People, small businesses in Washington state pay thousands more in taxes...
Washington state taxpayers pay an extra $1,091 in taxes to make up for revenue lost to offshore tax havens, according to a study by WashPIRG, a state public interest group. “Tax dodging is not a...
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Boeing wins 737 order from Russian bank
Boeing today booked a $1 billion order for 12 of its Next Generation 737-800 jets with Sberbank of Russia. The bank’s leasing arm, Sberbank Leasing, will rent those aircraft to the Russian airline...
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California logistics company buys Tacoma and Algona cold storage warehouses
A California company that operates the world’s second largest network of cold storage warehouses this week added cold storage facilities in Tacoma and Algona to its property portfolio. Lineage...
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Turkish Airlines commits to 70 Boeing 737s plus options for 25 more
One the world’s fastest growing carriers, Turkish Airlines, today announced its intent to order 70 737 narrow-bodied aircraft from Boeing. That order for the Renton-built planes is worth $6.9 billion...
View ArticleLongshore lottery names drawn, results still pending
A much-anticipated Tacoma longshore jobs lottery is done, but it may be as long as three weeks before the winners’ names are announced. Scott Mason, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local...
View ArticleRegence, Franciscan sign new agreement ending threat of health care crisis in...
One of the state’s biggest medical insurance providers and one of its largest health care systems have signed a new agreement, ending the threat of a health care crisis for some 53,000 South Sound...
View ArticleCompetition heating up on Seattle-London airline route
British Airways’ reign as the sole provider of non-stop service from Sea-Tac Airport to London may soon end. Delta Airlines in a recent news release said it plans to begin Seattle-London service if it...
View ArticleBoeing issues formal layoff warning to 939 machinists
The Boeing Co. issued formal layoff warning notices Wednesday to 939 machinists working on its 787 and 747 assembly lines and modification centers at Everett. That notice tells them they could be laid...
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Veteran Tacoma port commissioner running for another term
Connie Bacon, a veteran of 17 years on the Port of Tacoma commission, says she’ll be running for another four-year-term this summer. But don’t expect to see Bacon’s name plastered on campaign signs in...
View ArticleInfinite Soups’ online fundraising campaign succeeds; owners expect to open...
The folks over at Tacoma’s Infinite Soups are infinitely ecstatic this week. Co-owner Wendy Clapp has reported that the multi-soup emporium has reached its $5,300 goal on Kickstarter.com, thus funding...
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This Saturday, after the Daffodil Parade, take a peek at one of downtown...
For the past few months, on the second Saturday of each month, a new type of market has made its home at the north end of the downtown post office building, on the corner of South 9th and A streets....
View ArticleGood news or bad? Boeing withdraws application for big new Everett office...
Boeing has withdrawn its building permit application to construct a big new office building adjacent to its Everett wide-body aircraft production plant. The company had planned to construct the...
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Boeing SST mockup coming home after 40 years; Will it become the centerpiece...
A mockup of the sexiest airplane that Boeing never built returns to the Puget Sound area after a 40-year absence Saturday. Look for the mockup of Boeing’s stillborn Supersonic transport or SST, carried...
View ArticleFour Tacoma-area businesses win award for carbon dioxide emission reductions
Four local businesses – two private companies and two public entities – are the first annual winners of an award that recognizes their efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The honor, the first...
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Tacoma civic and business leader George Weyerhaeuser Jr. dies
George Weyerhaeuser Jr., scion of the family that founded the Federal Way-based timber products company that bears his name and a Tacoma civic and business leader in his own right, has died....
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American Airlines still suffering the side effects of Tuesday’s computer...
The lingering hangover from Tuesday’s American Airlines computer meltdown along with bad weather in parts of the country were creating further problems for American Airlines passengers Wednesday. At...
View ArticleGas prices continue decline in South Sound
At a time of year when gas prices are usually rising, gas prices are falling in the South Sound. According to The News Tribune’s Gas Deal Finder, the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular in...
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Boeing wins $1.6 billion attack helicopter order from South Korea
South Korea today announced it plans to buy 36 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters worth $1.6 billion. The twin-engine, four-bladed, two-pilot helicopters are designed to thwart possible attacks...
View ArticleTacoma’s Franciscan adds Burien’s Highline Medical Center to its hospital...
Burien’s Highline Medical Center has become the sixth hospital in Tacoma-based Franciscan Health System’s medical care network in the South Sound. Highline joins St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma,...
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Public memorial for George Weyerhaeuser Jr. set for May 31
A public memorial service for Tacoma civic and business leader George Weyerhaeuser Jr. has been set for May 31 at the Museum of Glass. The service will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m....
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