Washington still nation’s No. 2 ‘sustainable’ state   
Puget Sound Business Journal
Site Selection magazine reports that Washington state remains the nation’s second-most “sustainable” state just beating out Oregon, Minnesota, Colorado, and New York to name a few. California topped the list for the second year in a row. See how Seattle faired among U.S. metro areas for most sustainable.

How to become a great finisher   
Harvard Business Review
If you are guilty of being a good starter, but a lousy finisher – at work or in your personal life – you have a very common problem. More than anything else, becoming a great finisher is about staying motivated from a project’s beginning to its end.

Four sets of Seattle hip-hop rappers highlighted in NPR blog series, ‘Grind and Shine’ 
Seattle Times
The Seattle hip-hop scene is breaking out as one of the best in the country. In a series of coffee shop interviews providing a classic Seattle cultural scene, four hip-hop groups are highlighted and acclaimed. Seattle is a city with distinct music scenes, segregated by various things – race, class, style, self image.

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