Seattle shouldn’t disregard the Other Washington

The Other Washington is also proving to be a destination for retirees, want-to-be retirees and entrepreneurs, all looking for an alternative to big-city life. That makes the Other Washington a relief valve for growth and ever-escalating housing prices in the Puget Sound area, but it also makes it a competitor to Seattle as a place where adults of all ages decide they want to live, work, start businesses, raise families and retire.

By BILL VIRGIN
P-I COLUMNIST

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Southwest Washington leaders looking to add more family-wage jobs

By BILL VIRGIN
P-I REPORTER

The head of the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce says a major challenge for 2007 is adding more family-wage jobs to the southwestern Washington economy.

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