Sandy Russo
Remax Eastside Brokers
11555 SE 8th, Ste 200
Bellevue, WA 98004
phone: 425.814.4522
cell: 206.719.2822
fax: 425.487.9148
sandyrusso@aol.com
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Welcome to Washington - The Evergreen State
Employment
The Seattle Times has an excellent section devoted to Washington Industy and Employers: http://texis.seattletimes.nwsource.com/nw100/Careers.org has a wonderful listing of Washington employment resources: http://www.careers.org/reg/crusa-wa.html
Licenses & Permits
The State of Washington's Department of Licensing website can be found here: http://www.dol.wa.gov/.Additional state resources can be found here: http://access.wa.gov/.
Taxes & Assessments
Washington State has no income tax - personal or corporate. There is a retail sales tax that varies depending on county or town. Tax rates can be looked up here: http://gis.dor.wa.gov/. Information about property taxes can be found here: http://www.metrokc.gov/assessor/
Transportation
Seattle and King County has an excellent public transit system: Metro Transit. For information about Metro's routes and fares, as well as the many Park 'n Ride locations, please visit their website: http://transit.metrokc.gov/.
For other Washington State transportation information, including ferry schedules, please visit the state's website: http://access.wa.gov/individual/awtransit.aspx.
Miscellaneous Facts
| State Capitol: | Olympia |
| State Population: | 5,987,973 |
| State Motto: | "Alki" (By and by) |
| State Flower: | Western Rhododendron |
| State Bird: | Willow Goldfinch |
| State Tree: | Western hemlock |
| State Song: | Washington, My Home |
| Entered Union: | November 11, 1889; rank, 42d. |
| Total Land Area: | 66,581 square miles |
| Acres Forested Land: | 20,483,000 |
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