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P-I reporter Bill Virgin tracks business and economic trends in his column running Tuesdays and Thursdays on the business page. He can be reached at 206-448-8319 or billvirgin@seattlepi.com.
In farm forecasts, long view is clearest
Bill Virgin: If you can't predict what the weather will be next week, can you predict where Washington agriculture will be in 20 years?
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008
The chant 'We're OK' is wearing a bit thin
Bill Virgin: Our regional economy is not as healthy as we've been telling ourselves. Guess who might fly to our rescue?
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2008
Big Bad Wolf can only huff and puff
Bill Virgin: A beloved children's fairy tale retold? Yahoo!
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008
Craft-brew investors see flat returns
Bill Virgin: Hot is what people want in their stocks, not in their beer. Cold, however, best describes both the beers and the investment results in the craft-brewing segment.
TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2008
Wendy's may hold lesson for Starbucks
Bill Virgin: The proposed sale of Wendy's serves as a cautionary tale for a certain local coffee purveyor.
THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2008
Safeco shares a history with Seattle
Bill Virgin: One of Seattle's iconic companies is being sold. What does that sort of heritage count for?
TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2008
Know the risks before deciding 'Me, too'
Bill Virgin: The companies most likely to get through the downturn are those who most successfully resisted the profit-cult of "me too."
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2008
Annual meetings have real value
Bill Virgin: An important lesson from Tuesday's raucous shareholders meeting at WaMu: Such events still matter.
TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2008
Book: "Boeing Field" highlights history of Seattle site
Bill Virgin: Eighty years after Boeing Field opened, people are still debating what it is, and what it should become.
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