary of the mountain's cataclysmic eruption on May 18, 1980. The road up to...
Smaller NW cherry crop expected this year
Source: The News Tribune
Yakima :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 10:16:26 -0700 | technology-news
Northwest cherry growers expect a 2013 crop of 18 million boxes, well short of last year's record 23 million boxes, but the average cherry size should be larger and the harvest is expected to start sooner. Growers and marketers from...
Venerable City Kitchens closes shop
Source: Seattle Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 08:17:15 -0700 | technology-news
Trend-setting restaurants, Northwest cookbooks, local food news and the people that make them all happen...A generation of cooks sought out its staff for expert advice and eagerly awaited its big annual sales. But City Kitchens has closed its doors in...
Slalom Consulting Named North America Systems Integrator Partner of the Year by QlikTech
Source: PR Newswire
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 07:29:40 -0700 | technology-news
Slalom provides an array of consulting services around the QlikView platform, ranging from technical strategy, development and architecture to change management, project management and user-centered design. Additionally, Slalom has created several QlikView-based accelerators designed...
State fines 7 moving companies operating without permits
Source: Seattle Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 23:17:19 -0700 | technology-news
Most or all of the $5,000 fines for six of those companies will be suspended for two years and perhaps waived if proper permits are obtained, according to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC). But the state says it...
Just say yes to tougher DUI laws
Source: Seattle Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 19:54:40 -0700 | technology-news
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Police search Ore. property for Powell remains
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Olympia :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 07:42:17 -0700 | technology-news
The father of missing Utah mother Susan Powell says authorities have spent two days searching a rural Oregon property for her remains. Chuck Cox said in an interview Wednesday night that the search didn't turn up any sign of his...
Medical weed could jinx recreational dope market in Washington state
Source: Reuters
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 18:59:32 -0700 | technology-news
Topics Marijuana plants are displayed for sale at Canna Pi medical marijuana dispensary in Seattle, Washington, November 27, 2012. Key officials helping to create Washington state's potentially lucrative recreational pot market say its success may hinge on preventing consumers from...
Glacier Creek Road closed for foreseeable future
Source: The Bellingham Herald
Bellingham :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 17:58:00 -0700 | technology-news
Climbers also get to Mount Baker using the Easton Glacier Climbing Route, which is on the opposite south side...The access is off of Mount Baker Highway, about 1 mile from the Glacier Public Service Center. The road has been closed...
Tableau ups offering price, trading may begin Friday
Source: Seattle Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 17:47:38 -0700 | technology-news
Tableau and its bankers are visualizing lots of investor interest. Today they upped the estimated initial selling price of the company's stock to $28 to $30, up from the $23 to $26 estimate that Tableau released on May 6. At $30, the offering would raise $248.4 million, according to the...
EPA assesses penalties on 2 gas stations
Source: Associated Press
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 17:17:31 -0700 | technology-news
The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered two gas stations to close their underground injection wells to protect drinking water on the Yakama Indian Reservation. The agency also announced penalties against the stations Wednesday. The EPA says in a statement that...
State closes Tacoma daycare during investigation into whether staff failed to report abuse of ...
Source: The News Tribune
Tacoma :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 17:04:58 -0700 | technology-news
PDT The state has shut down a Tacoma daycare while it investigates whether staff there failed to report child abuse, related to the death of a 3-year-old boy who was fatally beaten last week, according to the state Department of...
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