Bush signs extension for

Bush signs extension for jobless e_SClB WASHINGTON - With no end in sight to economic bad news, President Bush on Friday ensured that millions of laid-off workers will keep getting their unemployment checks as the year-end holidays approach.

Repairs slow for local eatery

OLYMPIA — The owner of King Solomon's Reef, a downtown Olympia restaurant that closed last week because of a kitchen fire, says he would like to reopen the restaurant by New Year's Day and is paying for repairs himself because his insurance policy lapsed days before the fire.

From San Diego to St. Martin's: A new leader for university

LACEY — Incoming Saint Martin's University President Roy F. Heynderickx says he plans to help the small private university in Lacey gain a stronger regional and national reputation.

Business briefing for Nov. 23

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Kiwanis Club of Olympia meets at noon Mondays at The Viewpoint Room below Tugboat Annies, 2100 West Bay Drive N.W., Olympia. 360-250-0288.

Plan filed for brewery parcels

TUMWATER — A self-storage business, possibly with a car wash, has been proposed for two former Olympia brewery parcels off Cleveland Avenue in Tumwater, according to a feasibility application on file with Tumwater Development Services.

Venture posts largest loss ever

Venture Financial Group Inc., parent company to Venture Bank, reported its largest quarterly loss in company history Wednesday, losing $27.7 million in the third quarter of the year compared with a profit of $3.2 million in the third quarter of 2007.

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Venture Bank's parent company reports largest quarterly loss

Venture Financial Group Inc., parent company to Venture Bank, reported its largest quarterly loss in company history Wednesday, losing $27.7 million in the third quarter of the year compared with a profit of $3.2 million in the third quarter of 2007.

Family care practice partners with Capital

Olympia Family Medicine and Capital Medical Center on Olympia's west side have formed a partnership.