Transportation policy debate is a ‘food fight'

By JOAN LOWY

The nation's crumbling roads, bridges and transit systems are at the point of hindering U.S. economic growth, but Congress is struggling to come up with a solution.

Worker injured by utility pole

A Cowlitz Public Utility District lineman struck by a falling utility pole in Longview suffered serious injuries.

SPU workshop on upcoming projects

By JOURNAL STAFF

Seattle Public Utilities will hold a workshop to provide consultants with information about upcoming opportunities to do business with the department.

$40M for forest restoration projects

The Obama administration has announced $40 million is going to new forest restoration projects intended to boost timber production and create jobs while making forests healthier and less vulnerable to wildfire.

Cherry Point EIS bids due Feb. 14

By JOURNAL STAFF

Firms have another week to submit bids to help prepare an environmental impact statement for the bulk cargo marine terminal and railroad connections at Cherry Point.

New York opens an indoor park to chase away the winter blues

By VERENA DOBNIK

The “pop-up” habitat is 75 degrees, filled with trees, rocks, benches and recorded sounds of Central Park in the spring.

Pike Place preschool expands in Fairley Building

By JOURNAL STAFF

Pike Market Child Care & Preschool moved from the third to the second floor of the Fairley Building.

Goodwill to start $14M building on campus at Rainier, Dearborn

By JOURNAL STAFF

Seattle Goodwill will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 15 for a $14 million office, training and educational building at Rainier Avenue South and South Dearborn Street.

Yellowstone Club founder loses in Caribbean court

By DAVID McFADDEN

The Turks and Caicos Islands has won a $9.29 million judgment against a former U.S. billionaire and timber magnate who founded an ultra-exclusive resort in the Montana Rockies, officials announced Wednesday.

Oregon tribes to fire up new broadband system

By RACHAEL REES

$5.4 million in federal stimulus funds along with $750,000 of tribal money is being used to build a telecommunications system.

Abu Dhabi green lights huge airport terminal

Plans call for an undulating, four-armed building that can handle between 27 million and 30 million passengers a year.

Thieves plague Fairbanks clinic construction site

Two thefts occurred last month at the site of the $68 million Chief Andrew Isaac Heath Center.

Feds: coal mine safety improved last year

The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration says coal operators who have unsafe work sites can expect to face tough penalties.

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