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Containership sets new size record for Port of Tacoma
A container ship longer and wider than a Navy aircraft carrier called at the Port of Tacoma’s Washington United Terminal Wednesday setting a new record for vessel size at the port. The Zim Djibouti...
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Tacoma Top Food & Drug closing
Walmart’s decision to build a store in Tacoma is already having an effect on the city’s retail landscape, though the retail giant’s store has yet to open. Tacoma’s Top Food & Drug store, a neighbor...
View ArticleHeck proposes bill in Congress to allow banks and credit unions to service...
Washington Congressman Denny Heck and colleague Ed Perlmutter of Colorado – along with 16 other members – on Wednesday introduced a bill that would clarify and codify federal banking laws as they...
View ArticleAnd Boeing’s featured airline of the month is — Asiana Airlines
Of the dozens of airlines that Boeing counts as its faithful customers, which did the company single out for accolades in the July issue of its slick Frontiers magazine? You’d be right if you said...
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Boeing wins rare 747-8 Freighter order
With orders for the latest version of Boeing’s iconic 747 continuing to struggle, the company Thursday announced an order for two of the freighter version of the jumbo jet from Silk Way Airlines, a...
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Alaska Air Group board answers Wall Street’s incessant request with a dividend
SeaTac-based Alaska Air Group Thursday announced it will begin issuing a quarterly cash dividend next month. The airline holding company will pay shareholder of record on Aug. 6 a 20-cent-per-share...
View ArticlePierce County hosting free, two-hour seminar Aug. 5 on Affordable Care Act...
Rather than being bewildered and befuddled about the Affordable Care Act – which will soon be implemented – here’s a chance to get some perspective. The state has chosen to establish a Health Benefit...
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Tacoma’s first new major hotel in eight years opens near UWT
When Caroline Curtis and Vickie Molzer unlocked the front doors of the Holiday Inn Express Downtown Tacoma Thursday afternoon, that simple, unceremonious event marked the informal end of seven years...
View ArticleGov. Inslee seeking volunteer members for state committee on disabilities
Gov. Jay Inslee is looking for at least 11, and perhaps 15, new members of the Committee on Disability Issues and Employment. Members of the public have been urged to apply. According to a release this...
View ArticleChamber names winners of annual civic spirit awards
At a Friday luncheon, the Tacoma-Pierce Chamber presented its annual awards saluting local businesses and leaders. This year’s winners were: The Ghilarducci Award recognizing successful new...
View ArticleMitzel’s American Kitchen in Fife will close next week; Puyallup Tribe will...
Mitzel’s American Kitchen, located at 5402 Pacific Highway E. in Fife, will close on Tuesday, July 23, according to Greg Kjellesvik of Ehli Auctions. The Tacoma auction house will conduct an online...
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Finnish ice breaker departs Tacoma area for Alaska
A Finnish multi-purpose ice-breaker that spent much of last weekend in Tacoma and at the entrance to Quartermaster Harbor off Vashon Island departed early Monday for Dutch Harbor in Alaska. After a...
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Alaska Airlines adding Colorado ski town to wintertime route structure
Alaska Airlines, which historically has provided air service to such ski towns as Sun Valley, Idaho, and Mammoth Lakes, Calif., and Kalispell, Mont., will add a Colorado ski destination to its route...
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Sea-Tac gets second daily Dreamliner flight
Sea-Tac Airport, the second U.S. airport to host the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on a regularly scheduled flight, will see more Dreamliner service beginning this fall. According to schedules published this...
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Hundreds flock to the first day of State Farm’s job fair in Tacoma
Downtown Tacoma’s newest big employer is hiring, and it has no shortage of candidates. People came to the Hotel Murano’s Bicentennial Pavilion by the dozen on Tuesday, trying to land a job at State...
View ArticleAerospace Summit set for Wednesday at Clover Park Technical College
What are state and local governments and private businesses doing to ensure that Washington remains a hub of the aerospace industry? Get a briefing Wednesday on that aerospace retention effort at...
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UPDATED: Chick-fil-A planning a Tacoma store
Georgia-based Chick-fil-A, known for its chicken sandwiches and waffle fries, plans to open a drive-through restaurant in Tacoma. The plans were filed with the City of Tacoma this morning and first...
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