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King County's 'Green Cab' Experiment Goes Southnew

As Seattle's eco- and labor-friendly taxi service crashes, a group of Ethiopian drivers may lose their shirts.
Seattle Weekly  |  Nina Shapiro  |  05-04-2009  |  Business & Labor

Intelius and the Dubious Art of 'Post-Transaction Marketing'new

A checkered success during the dot-com bubble, Naveen Jain has come charging back with a new venture—and the complaints are rolling in.
Seattle Weekly  |  Nina Shapiro  |  03-23-2009  |  Business & Labor

The Refugee Federation Service Center's Hot Wiresnew

A small classroom of South Seattle immigrants helps fuel a domestic electronics renaissance.
Seattle Weekly  |  Nina Shapiro  |  03-19-2007  |  Business & Labor

Fertile Common Groundnew

Farmworkers and growers are uniting against a common foe: price pressure.
Seattle Weekly  |  Nina Shapiro  |  07-05-2006  |  Business & Labor

Costco: Company for the Peoplenew

If Wal-Mart represents red-state America's ruthless race to the bottom line, then Costco offers a blue-state alternative. The company is proving Wall Street wrong by adhering to a radical idea: Treating customers and employees right is good business.
Seattle Weekly  |  Nina Shapiro  |  12-15-2004  |  Business & Labor

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