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Safeco Field case means public contractors can't use statute of limitations to defend construction defects

By RICH SKALBANIA

The lawsuit involved a claimed defect where the fireproofing material didn't properly adhere to exposed structural beams and columns.


Latitude is building a medical complex

By JOURNAL STAFF

Construction crews recently leveled a lot on 10th Street Northeast between Lowe's and Fred Meyer for a 30,000-square-foot medical office.


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.


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.



Mining firm OK's Cherry Point option

A Wyoming mining company has signed an option agreement allowing it to ship up to 16 million tons of coal a year through a planned West Coast port.


Trump's N.J. casino, which cost $210M to build, is sold for $20M

By WAYNE PARRY

Trump Plaza, the Boardwalk centerpiece of Donald Trump's one-time Atlantic City empire, was sold Thursday to a California company for $20 million in the cheapest of a series of bargain-basement deals for distressed gambling halls in the struggling New Jersey seaside resort.


Costco sued over 'Tiffany' rings

A Tiffany & Co. subsidiary is suing Costco, claiming the wholesale club operator has been selling engagement rings wrongly labeled “Tiffany” rings.


401(k) balances grew 12% in 2012: Fidelity

By MARK JEWELL

Average balances were $143,300 for workers 55 and older; $120,400 for baby boomers; $59,100 for Gen Xers; and $15,400 for Gen Yers.


Deere first-quarter profit jumps 22 percent

The company says sales will rise this year on the growing need for food, shelter and infrastructure.




Previous Stories


February 14, 2013
Feds' cyber plan leaves many questions
New Calif. laws help slow foreclosure rate
Property taxes up for some, others down
Lew warns of danger in spending cuts now
SLS Hotel will open in 5th & Columbia
Four executives retire at Absher Construction
Do tax increases kill jobs? Minnesota is about to find out
Bill would repeal Seattle sick-leave law
Portland-area buses record conversations
40 state mayors want higher gas tax
McDonald's slump drags Dow lower

February 13, 2013
S&P parent vows to beat suit over ratings
Eagle River, Alaska, enjoys building boom
WSU adds online CM degrees
Firms turned cautious, cut back hiring in Dec.
Tacoma looking for code violations
Yahoo to prune its mobile apps
Philly's Navy Yard now home to 130 firms
Report claims high-speed rail projects benefit more firms than first thought
Dow nears record close

February 12, 2013
Agriculture safety event is March 6
Idaho tribes: No taxes on Indian land
F5 Networks to buy LineRate Systems
U.S. surgery costs vary astronomically
‘Y'all come!' Texas governor says to California businesses
Metal thieves in Greece hit trains, even bridges
Stocks start week lower

February 11, 2013
Is Wall Street ride about to get bumpy?
City: benchmarking is off to a good start
Sound Transit seeks volunteers for COP
The doc is in, and it's Watson the computer
Idaho sues S&P over subprime ratings
Housing rebounds in Wenatchee
Wife wins suit over asbestos exposure
Maia Bellon will head state Ecology
Neighbors sue to stop Idaho tower
4th terminal for Singapore airport

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