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World Bank forecasts worst recession in 8 decades

By Eric Martin

Bright lights and face masks: This is the look of a reopened Vegas

Nation/World

Bright lights and face masks: This is the look of a reopened Vegas

LAS VEGAS — Bright lights. Ringing bells. And now, sneeze guards at blackjack tables, mandatory empty barstools and…

COURTESY PHOTO                                 Kerbie Barrantes, DNP, left, has joined fellow DNP Mindy Lewis at the Grays Harbor Community Hospital Clinic in Montesano, the hospital announced Thursday.

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Montesano Clinic announces new provider

Kerbie Barrantes has been hired as a doctor of nursing practice at Grays Harbor Community Hospital’s Montesano Clinic.

Business

Will working from home become permanent? Answers from the experts

By Phillip Molnar

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IRS fails to pursue thousands of rich tax cheats, watchdog says

The Internal Revenue Service is letting hundreds of thousands of high-income individuals duck their tax obligations, according to…

Business

Sound Publishing to offer grants for local businesses

Sound Publishing is re-launching a program to help local companies spread the news that they’re open for business.

Cars drive by Boeing’s Everett assembly plant on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Northwest News

Boeing to cut nearly 10,000 jobs in Washington, more than 12,000 overall

SEATTLE — Boeing announced to employees Wednesday a first batch of almost 7,000 involuntary layoffs in the U.S.,…

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Cherry growers face their own epidemic as harvest nears

By Tony Buhr

Nation/World

Disney World, other Florida theme parks gear up to reopen

ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney World is planning a phased reopening with the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom…

Northwest News

Pe Ell’s Jones Creek brewery set to reopen outdoor seating

PE ELL — Jones Creek Brewing is slated to open for on-site service on Friday, May 29, following…

Nation/World

U.S. consumer confidence stabilized in May on reopening optimism

Bloomberg News

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Shoalwater Bay Casino scheduled to reopen to public Friday

The Shoalwater Bay Casino in Tokeland will reopen to the public Friday, with numerous safety measures in place,…

Business

After coronavirus shutdowns, consumers’ unpaid utility bills loom as costly problem

By Sarah D. Wire