Many farmers have pulled land out of the Conservation Reserve Program, which pays farmers not to plant land that could easily erode or is ideal for grassland, wetlands and wildlife habitat.
Kemper Development Co. said it will start construction next year on 2 million square feet of retail, office, hotel, housing and entertainment space in a $1.2 billion expansion of The Bellevue Collection.
Glazer's Camera will continue to be a picture of stability in South Lake Union despite a new project on its corner at Eight Avenue North and Republican Street.
A Vancouver-based organization dedicated to preserving land near the Columbia River has opened a new office in Hood River, Ore., in an effort to raise its profile.