Credit Applications

March 7

NOON to 1 PM PST

Mark your calendars for our March 7 webinar, 12-1 PM, with Jason Torf, on Creditor-focused bankruptcy attorney. Jason helps clients with troubled customers, both in bankruptcy proceedings and otherwise.  

National Credit Congress Returns to Las Vegas

June 9-12, 2024

The Big Show returns to the city that never sleeps. Register before February 23rd to get a reduced rate.

The Western Credit Conference Returns to the Puget Sound Area

October 16-18, 2024

Credit professionals return to the upper left-hand corner in October for a schedule of excellent presentations. SAVE THE DATES and look for more information coming soon.

Olympia News: Hearings on initiatives off to a quiet start with measure to bar income tax

Washington doesn’t have a state income tax, and a resident-backed initiative that lawmakers heard Tuesday would keep it that way.

Seattle Times

Puget Sound Energy Proposes Hefty Rate Hikes to Pay for Hydro and Wind Power

The state’s largest provider of electricity and natural gas proposed its two-year rate hike to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission this month.

The typical residential electricity customer would see a monthly bill increase of:

• $7.84 starting in 2025 and an
• Additional $11.20 in 2026.

The typical natural gas customer would see a monthly increase of:

• $13.96 starting in 2025 and
• Additional $1.51 in 2026”

These rate increases will need to be approved by the utilities commission, which could take up to 11 months, and would constitute an increase of about 17% and 20% over two years.

New State laws require utilities to transition toward carbon-free or non-emitting sources of electricity and meet emissions targets, among other requirements. To comply, PSE will need to shift away from natural gas and coal, which made up nearly half of its electricity generation in 2022.

Seattle Times

Hawaii near-term economic slowing expected as pandemic recovery ends

With Hawaii's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic largely complete, the state's economy will "downshift this year," according to a recently released first-quarter forecast from the Economic Research Organization at the University of Hawaii, or UHERO.



Pacific Business News

Alaska House considers constitutional guarantee for Permanent Fund dividend

The Alaska House of Representatives will vote as soon as Friday morning on a constitutional amendment that would guarantee the annual Permanent Fund dividend.

The proposal, known as House Joint Resolution 7, calls for the dividend to be paid “by a formula set out in law.”

Juneau Empire

8 Ways to Build Your Company's Credit

As the new owner of a small business, one of the most important things you can do for your company is to start building your business's credit. At the same time you are working to build your personal credit (if necessary), it's time to start building your entity's credit. The following eight steps are straightforward and well-recognized, and they'll get you on your way to accessing credit lines for your business.

Entrepreneur