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Whidbey Island Bank officer is speaker for strategy series

Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics will host George Bowen as part of its Strategic Management Executive Strategy Speaker Series.

Bowen, executive vice president and chief banking officer of Whidbey Island Bank, graduated from Western with a bachelor’s degree…

2012-01-25
Mayor Linville visits campus for class discussion 2012-01-20
Whidbey Island Bank's George Bowen to speak Jan. 27 2012-01-19
WWU College of Business and Economics to Host Whidbey Island Bank's George Bowen Jan. 27 2012-01-18
Bellevue College hires new VP for Administrative Services

Bellevue College has hired Ray White as its new Vice President of Administrative Services. He will oversee several functional areas of the college, including finance, the physical plant, public safety, capital projects, and auxiliary services (such as the bookstore, food service and the child…

2012-01-17
Owner of Smokey’s Pizza dies at 53

The longtime owner of Smokey’s Pizza, known for his charitable giving to sports teams and schools, has died at the age of 53.

Wayne Redjou died Jan. 2 from complications of cancer surgery, wife Dellan Redjou said Wednesday. Wayne Redjou was in remission from throat cancer, which had…

2012-01-12
Second-stage businesses in the spotlight

Western Washington University is launching a statewide recognition campaign called Washington Companies to Watch to honor what it calls second-stage businesses.

Washington is the seventh state to become associated with the national venture created several years ago by the Edward Lowe…

2012-01-09
Western, community collaborate in many ways

Communities support universities that support communities. That is a saying I have always thought very relevant to town-gown relations. Western and the local community support each other in so many ways. And these partnerships make us all stronger.

Often, I am surprised that some folks…

2012-01-03
Cutting edge traits to emulate

Both college graduates and small-business professionals may be unsure about what the future holds. But both can be proactive by thinking and acting like entrepreneurs.

Earlier this month, Seattle-area entrepreneur Chase Frankin spoke to several hundred graduates at…

2011-12-20
A People Person in a People Industry

To say that this year's inductee into the supplier wing of the Convenience Store News Industry Hall of Fame was surprised by this honor from his customers and colleagues would be an understatement.

"When I read the letter informing me that I had been…

2011-12-15
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