SBA Recovery lending extended through April 30th 
U.S. Small Business Administration
President Barack Obama signed legislation extending through April the U.S. Small Business Administration’s ability to provide enhancements in its two largest small business loan programs.

U-District Farmers Market named ‘best in the country’
Travel + Leisure
Seattle has claimed the No. 1 spot for farmers markets in Travel + Leisure‘s annual America’s Favorite Cities survey, and it’s home to one of the country’s best single markets as well. On Saturdays, 60-odd growers and procurers gather in the University District to sell their wares, which all come from within Washington State.

First buds of the spring job fair season in bloom 
Seattle Times
The economy is hardly booming, but the gains of the last few months are likely to translate into a few new hires for the second fiscal quarter of 2010. This may be one of the best times in the last couple of years to attend conventional job fairs.

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