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Happy 100th birthday, Dolliver Building!

Happy 100th birthday, Dolliver Building!

The Dolliver Building soon after opening in 1915. (Image courtesy of Washington State Archives) The Dolliver Building, home to our Corporations and Charities Division, opened 100 years ago in 1915. To celebrate its centennial, the lobby is currently displaying an exhibit about the building’s history. The exhibit (below) will be on display for the next year. It includes a video of Secretary of State Kim Wyman interviewing former Secretary of State Ralph Munro about the building’s history. The Dolliver Building,…

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Protect your business! Don’t be easy prey for crafty sales tactics

Protect your business! Don’t be easy prey for crafty sales tactics

The Secretary of State’s Corporations and Charities Division recently received several calls about a notice to file annual minutes for shareholders, directors, and officers for the princely sum of $125.  In fact, Washington state law does NOT require corporations to file their minutes from their annual meeting.  But these notices look like an official state request and contain language that a filing is needed or required. Corporations and Charities Division Director Pam Floyd has turned over the information the division…

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Wyman & Ferguson: Don’t get scammed when giving to charity

Wyman & Ferguson: Don’t get scammed when giving to charity

KOMO-TV’s Connie Thompson interviews Secretary Wyman. With the holidays approaching, commercial fundraisers will ask for donations they say will go to charities. But Secretary of State Kim Wyman and Attorney General Bob Ferguson are urging Washingtonians to think before they give. The two statewide officials spent Thursday morning doing TV and radio interviews to share tips — and warnings — on how to give wisely during the holiday season and beyond, and how to beware of unscrupulous fundraising. Said Wyman:…

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Nominate a WA company for state honor

Nominate a WA company for state honor

Time is running out to offer nominations for a 2014 Corporations for Communities Award. The nomination deadline is August 31. Do you know a Washington corporation or business that contributes to your community? It could be providing volunteer help on projects, or donating money or supplies, or something else that makes a positive difference. If you know of one, you can help give it some well-deserved recognition by nominating it for our state’s highest civics award. Nomination forms can be…

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Reminder: Most domestic partnerships converting to marriage June 30

Reminder: Most domestic partnerships converting to marriage June 30

Although we’ve already put out the word months ago via blog, news release and letters to domestic partnership couples, we’re reminding that on June 30, same-sex domestic partnerships in which both partners are under 62 years of age will be converted to marriage. If these partners have married or terminated their partnership or are in the process of termination, and they have notified our office’s Corporations Division, they will not be converted to marriage. Corporations Director Pam Floyd says the…

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Secretary Wyman helps celebrate Avista’s 125th anniversary

Secretary Wyman helps celebrate Avista’s 125th anniversary

Secretary Wyman and Avista Chairman Scott Morris. (Photo courtesy of Avista)  A company that has been around as long as the state of Washington has been honored by Secretary of State Wyman. Wyman presented Avista Chairman, President and CEO Scott Morris with a certificate recognizing Avista’s 125th anniversary as a corporation in Washington. The presentation took place Friday at the energy company’s Spokane headquarters, with many of its employees in attendance. The event capped a weeklong celebration for Avista, formerly…

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Reminder: Many domestic partnerships converting to marriage

Reminder: Many domestic partnerships converting to marriage

Secretary of State Kim Wyman and her Corporations and Charities Division are reminding state-registered domestic partners that on June 30, the new same-sex marriage law will automatically convert roughly 6,500 state-registered domestic partnerships into marriage. The division is sending a letter this week to nearly 7,500 active domestic partnership couples, including a copy and summary of the Marriage Equality Act of 2012, a letter from the Department of Health, a request for information with return envelope, and a sample of…

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Marijuana license application period now open

Marijuana license application period now open

Kim Eastman, the Department of Revenue’s Business License Service Manager, hands someone a recreational marijuana business license application form. (Photo courtesy Department of Revenue) A year after state voters approved the legalization of marijuana via Initiative 502, a month-long window is now open for Washington businesses and individuals to apply for recreational marijuana business licenses. The application period began Monday morning, and will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19. By 2 p.m. on the first day of the…

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Philippines typhoon relief: Give wisely!

Philippines typhoon relief: Give wisely!

The widespread  devastation caused by typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines last weekend has left an estimated 600,000 displaced and needing relief now. Many Washingtonians are looking for ways to donate money or goods to help victims. But before you give, the Office of Secretary of State wants to make sure you check out a charity fully before you donate! Unfortunately, there are plenty of unscrupulous people who use tragedy as a chance to scam generous people of their money. If…

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