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The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., Art Popham Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, December, 2000 by Popham, Art
Dec. 14--IMAGINE GETTING BUILDING PERMITS WITHOUT STANDING IN LINE: Applying for a building permit is nobody's idea of fun and games. Although the City of Tacoma has greatly streamlined its process, an over-the-counter building permit application involves lots of waiting in line in most parts of the country, even for the simplest of projects.
Bob and Mike Robinson offer a new approach to permitting. Rather than spending hours in line, why not apply for a permit online?
"For a year and a half, I did permitting for Boeing in the South End," Bob Robinson said. "It was so fragmented and chaotic that I knew we could simplify the process for everyone online. Mike handled the technical application and developed the data bases and programming to make it...
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