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/2009/05/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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