washington business
Inside winter 2026
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The Cost of Regulations
The weight of regulations on employers can be hard to see. How many jobs aren’ t created, what expansions aren’ t undertaken, what innovations never see the light of day? A new report quantifies the costs— and they are substantial.
Jason Hagey and Jacqueline Allison
Departments
Social Scene
6 Comments via Social Media
By the Numbers
7 Washington’ s Vitals
In Focus
8 Photos of AWB members and activities
AWB Member Survey
10 Washington’ s Vitals
Inside AWB
14 How AWB is working for you
Events
16 AWB’ s calendar of events
Of Note
18 Interesting milestones
Columns
From the Chair
11 Preston Love
Eye on Business
13 Kris Johnson
In Their Words
A Q & A with Betsy Cantwell and Robert J. Jones
20 Brian Mittge
What’ s Working
Powering Washington’ s Energy Future
24 Jason Hagey
Washington’ s Boldest and Brightest Get the Spotlight
28 Edie Jeffers
Taxation
Hastily Passed Sales Tax Hits Businesses
42 Jacqueline Allison
Family Enterprise
Lint Gets in Your Blood
45 Joan Pringle
Trade
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
50 Joan Pringle
Doing Business As
A-1 Hospitality Group
54 Brian Mittge