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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.




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