Third annual Tacoma Shift Happens, event to encourage spending on local...
Tacoma Shift Happens, an initiative by business alliance GoLocal, plans to hold its third annual event Monday. The Shift is an attempt to get people to move 10 percent of their spending from national...
View ArticleCould Office Depot – OfficeMax merger affect South Sound?
The long-rumored merger of two major players in the office supplies business, Office Depot and OfficeMax, now appears to be moving forward after a premature release of the news of the merger, a...
View ArticleInflation hits 0.8 percent increase following decline in previous period; gas...
Inflation is up. Blame the twin fuels of alcohol and gasoline. The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday released its latest look at the Tacoma-Seattle Consumer Price Index. Overall prices in the area...
View ArticleTax scams: The IRS 2013 Dirty Dozen
It’s that time of year again – in fact, it’s almost past that time of year again to really start thinking about your tax return. And if you want something to worry about (especially if you’re thinking...
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DaVita subsidiary, Paladina Health, opens second Washington clinic in Federal...
Paladina Health, the DaVita subsidiary that opened its first primary care clinic in downtown Tacoma, opened its second location in Washington on Tuesday. Located at 32275 32nd Ave. S. in Federal Way,...
View ArticleYakima tops state list for car theft; Washington places two in U.S. Top Ten
Oops. Go to the National Insurance Crime Bureau website and look for Hot Spots 2012. There’s a map of the United States and 10 little red dots, each marking a hotbed of auto theft. Everything east of...
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Tacoma Walmart workers busy stocking shelves – opening set for July 17
The rosebushes are blooming in the parking lot and the baked beans and peanut butter are on the shelves at Walmart Store No. 4137, the 52nd in the state and the first within the Tacoma city limits....
View ArticleTacoma-based medical care provider settles overbilling lawsuit for $14.5 million
A Tacoma company that provides doctors to some 70 hospitals in 22 states has agreed to pay $14.5 million to settle an overbilling lawsuit. Sound Physicians agreed to pay $14.5 million to end a suit...
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Tacoma Top Food & Drug closing
Walmart’s decision to build a store in Tacoma is already having an effect on the city’s retail landscape, though the retail giant’s store has yet to open. Tacoma’s Top Food & Drug store, a neighbor...
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UPDATED: Chick-fil-A planning a Tacoma store
Georgia-based Chick-fil-A, known for its chicken sandwiches and waffle fries, plans to open a drive-through restaurant in Tacoma. The plans were filed with the City of Tacoma this morning and first...
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