Author: Tom Ranken

  Michael Furze, Assistant Director, Energy Division, Washington State Department of Commerce, testifying before the Washington State House Environment & Energy Committee on November 21, 2019. Michael’s testimony begins at 39:24. Discussion of the Clean Energy Fund begins at 46:00. Bob Kirchmeier, Senior Energy Policy Specialist, begins at 47:50. Work Session: Electricity Smart Grid and […]

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If you had to sell your business tomorrow, what could you get for it? In this special webinar, Beau Butler, ASA-BV, a director of valuation services at Weaver, explains the basics of business valuation. When do you need a valuation? How can you identify potential buyers?  The webinar will cover the fundamentals of two basic approaches […]

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Nov. 18, 2019. Don’t forget to also visit the CETA rulemaking web page. Announcements Nov. 27 comments due on potential rules for demonstrating compliance Commerce is requesting comments by Nov. 27 on potential rules concerning compliance requirements. The Oct. 21 meeting materials and our informal feedback notes may be useful in preparing comments. Dec. 6 […]

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Nov. 18, 2019 The Commerce Clean Buildings team had a planned workshop at Pacific Tower today. Unfortunately, Interstate-5 is now closed and our team will not be able to get there in time for the event. Instead, we will be presenting via Webex. Commerce is working with the Smart Building Center so it can project […]

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Source: Brad Boswell, CleanTech Alliance Lobbyist, November 15, 2019. 206.300.6270, brad@boswellconsulting.org. This will be the final election update. The Secretary of State has until December 5th to certify the elections. There are 4.5 million registered voters in Washington State.  Right now counted turnout stands at 44.62%. So far, 2,009,657 votes have been counted.  It appears there […]

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The Washington State Department of Commerce Office of Economic Development and Competitiveness is seeking a Commerce Specialist 3 within the Small Business Export Assistance Unit. This position is responsible for specific tasks within the Clean Technology and Advanced Manufacturing sectors, as well as supporting the Maritime and Forest Products sectors, by developing export marketing and sales […]

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Source: Brad Boswell, CleanTech Alliance Lobbyist, November 8, 2019. 206.300.6270, brad@boswellconsulting.org. Ballot counting continued today for the 4th day since election night and there are now roughly 260,000 ballots that still need to be counted. Voter turnout has risen to 38.62%, which is nearing the predicted 40%. Most races have not changed notably since our last […]

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Nov. 7, 2019 The Washington State Department of Commerce has filed its proposed rules and CR-102 for the appliance standards rulemaking. These documents will be published in the Washington State Register on Nov. 20 and are currently available on Commerce’s Appliance Standards webpage. A public hearing on these proposed rules will be held at 2 […]

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Source: Brad Boswell, CleanTech Alliance Lobbyist, November 5, 2019. 206.300.6270, brad@boswellconsulting.org. Ballots have been cast and preliminary results are now available for the 2019 Midterm General Election. Although ballots are still being processed and will not be considered official until the end of the week, we have a fairly clear picture of the results tonight.  […]

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December 12 | Mercer Island, WA Sponsored by the Washington Business Alliance and the Low Carbon Prosperity Institute, the Second Annual Future of Carbon Policy will take place on December 12 from 4-6 p.m. Join other leaders for a high level perspective on Washington State’s progress towards effective climate change management. We’ll review what’s working, what’s not, and […]

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