This can range from using lumber from sustainable sources and employing advanced framing techniques to installing energy efficient appliances and heating systems and painting interiors with paints with a low volatile organic chemical rating...   (Full Article)

The situation doesn’t surprise any Realtors, but it certainly does excite anyone who gets the chance to talk about it. Bremerton is booming, and things are about to get better for the next few years...   (Full Article)

Jason Mayer, marketing manager for Edgren Hecker & Lemmon Insurance (EHL) in Poulsbo says the most important thing a business owner needs is a good agent. “It should be someone who tracks and understands the insurance industry. Things change very rapidly...   (Full Article)

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are tax-sheltered accounts dedicated to medical expenses, which can be accessed by check or debit cards for medical bills and insurance costs. Any balance at the end of the year carries over in your name...   (Full Article)

“Downtown Bremerton is seeing more activity in the last couple of years than in the previous 15 to 20,” said Gary Gartin of Bradley Scott Commercial Real Estate, a major proponent for the revitalization of the downtown area. “It’s very exciting that it’s finally happening...   (Full Article)

Carl Peterson, a financial adviser at Lindberg & Ripple, Inc., in Windsor, Conn., relates how one of his wealthier clients actually convinced him otherwise. “When I was doing some estate planning for a retired CEO, he asked about long-term care insurance...   (Full Article)

“Capitalization rates are lower, and the return on investment is not as high as it has been historically, seven to eight percent or even five percent versus 10,” said Mark Danielsen, commercial specialist and associate broker with the Silverdale office of Windermere Real Estate who is a former housing director and has worked with real estate since 1978...   (Full Article)

Rejected were a petition by National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) in the case of Deaton v. United States and two other cases in which the association had submitted amicus briefs for the defendant in federal district court — Newdunn Associates v. United States and Rapanos v. United States...   (Full Article)

A new survey of 449 employers by Watson Wyatt and the National Business Group on Health (NBGH) finds that the percentage switching plan providers to curb costs has dropped drastically...   (Full Article)

The building is divided into three major areas. The men’s wing and women’s wing are located at opposite ends of the building, and are joined by common facilities between the wings. There is a cluster of four two-person bedrooms in each wing surrounded by bathrooms and clothes washing facilities. The central core or “common area” houses the staff director’s quarters, a large communal kitchen, dining and lounge areas.

The guest speakers include, Kitsap County Commissioners Jan Angel and Chris Endresen as well as candidates for Commissioner, Matt Cleverly, Scott Henden, Brock Jackley, and Charlotte Garrido.

Reservations can be made at (360) 692-8852.

Murphy can be reached at (360) 479-5459.

In its complaint, the WSLC accused BIAW of various campaign finance violations. BIAW offered irrefutable proof to the PDC that all of the WSLC’s allegations were “unfounded and meritless.” The PDC substantiated this and dismissed those allegations.