South Sound flooding causes continued growth pains for nonprofit (South Sound Business Examiner)
The startup nonprofit Help 4 Hard Times has gone from toddler to teenager in a matter of months as it has had to manage the demands of its surrounding community following two floods in the last year. ...
Resistered contractors do flood repair work (South Sound Business Examiner)
Due to the recent flood damage in Pierce County, the Master Builders Association is providing a list comprised of their members who can provide help and do insurance work throughout the area. Victims of the flooding in Washington need to guard against also being victims of electrocution or fires or unregistered contractors. All members on this list are registered in the state of Washington. ...
Gaza: Civilians Under Siege (Time Magazine)
Here's an update on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Construction companies face more layoffs in 2009 (South Sound Business Examiner)
An estimated two-thirds of the nation's non-residential construction companies are planning to cut their payrolls, according to new employment and business forecast figures released by the Associated General Contractors of America. All told, those layoffs are forecast to result in a 30 percent decline in the number of people working on construction projects. "Unless the business climate changes ...
Orting pulls through the night (South Sound Business Examiner)
After a worrisome night, members of the Orting community have begun to let out sighs of relief. While some areas were hit harder than others, many residents came back to the main part of town and discovered the flooding did not do as much damage they had feared. City Administrator Mark Bethune said the city seems to have dodged a big bullet, though it did experience some structural damage near ...
