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Watch out for Pierce County businesses claiming to be charities

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The state Attorney General's office, Secretary of State and Better Business Bureau are warning people not to be misled by two Pierce County businesses claiming to be charities.Telemarketers from the organizations -- called Jobs for the Homeless and American Homeless and Disadvantage (sic) Workers - are contacting people and asking them to buy trash bags, light bulbs and gift cards at jacked up prices. They say that the money spent on the items will go to help the homeless or support employment f...

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Unemployment rate steadies in Tacoma; up statewide

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The Tacoma area's unemployment rate stabilized at 10.1 percent in May, the same rate as the revised figures for April for the Tacoma area.But the Tacoma figure, released today by the Washington State Employment Security Department along with other ra...

aggregated: 39 weeks 1 day ago | 15 views

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Olympia, Tacoma among 33 areas nationwide with more housing starts

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Olympia and Tacoma are among just 33 urban areas where housing starts were up in the 3-month period ending in April this year.Data from Moody'sEconomy.com shows that new housing starts in Olympia rose 77 percent over the same February through April p...

aggregated: 38 weeks 2 days ago | 20 views

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Wintergrass director ponders "a way to keep some bluegrass in Tacoma"

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I spoke with Wintergrass director Patrice O'Neill earlier today. And she requested that I post this letter responding to comments about the festival's relationship with Hotel Murano. So here it is, bluegrass fans: In 1993 a quartet of unlikely peopl...

aggregated: 39 weeks 11 hours ago | 26 views

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