http://www.bruceharrell.org Positive Focus Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:50:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/12/uw-minority-business-year-awards-2009/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/12/uw-minority-business-year-awards-2009/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:31:29 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=397 Event Recognizes State’s top Minority-Owned Businesses SEATTLE – December 10th marks the UW Minority Business of the Year Awards Banquet. Sponsored by the UW Business and Economic Development Center (BEDC), it is the only state-wide minority business awards program in the nation, drawing over 500. This year’s event will be attended by CEOs responsible for [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/12/uw-minority-business-year-awards-2009/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/09/10-technology-initiatives-for-2010/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/09/10-technology-initiatives-for-2010/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:43:37 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=145 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 8, 2009 Councilmember Harrell announces technology initiatives for 2010Plan aims to improve city’s accountability, transparency, and effectiveness SEATTLE – Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Chair of the Energy and Technology Committee, today proposed a Government and Technology outline that will optimize the use of technology, resulting in increased transparency, enhanced access to customer [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/09/10-technology-initiatives-for-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/08/organic-soap-maker-rainier-valley/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/08/organic-soap-maker-rainier-valley/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:56:34 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=117 Great news for the Rainier Valley! Ballard Organics Soap Company is moving from the University District to the Valley and is poised to expand its operations. This will mean new job opportunities for people in Rainier Valley. This move is largely attributable to the work of the Rainier Valley Community Development Fund (RVCDF) and the [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/08/organic-soap-maker-rainier-valley/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/06/one-on-one-with-secretary-of-commerce-gary-locke/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/06/one-on-one-with-secretary-of-commerce-gary-locke/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:11:06 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=90 On June 3rd, I attended the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (CAPACD) conference in Washington D.C. The conference served as an opportunity for community groups across America to engage in roundtable discussion with congressional staff, discuss the President’s initiatives, and the impact and direction at the local level. Our work on Seattle’s [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/06/one-on-one-with-secretary-of-commerce-gary-locke/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/05/seattle-centeruptown-businesses-what-now/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2009/05/seattle-centeruptown-businesses-what-now/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 05:28:06 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=83 My voting record and policy preferences would strongly suggest that I am a proponent of economic development and an advocate of small business. As you may know, I am working on the development of a purchasing co-op with the goal of bringing small businesses together as a coalition to gain purchasing power. A recent article [...]

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