Summertime during an election year is a busy time, and not just for the candidates who are ringing doorbells, walking in parades and working the phones to rally support.It’s also a busy time for the Association of Washington Business. For the last two months, our Government Affairs team has coordinated...

By Karina EliasSpokane Journal of Business Chris CargillThe director of the Washington Policy Center’s Eastern Washington office has announced he will step down in September to become the president and CEO of a new think tank organization, Mountain States Policy Center.Chris Cargill, 41, has been with Washington Policy Center for...

Though most Americans have at least a passing understanding of the ability to use the equity in a house to obtain a low-interest loan though a home equity line of credit (HELOC), there is a lesser-known option for obtaining quick line of credit financing that might offer more compelling benefits...

It has been a tough year for the market, battling the headwinds of record inflation, rising interest rates and Russia’s war in Ukraine. However, some portfolios may be more battered and bruised than others, depending on their investment selection. In times like these it pays to revisit the fundamentals and...

The Tri-Cities’ beloved retired four-star general, Jim Mattis, has married for the first time. Huzzah!His wife, Christina Lomasney, is an entrepreneur-executive at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.These newlyweds, whom I do not know personally, arguably have complex personal and financial lives and likely will have many financial matters yet to sort...

From an economic perspective, measuring tourism is a bit dicey.Outside of a national “experimental” account from the U.S. Department of Commerce, government statisticians don’t track a sector labeled “tourism.” That’s because economic activity related to tourism cuts across several established ones: accommodations, food and beverage, retail, transportation, and arts and...

It’s hard to believe summer is winding down. The sun is setting just a little earlier, the start of the school year is right around the corner, and some are looking forward to cozy clothes and pumpkin spiced everything.But wait – there is still plenty of summer left to enjoy...

When I’m on the hunt for a young leader who is on an “up and to the right” trajectory in their career, I look for the following traits. Do they describe you?

When our friends in Great Britain open their eyes in the morning, many parts of their day look a lot like what we see here in Washington.The Association of Washington Business led a trade mission to the United Kingdom in June, and it was apparent during our visit that employers...

Regenerating millions of western forested acres scorched by large wildfires is a herculean task costing hundreds of billions. However, healthy growing woodlands are essential to reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide and providing clean air and fresh water for people, crops, fish and wildlife.According to the National Interagency Fire Center, wildfires had...