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Washington Housing Market Continues Skid; Affordability Marginally Better (08.14.08)
PULLMAN, Wash. – The late spring/early summer period is typically the busiest part of the year for the residential housing industry, but the sluggish market affecting home sales throughout the country was also reflected in Washington State, according to statistics prepared by the Washington Center for Real Estate Research at Washington State University. Homes sold during the second quarter at an annual rate of 89,380 units statewide, sliding 8.5 percent below the sales rate in the first quarter and 31.7 percent below the same time last year. “Buyers see and hear stories about the collapse of the national housing market everywhere, and that makes them afraid to move forward with a purchase, especially as they are confronted with weaker job markets and surging prices for gasoline and food,” noted Glenn Crellin, WCRER director. The sales rate during the second quarter was the lowest in over 10 years. [more...]
Seattle Seahawks CEO Tod Leiweke to Speak at WSU College of Business’s Power Breakfast in Seattle (07.21.08)
PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State University College of Business will hold its next Power Breakfast in Seattle, Wash., on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. The breakfast will take place at The Seattle Sheraton Hotel & Towers and will feature guest speaker Tod Leiweke, CEO of Seattle Seahawks, speaking about “The Power of Sports, Building Brands, and Building Community.” [more...]
WSU College of Business Announces New Director of Executive MBA Program (07.07.08)
PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State University College of Business has announced that Morag Stewart, Ph.D., has joined the college as the director of the newly-launched Executive MBA program in Spokane. As the program’s director, Stewart is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the program in addition to advising and recruiting students, and partnering with greater Spokane-area businesses to promote and market the program and its benefits to the regional marketplace. [more...]
WSU Alumni Marquart Appointed Director of Development at Business College (06.30.08)
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University recently announced that Justin Marquart has been promoted to Director of Development for the College of Business. In his new position, Marquart will oversee all of the college’s fundraising, external relations, and events. [more...]
Silent Auction Boosts WSU Wine Business Management Program (06.17.08)
PULLMAN, Wash. – The College of Business at Washington State University participated in Taste Washington on June 8 at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Wash., where they hosted a silent auction for participants at the 7th annual wine and food tasting event. The auction included 45 wine- and tourism-related items and brought in more than $6,700, which will benefit the School of Hospitality Business Management’s new major, Wine Business Management. [more...]
New China Center Means More International Options for WSU Business Students (06.16.08)
PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State University College of Business has signed an agreement for a new center at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) in Chengdu, China, as part of its ongoing vision to enhance the college’s international presence. The new agreement means that the college will have a permanent presence at SWUFE with office space and a program director on-site. [more...]
WSU Business Students Offer Career Workshops; Open Cougar Closet for Community Members (05.01.08)
PULLMAN, Wash. – Business students at Washington State University have teamed with social service organizations and WSU alumni to create the Cougar Closet, an outreach program that offers career preparation services and professional clothing for job interviews to community members looking to re-enter the workforce. [more...]
WSU Hospitality School Announces Interim Director (04.22.08)
PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State University College of Business has announced that Darrel Muehling will head the School of Hospitality Business Management as interim director following the retirement of Terry Umbreit, who has lead the department for 24 years. The new leadership change will take effect in June. [more...]
WSU Business Student Recognized as McGowan Scholar (04.21.08)
PULLMAN, Wash. – William Leadingham, an International Business and Entrepreneurship double major in the College of Business at Washington State University, has been awarded a full tuition scholarship for his final year at WSU from the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund. [more...]
WSU Business Plan Competition Awards $100,000; Adds High School Competition and Global Teams (04.15.08)
PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State University Business Plan Competition, sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies in the College of Business, took place in Pullman April 11-12. The two-day event included more than 100 competitors in four divisions, including two WSU divisions, and high school and non-student divisions. For the first time winning teams from the inaugural College of Business Global Business Plan Competition competed in the competition. More than 45 teams presented their plans to a panel of judges from the business community, with the winning teams sharing cash and prizes totaling $100,000. [more...]
WSU College of Business to Hold Cougar Golf Classic in Aurora, Oregon (04.08.08)
PULLMAN, Wash. – The College of Business at Washington State University is gearing up for the 2008 Cougar Golf Classic, to be held on Friday, May 9, 2008 with a shotgun start at 1:45 p.m. This is the second time the college has hosted the tournament, to be held at the Langdon Farms Golf Club in Aurora, Oregon (www.langdonfarms.com). The event is sponsored by Caddies4Cure.com, Resources Global, Kim’s Embroidery, Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts, McCord’s Vancouver Toyota, and Papa Murphy's. [more...]
Annual Wine Tasting Event Makes the Move to Mom’s Weekend (04.02.08)
PULLMAN, Wash. – Sigma Iota, the student hospitality association at Washington State University’s School of Hospitality Business Management, presents the 24th annual Winefest on Friday, April 11, 2008. The annual wine tasting event, traditionally held during WSU’s Dad’s Weekend, is now part of WSU’s Mom’s Weekend activities. [more...]
WSU College of Business Launches New eStore for Faculty, Staff, Students, and Alumni (04.01.08)
PULLMAN, Wash. – The College of Business at Washington State University has recently established an eStore where alumni and supporters of the college can purchase branded, high-quality WSU CB merchandise. Fifteen percent of sales from the store, operated by Cuda Apparel of Spokane, go to the college to provide funding for student programs. [more...]
Horizon Air CEO Jeff Pinneo to Speak at WSU Business College’s Power Breakfast in Spokane (03.20.08)
PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State College of Business will hold its next Power Breakfast, sponsored by State Farm Insurance and Ameriprise Financial, in Spokane, Wash., on April 3, 2008. The breakfast will take place at The Davenport Hotel and will feature guest speaker Jeff Pinneo, president and CEO of Horizon Air. [more...]
Author Martin Fridson to Speak at Brinson Lecture at the WSU College of Business (03.17.08)
PULLMAN, Wash. – The College of Business at Washington State University is hosting the 7th annual Gary P. Brinson Distinguished Lecture In Finance on Friday, April 4, 2008. The lecture, presented by the Department of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate, will feature finance writer Martin Fridson in a speech titled “The Road to Excess.” The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held on the Pullman campus in Todd Hall 276 from 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. [more...]
WSU Alumnus Supports Entrepreneurship Program with $1 Million Gift (03.14.08)
PULLMAN, Wash. – The College of Business at Washington State University has received a $1 million gift from Don and Mary Ann Parachini in support of students and faculty in the Entrepreneurship program. The gift established a scholarship endowment and a distinguished professorship. [more...]