Business Blog http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business Book reviews, new library resources, websites, news stories, and library events about business from Spokane Public Library. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:26:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Hiring? http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/08/07/hiring/ http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/08/07/hiring/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:21:43 +0000 Mark Pond http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/08/07/hiring/ Don’t neglect background checks! (more…)

]]> http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/08/07/hiring/feed/ Legislating water use http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/07/16/legislating-water-use/ http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/07/16/legislating-water-use/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:46:58 +0000 Mark Pond http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/07/16/legislating-water-use/ Opponents call it eco-dictatorship. Proponents call it responsible leadership. (more…)

]]> http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/07/16/legislating-water-use/feed/ Looking for that new used car smell? http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/07/05/looking-for-that-new-used-car-smell/ http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/07/05/looking-for-that-new-used-car-smell/#comments Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:40:27 +0000 Mark Pond http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/07/05/looking-for-that-new-used-car-smell/ If your business is looking at purchasing a used vehicle, check out its history… for free.

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]]> http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/07/05/looking-for-that-new-used-car-smell/feed/ Crime and the business climate http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/07/02/crime-and-the-business-climate/ http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/07/02/crime-and-the-business-climate/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:51:52 +0000 Mark Pond http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/07/02/crime-and-the-business-climate/ What’s the best way to keep crime rates down and the business environment up?  Talk to your neighbors… (more…)

]]> http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/07/02/crime-and-the-business-climate/feed/ The (small) Upside of High Gas Prices http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/06/12/the-small-upside-of-high-gas-prices/ http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/06/12/the-small-upside-of-high-gas-prices/#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:47:13 +0000 Mark Pond http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/06/12/the-small-upside-of-high-gas-prices/ In every cloud there is a silver, or at least aluminum, lining, no? (more…)

]]> http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/06/12/the-small-upside-of-high-gas-prices/feed/ How to beat the gas price blues? http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/06/06/how-to-beat-the-gas-price-blues/ http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/06/06/how-to-beat-the-gas-price-blues/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:38:57 +0000 Mark Pond http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/06/06/how-to-beat-the-gas-price-blues/ The answer may not be too far away. (more…)

]]> http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/06/06/how-to-beat-the-gas-price-blues/feed/ Spokane Sustainability Work Groups http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/05/08/spokane-sustainability-work-groups/ http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/05/08/spokane-sustainability-work-groups/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 09:46:47 +0000 Mark Pond http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/05/08/spokane-sustainability-work-groups/ Interested in contributing to or commenting on Spokane’s sustainability initiatives? (more…)

]]> http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/05/08/spokane-sustainability-work-groups/feed/ Local Manufacturing? Watch out for the EU. http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/05/01/local-manufacturing-watch-out-for-the-eu/ http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/05/01/local-manufacturing-watch-out-for-the-eu/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 11:49:56 +0000 Mark Pond http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/05/01/local-manufacturing-watch-out-for-the-eu/ New European Union environmental regulations could spell big changes –and challenges– for American manufacturing…. (more…)

]]> http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/05/01/local-manufacturing-watch-out-for-the-eu/feed/ Increasing Energy Costs… http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/04/26/18/ http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/04/26/18/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:34:01 +0000 Mark Pond http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/04/26/18/ This just in: Small Firms Hit Hardest By Rising Energy Costs (more…)

]]> http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/04/26/18/feed/ Green Industry http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/04/16/green-industry/ http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/04/16/green-industry/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:12:49 +0000 Mark Pond http://new.spokanelibrary.org/blog/business/2008/04/16/green-industry/ The U.S. Department of State probably doesn’t spring to mind as a place to turn for an in-depth analysis of what prompts businesses to take an environmental tact and what government’s role in that decision should be… (more…)

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