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Reporter Rolf Boone covers business news for The Olympian. He can be reached at 360-754-5403 or rboone@theolympian.com.

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Donation fund set up for injured funeral director 05/21

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Gov. Inslee rebuffs state hospitals, signs all of infection-reporting bills elements 05/21

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State golf preview: Golf courses run through Martinson's veins 05/21

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Port's former finance director sues port and director 05/20

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2 join Capital Medical Center board of trustees

posted 06:28 PM 04/26

Dr. Alireza Bozorgmanesh of South Sound Radiology, and Jonathan Seib, senior vice president of health care with Seattle-based Strategies 360, have been appointed to Capital Medical Center’s Board of Trustees.

Shelton hospital set to celebrate completion of construction project

posted 06:13 PM 04/26

Mason General Hospital of Shelton is set to celebrate the completion of its two-year campus renewal construction project.

Living out a restaurant dream

posted 11:34 AM 04/21

Meet Phoebe Martinson, owner of Phoebe's Pastry Cafe in west Olympia, and you're bound to see someone with a smile on her face.

Fastsigns moves, expands into larger Lacey location

posted 10:36 AM 04/18

Local sign maker Fastsigns has moved to a new location at 4609 Lacey Boulevard, expanding into 2,800 square feet from 1,700 square feet at its previous location on Pacific Avenue.

Shipping news: Global Wisdom set to return Sunday

posted 10:41 AM 04/18

The Global Wisdom, a frequent visitor to the Port of Olympia's marine terminal, is set to return Sunday. It will load logs through Wednesday.

Original owner returns to helm Saigon Rendez-Vous restaurant

posted 02:05 PM 04/17

Mui Nguyen, who opened downtown Olympia's Saigon Rendez-Vous restaurant and sold it in 2001, has returned, buying the business in February with friend Mike Shanahan, according to information submitted to The Olympian.

Washington state unemployment falls to 7.3 percent in March

posted 01:47 PM 04/17

Seasonally adjusted Washington state unemployment fell to 7.3 percent in March, ending three straight months in which the jobless rate was stuck at 7.5 percent, the state Employment Security Department announced Wednesday.

Thurston retail sales eke out slight gain in fourth quarter

posted 04:15 PM 04/16

The Thurston County economy received another example of slow growth as taxable retail sales in the fourth quarter of 2012 eked out a tiny gain, rising 0.79 percent from the same period in 2011, according to new state Department of Revenue data.

Thurston consumer confidence falls in first quarter

posted 05:01 PM 04/15

After Thurston County consumer confidence rose to a new high in the fourth quarter of 2012, it fell sharply in the first quarter of 2013 as a result of concerns about the federal government’s “sequestration,” the $85 billion in automatic spending cuts that are set to be phased in.