Business

WA public employee union sues state following failed contract vote

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Members of the Washington Public Employees Association rejected a contract proposal in September and are now at odds with the state over how to proceed.

Elves Night Out this Weekend

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Kick off the holidays with your friends and neighbors and shop downtown Anacortes merchants this Saturday.

Battery farms, the energy industry’s new darling, line up to enter Skagit Co. and Whatcom Co.

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But some communities don’t want to be neighbors with the proposed fields of big batteries.

Federal court orders higher pay for foreign guest workers in WA orchards

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The Burlington-based farmworker union continues to pursue the lawsuit addressing how wages are set for orchard workers.

Local small business honored by Small Business Administration

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The Small Business Administration is honoring Good Bagels Cafe in Anacortes and the two brothers who built the business.

Guemes Island Ferry workers win substantial raises

The Skagit County Board of County Commissioners approved on Monday a four-year contract for Guemes Island Ferry workers with raises totalling 16 percent.

Planner position open at Samish Indian Nation

The Samish Indian Nation, is looking for a full-time Planner & Emergency Management Specialist for its planning department. The ideal candidate has experience in tribal government operations, including tribal treaties and federal Indian law and policy.