Snohomish Safeway Store looking good, prices better.

Feel free to comment about any deals you see at any merchant in our community.
Normally, I would not advertise for a large corporate entity, but I thought in view of the economic climate, we could all get a tip from time to time on where to save money.  For many families, groceries are an [...]

Thanksgiving 2009

There is much to be thankful for.
The origin of this day from Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation:

The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, [...]

Money for Small Biz: Available or Not?

An article posted today at Minyanville, a popular financial and economic website, discusses the problem of lending to small businesses across the county.   Check out the article.
Mike “Mish”  Shedlock, of famed Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis blog and also a registered investment advisor with Sitka Pacific Capital Management , authors the idea that small businesses [...]

Economics: Congress & Gas Prices

This was last year, but with prices creeping up again, I thought it was funny enough to revisit.

On Economics: New Paradigm or History of Flaws

Barry Ritholz, author of economics blog, The Big Picture, provides an interesting look into the flaws of economics as a profession.  His post is named, “Hubris of Economics.”
Economics has had a justifiable inferiority complex versus real sciences the past century. It has attempted to overcome this by throwing lots of smart mathematicians at its practice, [...]

Why Live in Snohomish?

You could write for quite some time about why living in Snohomish is a great community. But, video seems to do it best. The greater Snohomish area including Lords Hill (tucked between the Snohomish River & Snohomish Valley bordering to the North) and Fobes Hill offers some of the very best in [...]

Snohomish County Small Business: House health plan potentially costly

Reading the Wall Street Journal article by Janet Adam and Laura Meckler,  I couldn’t help but wonder what the impact would be on the Snohomish County small business community.
Headline:  “House Health Bill Penalizes All but Tiniest Employers for Not Providing Insurance”
Under the House measure, employers with payrolls exceeding $400,000 a year would have to provide [...]

Small Business

This online resource is geared toward small business.  In fact, the founder of this site is a small business owner and is hoping that this feature rich blog will bring positive results and foster business relationships between Snohomish based businesses (large and small) and the surrounding community at large.