http://bottomline.seattle.gov News from Seattle's Office of Economic Development Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:08:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The City of Bellevue’s Office of Economic Development and the IRS invite you to attend the Washington Small Business Forum, which will held on Friday, December 4, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at Bellevue City Hall. The forum assembles representatives from business and industry organizations, along with representatives of ... http://bottomline.seattle.gov/2009/11/20/wash-biz-foru/ The City of Seattle's Office of Economic Development, a local government office committed to creating a vibrant economy in the City of Seattle, seeks a part or full-time communications intern. This position requires a minimum six-month commitment, 20-40 hours a week (schedule is negotiable), starting in December 2009. The ideal candidate ... http://bottomline.seattle.gov/2009/11/19/oed-communications-inter/ The first in a four-part series on Washington and global health kicks off tonight – Wednesday, November 18th - at the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute. A panel of experts will discuss the ways that global health benefits Washington's life science community and the state's economy, as well as opportunities to ... http://bottomline.seattle.gov/2009/11/18/washington-global-healt/ Seattle food service businesses were banned from using expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam) containers in January 2009. By July 1, 2010, all food service businesses must use approved compostable products, recyclable plastic, or recyclable plastic-coated paper products for all one-time-use food service ware. Tomorrow’s Food + Compostables event - to be held ... http://bottomline.seattle.gov/2009/11/16/seattle-business-compost/ A team of government and sports representatives from Seattle met with members of the USA Bid Committee in New York City on Wednesday, Nov. 11th, to help secure Seattle’s spot in the next round of cities under consideration to host the FIFA World CupTM in 2018 or 2022. In August, the ... http://bottomline.seattle.gov/2009/11/13/seattle-world-cup/ Data loss and extended downtime can cripple a small business. In fact, 94% of companies that experience a major loss of data go out of business. That’s why local technology gurus X-BAR and Storage Craft have teamed up to present a free lunch and learn event, Disaster Survival and Business ... http://bottomline.seattle.gov/2009/11/05/business-continuity/ Seattle Public Utilities is now offering a limited number of free, filled sandbags to households or business owners in flood-prone areas in the Seattle area. If you’ve experienced, or come close to, flooding, you may consider using sandbags, which can help divert water and protect property from debris. SPU is making ... http://bottomline.seattle.gov/2009/11/04/spu-sandbags/ Business owners and advocates know that local businesses are the heart of Seattle commerce. Promoting these businesses through a carefully implemented "Buy Local" campaign can drive traffic into neighborhood business districts and preserve the city's best local vendors by creating a dynamic and invested community of shoppers. On November 10th, Seattle's ... http://bottomline.seattle.gov/2009/11/03/buy-local-workshop/ Mayor Greg Nickels today declared Oct. 29, 2009, to be Seattle Sounders FC Day. The proclamation urges residents to raise their scarves in support of the expansion team’s first-ever playoff game this evening at Qwest Field. “Sounders FC is now the franchise by which all others will be judged, and whose ... http://bottomline.seattle.gov/2009/10/29/sounders-day/ It’s been awhile since the Wall Street Journal debuted this story, but the news bears repeating: Seattle and Washington, D.C., are the nation’s hottest youth-magnet cities as the country emerges from recession. The flood of “highly mobile, educated workers in their 20s” to these cities is no accident, the WSJ ... http://bottomline.seattle.gov/2009/10/22/seattle-is-no-1-post-recession-mecca-for-young-skilled-workers/