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		<title>Washington Given Five Budget Recommendations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Camille St. Onge</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Taxes & Legislative Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governor Gregoire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hearing on state budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington state budget]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday of this week there was a public hearing held on the state budget. Marty Brown, director, Office of Financial Management, hosted the event. The entire hearing is available on TVW. I&#8217;ve embedded the video to start on the comment from the non-partisan group called State Budget Solutions that is working across the nation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Cheers for Ethan Stowell!</title>
		<link>http://blog.wrahome.com/three-cheers-for-ethan-stowell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Donahoe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has dined at Seattle&#8217;s Union, Tavolata, How to Cook a Wolf or Anchovies &#38; Olives already knows that restaurateur, chef and WRA member Ethan Stowell is a shining star. Seems the Puget Sound Business Journal agrees. Stowell has been named to the publication&#8217;s annual 40 Under 40 List&#8211;a roundup of the region&#8217;s brightest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WRA Members Speak Out on Liquor Privatization</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Donahoe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[column]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Washington restaurant owners aren&#8217;t really ones to bite their tongues when it comes to issues that affect their businesses. So, it was no surprise really when industry heavyweights Tom Douglas (Palace Kitchen), Chad McKay (El Gaucho) and Pete Hanning (Red Door) submitted an opinion column on liquor privatization that was published recently in the Puget [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ImmigrationWorks USA  Northwest Summit</title>
		<link>http://blog.wrahome.com/immigrationworks-usa-northwest-summit/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.wrahome.com/immigrationworks-usa-northwest-summit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Camille St. Onge</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Taxes & Legislative Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ImmigrationWorks is planning a Northwest Employer Summit in Seattle on August 12. The meeting will bring together employers who rely on immigrant workers and grasp the urgent need for immigration reform for a packed day of speeches, panels and strategy sessions. High-tech entrepreneur and scholar, Vivek Wadhwa, will give the lunch keynote, and there will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting it Right: Update on the July Front Burner Magazine</title>
		<link>http://blog.wrahome.com/getting-it-right-the-july-front-burner-update/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.wrahome.com/getting-it-right-the-july-front-burner-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Donahoe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On any other month, you&#8217;d be receiving your monthly copy of The Front Burner magazine right around this time. This month is a little different. We&#8217;ve spent the last several months working on a special health care edition of the magazine, designed to familiarize you with the requirements of the newly passed legislation. During the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smart Menu Tip: Change a 5 to a 9 On Your Menu</title>
		<link>http://blog.wrahome.com/smart-menu-tip-change-a-5-to-a-9-on-your-menu/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.wrahome.com/smart-menu-tip-change-a-5-to-a-9-on-your-menu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Camille St. Onge</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Profitability Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[menu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[restaurant operations]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.wrahome.com/?p=277</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bob Mauer from Bargreen Ellingson worked with us to show operators how you can substantially change their profits. Watch this 3-minute video on the rules of 9 and improve your business.]]></description>
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		<title>Scammers Posing As Restaurant Inspectors?</title>
		<link>http://blog.wrahome.com/scammers-posing-as-restaurant-inspectors/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.wrahome.com/scammers-posing-as-restaurant-inspectors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Donahoe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Several news outlets have reported on the scam circulating in the restaurant community. Be aware so you can protect your business. by CHRIS DANIELS / KING 5 News TACOMA, Wash. &#8211; Are scammers preying on unsuspecting restaurant employees in an attempt to get private information? That&#8217;s one of the questions on the mind of leaders [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burgerville is Valuable Partner in Nutrional Disclosure.</title>
		<link>http://blog.wrahome.com/burgerville-is-valuable-partner-in-nutrional-disclosure/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.wrahome.com/burgerville-is-valuable-partner-in-nutrional-disclosure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Camille St. Onge</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Healthy eating]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are not aware, the WRA has developed a group of thought leaders focused on nutritional disclosure. The group is comprised of restaurants, health departments, health care providers, nutritionists,menu analysis companies and educators. Burgerville is a valuable member of that group. You will see in this video below why they are an excellent partner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Modernize Washington</title>
		<link>http://blog.wrahome.com/modernize-washington/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.wrahome.com/modernize-washington/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Donahoe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Modernize Washington, an advocacy group for the privatization of liquor sales in Washington state, announced today that more than 380,000 signed petitions have been collected in support of Initiative 1100. The WRA supports this I-1100 and the competitive market it would yield if approved by Washington voters in November. First, the goal is to ensure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WRA&#8217;s 2010 Legislative Heroes Stick Up for Your Business</title>
		<link>http://blog.wrahome.com/wras-2010-legislative-heroes-stick-up-for-your-business/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.wrahome.com/wras-2010-legislative-heroes-stick-up-for-your-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Donahoe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[government affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislative Heroes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislators]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year again&#8211;the time when the WRA recognizes lawmakers from the previous legislative session who truly stood up for your best interests as a restaurateur. We couldn&#8217;t be prouder to give props to Sen. Ed Murray (D-Seattle), Sen. Joe Zarelli (R-Ridgefield), Rep. Kelli Linville (D-Bellingham) and Rep. Kevin Parker (R-Spokane) The WRA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Restaurant Job Forecast Shows Improvement</title>
		<link>http://blog.wrahome.com/national-restaurant-job-forecast-shows-improvement/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.wrahome.com/national-restaurant-job-forecast-shows-improvement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Camille St. Onge</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The National Restaurant Association projected this week that nationally we will see an increase of 428,000 restaurant jobs this summer. That is good news. In Washington state we have seen a decrease of 18,000 jobs in the restaurant sector since the great recession hit so any sight of improvement is welcomed. Historically Washington has tended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improving Our Website</title>
		<link>http://blog.wrahome.com/improving-our-website/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.wrahome.com/improving-our-website/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Camille St. Onge</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are in the process of redesigning our website and want to make it as useful for you as it can be. Please take our poll that we have on our home page and let us know what is important to you. This is your opportunity to provide input to the site and help us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Privatizing the Sale of Liquor</title>
		<link>http://blog.wrahome.com/privatizing-the-sale-of-liquor/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.wrahome.com/privatizing-the-sale-of-liquor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 21:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Camille St. Onge</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Taxes & Legislative Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcohol sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail sale of liquor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spirit sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington State Liquor Control Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington state liquor sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Association has released an official position on initiative 1100. Our member comprised government affairs committee made strong decision to support the initiative that would privatize liquor sales. The following is a portion the Association&#8217;s release: Restaurants in Washington are Hopeful for a Free-Market System for Spirit Sales The Washington Restaurant Association today announced their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restaurants, an Industry of Opportunity</title>
		<link>http://blog.wrahome.com/restaurants-an-industry-of-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.wrahome.com/restaurants-an-industry-of-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 14:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Camille St. Onge</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The restaurant industry really is the fabric of America and this short film, just five minutes, features four Washington restaurateurs, Tom Douglas, Scott Dickinson, Bret Stewart and Amy Igloi-Matsuno (amongst other leaders in the nation). See how they have thrived in this great industry. It&#8217;s well worth the look.]]></description>
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		<title>Styrofoam on the way out?</title>
		<link>http://blog.wrahome.com/styrofoam-on-the-way-out/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.wrahome.com/styrofoam-on-the-way-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 22:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Camille St. Onge</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes & Legislative Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Being sensitive to our environment is not a new thought. Restaurants have been thinking about and working on this for a number of years. ]]></description>
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