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Home » Authors » Kris Johnson

Articles by Kris Johnson

Guest commentary: Innovative mills help economy, environment at same time

Supporting rural jobs …
September 26, 2019
Kris Johnson and Hilary Franz
Business, government, and residents share the same values. We place the highest premium on vibrant communities, healthy lands, and clean water.
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Guest Commentary: Statewide housing crisis needs to be addressed

Not just Seattle ...
August 15, 2019
Kris Johnson
We hear about skyrocketing home prices in places like Seattle, San Francisco, and New York and shake our heads. Modest three-bedroom ramblers going for $1 million or more.
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Guest Commentary: Washington's infrastructure is due for major investment

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June 6, 2019
Kris Johnson
Now is the time to invest in infrastructure. Strong economies and livable communities are built on sound roads, bridges and highways, ports that move our goods efficiently to markets throughout the world, and access to safe water
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Guest Commentary: Washington businesses improve lives here, globally

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April 25, 2019
Kris Johnson
Washington employers are entrepreneurs who build their companies for more than the product they make and the services they provide; they build them to fulfill their values of community and compassion.
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Guest Commentary: Budget calls for more taxes to outspend record revenue

After income surge …
February 14, 2019
Kris Johnson
The 66th Legislature convened Jan. 14 and is slated to end on April 28. During that time, the top job for lawmakers is to craft the state's two-year operating budget.
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Guest Commentary: Engaging other Washington to take down economic wall

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January 17, 2019
Kris Johnson
On a map, the distance from our Washington to the 'other” Washington looks so far away. But, policies being made and debated there hit us here in Washington state. Take trade policies, for example. As one of the most trade-driven states
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Guest Commentary: Manufacturing businesses vital to Washington's economic health

Middle-class spark …
November 8, 2018
Kris Johnson
When the manufacturing sector is strong, communities become stronger, and families are lifted into the middle class. Employees in the manufacturing sector earn an average annual wage of more than $72,000, or roughly 30 percent more than the average wage
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Guest Commentary: Sandpoint rail project benefits Spokane region's economic flow

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May 24, 2018
Kris Johnson and Todd Mielke
Rail remains the safest, most efficient, and environmentally friendly means of moving products over land. As residents of the most trade-driven state in the country, we all need to be paying attention to what's happening right now, just across the st
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Guest Commentary: Washington's economy thrives on state's exports

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May 10, 2018
Kris Johnson
With the recent attention on renegotiating trade agreements and potential new tariffs, it's worth remembering that Washington state's economy thrives on trade and exports. Washington leads the nation in exports per capita and ranks third in overall
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Guest Commentary: Workforce development should begin at young age

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March 15, 2018
Kris Johnson
We all want our kids to grow up in a state with good-paying job prospects and the training to match the jobs. Today, there is a laser focus by the Association of Washington Business membership and other groups about the need to fill the workforce pipel
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