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Why health care professionals shouldn't overlook an MBA

A master's degree in business may seem like an odd education for a nurse, but for Amanda Crain it was a perfect fit.
Crain, the director of nursing services at the Puget Sound Kidney Centers, is in her final quarter of earning an MBA from Western Washington University's鈥

Managing yourself is today鈥檚 management

Among the many pleasures in my life since moving from Rochester, New York, to northwest Washington in fall 2006 is my association with Western Washington University. In that time I have had several opportunities to guest lecture, as well as mentor undergraduate students. And in 2012 I began鈥

草榴社区 to host Fall Career Fair Nov. 5
In memoriam: Mary Ann Hendryson, 1954-2015
Loren Sand named interim executive director for Snohomoish County

Snohomish County Executive John Lovick appointed former Lynnwood city manager Loren Sand to serve as interim executive director, filling Deputy Executive Lenda Crawford鈥檚 former position. Lovick also appointed budget manager Brian Haseleu as acting finance director through the end of the year.鈥

Haggen a harsh lesson in expanding too quickly

A year ago, Haggen was an 18-store grocer virtually unknown outside of Western Washington and Oregon.

Today, after a botched expansion that added 146 former Albertsons and Safeway stores in five states, the Bellingham company is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. It has sued鈥

Mowing a path to success

Mike Andes remembers spending weekends pushing a lawn mower down the streets of Blaine and Birch Bay as a way to pay for college. Now graduated debt-free, Andes never expected to make a living off his business 鈥 especially at the age of 19.

At 13 years old, Andes began college at Western鈥

Is it a good time to buy a car?

July witnessed over 5 percent year-over-year increase in U.S. light vehicle sales, bringing annualized projections to 17.35 million 鈥搈ore than last year鈥檚 output. Both General Motors and Ford enjoyed strong showings, particularly from SUVs, with the former posting a 13.4 percent annual increase鈥

Lacey Local, Lizzi Jackson, Crowned Miss Washington

鈥淭o me, pageantry is about more than the glitz and glamor you see promoted on television.鈥

Lizzi Jackson, our current Miss Washington, speaks with authority. After all, she competed in her first pageant at the tender age of 12. This was also the year that she built her own robot and鈥

草榴社区 students develop 鈥榮mart鈥 solar window

A team of eight students 鈥 seven from Western Washington University and one from the University of Washington 鈥 are at the helm of a project that could revolutionize the future of windows.

In a crucial step toward carbon-neutral buildings and communities, the team built a prototype of a 鈥溾

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