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Couple open a new diner at the Auburn Station
What originally was a quiet coffee shop has become a fully-involved restaurant for Cyndi and Bruce Fields. Now…
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County extends home-building permits to aid struggling housing market
The Metropolitan King County Council on Monday extended the life of permits for stalled home-building projects by two…
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Liquor Control Board votes to increase markup on liquor
The Washington State Liquor Control Board on Wednesday voted to increase the markup on liquor to generate approximately…
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City, JobBait offer free workshops at WRVM
The City of Auburn and Mark Hovind, president of JobBait, are providing free workshops to help job seekers…
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Father, son try the market
When Dave Thomas first told his son, Danny Thomas, that he was coming out of semi-retirement to open…
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File early: Unemployment call centers prepare for benefit increases and eliminate Saturday hours
If you’re one of the 190,000 Washingtonians currently receiving unemployment benefits, you should file your claim early this…
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The Petosphere hopes to lure owners into its orbit
On the surface, The Petosphere on Auburn Way might seem your run-of-the-mill pet store. Inside, the playful sound…
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Business briefs | April 30
• AHHS Transition Services, located at 1118 A St. SE, Suite B, Auburn, offers quality used furniture sales.…
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Live Nation to hold job fair at White River Amphitheatre
Live Nation, one of the world’s largest concert promoters, is holding a job fair 4-8 p.m. Saturday at…
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Job-seeker resource rooms receiving new computers
Job seekers who have struggled to search for job openings or create a new résumé using slow, clunky…
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The Kitsch-en opens in Auburn
The Kitsch-en – a breakfast and lunch, sandwich and soup shop – recently celebrated its grand opening. The…
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Classic car show returns to Big Daddy’s
Big Daddy’s Drive In wants to bring back the shiny chrome and vintage vroom of yesteryear with classic…
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Briefs | Thomases open Auburn Produce Market
The Auburn Produce Market now is in business on the corner of 22nd Street and Auburn Way North.…
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Live Nation looks to hire nearly 1,500 for summer shows
Live Nation, one of the world’s largest concert promoter, is gearing up for its busiest season and will…
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State unemployment rate grew to 9.2 percent in March
Washington’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 9.2 percent in March 2009, up from February’s revised rate of…
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Mountainview boosters, Scarff Ford to conduct ‘Drive One 4UR School’
The Auburn Mountainview Booster Club, in partnership with Scarff Ford of Auburn, will present “Drive One 4UR School”…
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City, JobBait to offer workshops
The City of Auburn and Mark Hovind, president of JobBait, are providing free workshops to help job seekers…
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Auburn-based Thrift Books leading the pack online
These days everybody is feeling the pinch of the troubled economy. With prices for many goods and services…
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Jobs need to be filled for Spring Fair in Puyallup
The Spring Fair is looking to fill approximately 160 jobs, primarily ride related, as it prepares for the…
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Scarff Ford earns national honor
Even in difficult times for the auto industry, Auburn’s Scarff Ford continues to make an impression. Most notably,…