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January 4, 2013

Although HR professionals, people managers, and employees often face annual performance reviews with feelings of dread, that doesn’t have to be the case, experts say.

Improving the process for everyone “can only be done through better education of both parties focused on creating a safe and productive environment for the performance review conversation,” according to Brian Poggi, author of I Am Not Average: How to Succeed in Your Performance Review (CreateSpace, 2011). 

October 10, 2012

Parr Lumber will open a cabinet design center on Oct. 18 in Tukwila, near Seattle, in the space that was formerly Basco Appliances. Grand-opening festivities include a celebrity appearance by Mariel Hemingway, daughter-in-law of Ernest Hemingway. A cookbook author and health eating advocate, Hemingway will discuss her latest project, Mariel’s Kitchen.

December 18, 2008

The plan from billionaire Pickens now calls for energy efficiency....