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Amazon project team is creating
new neighborhood, not a campus
Image courtesy of NBBJ
The 3.3 million-square-foot headquarters will be built in three phases. The first phase will have a 37-story tower and a 2,000-seat meeting room.

Murray Morgan Bridge's 100th birthday is today

By JOURNAL STAFF

At 10 a.m. today the city of Tacoma will rededicate the Murray Morgan Bridge, which reopened Feb. 1 after an almost two-year project to rehab it and restore the original black color.


$46M makeover for Tukwila Station

By JOURNAL STAFF

Tukwila Station has the fewest parking spaces of the eight Sounder train stops between Lakewood and Seattle, but not for long. Sound Transit is preparing to rebuild the station at 7301 Longacres Way and nearly double the parking.

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Safeco Field case means public contractors can't use statute of limitations to defend construction defects
The lawsuit involved a claimed defect where the fireproofing material didn't properly adhere to exposed structural beams and columns.

Higher minimum wage: Does it help, or hurt?

By SAM HANANEL

Obama's plan would raise the hourly minimum to $9 by 2015 and increase minimum wages for tipped workers.


Mahlum's Bill Strong is retiring March 1

By JOURNAL STAFF

Bill Strong is retiring as a principal with Mahlum on March 1, after 25 years with the Seattle architecture firm.


Dance teacher out to prove 'gringos' can samba, too

By JENNY BARCHFIELD

With their gyrating hips and feet that move so fast they dissolve into a blur, samba instructor Carla Campos' students are barely distinguishable from the swarms of scantily clad dancers in Rio de Janeiro's Carnival parades. What's make them different is where they come from: abroad.

Green Building Blog:
What can we learn from D.C.’s green building law?
Contractors are on the hook if certain new privately built projects in D.C. fail to meet LEED standards. It’s a rule that could spread.



TODAY'S STORIES

A & E
Mahlum's Bill Strong is retiring March 1
Murray Morgan Bridge's 100th birthday is today

Business
Outgoing director says it's time to fix Social Security, a neglected ‘gem'
401(k) balances grew 12% in 2012: Fidelity
Costco sued over 'Tiffany' rings
Higher minimum wage: Does it help, or hurt?
Stocks end the day flat
Chrysler adds 278K trucks to axle recall

Construction
$46M makeover for Tukwila Station
Safeco Field case means public contractors can't use statute of limitations to defend construction defects
Deere first-quarter profit jumps 22 percent
70 ethanol refineries under way that use wood scraps, garbage
Report: Chevron should have replaced leaky pipe

Environment
Mining firm OK's Cherry Point option

Technology
Bill Gates helps build biotech labs in Mexico

Weekend
Dance teacher out to prove 'gringos' can samba, too
Which Oscar movies best for napping?
Strange But True!
At the Movies: ‘Identity Thief' falls very flat
After Hours: Ferrambo on display at Tacoma museum
P.G. Wodehouse events at Taproot
Dubai Ferris wheel to be world's largest

Real Estate
Trump's N.J. casino, which cost $210M to build, is sold for $20M
Latitude is building a medical complex
Unico pays $37.5M for downtown sites
FAA to create 6 U.S. test sites for drones
Amazon project team is creating new neighborhood, not a campus

Bill Gates helps build biotech labs in Mexico

The research center largely responsible for launching the “green revolution” of the 1960s that dramatically raised crop yields is getting support from the world's richest men to develop genetically modified seeds to help farmers in the developing world grow more grain in the face of a changing climatic conditions and increased demand.


Weekly apartment update
By Dupre + Scott




Unico pays $37.5M for downtown sites

By JOURNAL STAFF

Unico Properties bought two downtown properties from the Mack family of Connecticut for $37.5 million, property records show.


Do you have renderings or photos of recent projects? Share them with DJC readers. Send high-resolution images and information to maude.scott@djc.com.


SeattleScape:
How do you make tall buildings liveable?
Industry professionals answer the question in a new video.


Nuts and Bolts Blog:
One sweet hard hat
Safety equipment manufacturer MSA has come up with a way to make hard hats based on sugarcane.


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