http://www.djc.com/ Headlines from DJC.COM and the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce 2006 Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. All rights reserved. http://www.djc.com/news/ae/11200559.html Designers at the Woodland Park Zoo looked to the Skagit Valley for ideas when they were creating a habitat for more than 25 Chilean flamingos. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PST SHAWNA GAMACHE http://www.djc.com/news/ae/11200559.html http://www.djc.com/news/co/11200561.html The pair will be inducted at a June 6 ceremony at Qwest Field. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PST BENJAMIN MINNICK http://www.djc.com/news/co/11200561.html http://www.djc.com/news/en/11200560.html Lori Mason Curran, market research manager for Vulcan Real Estate, said sustainable development works for companies like hers that own properties for a long time, but doesn't pencil out yet for developers who sell properties quickly. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PST KATIE ZEMTSEFF http://www.djc.com/news/en/11200560.html http://www.djc.com/news/ae/11200558.html Sound Transit will hold seven open houses in late May and early June around Puget Sound to solicit public input on three transit proposals. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PST MARGIE SLOVAN http://www.djc.com/news/ae/11200558.html http://www.djc.com/news/co/11200547.html DBM Contractors recently completed a $700,000 excavation support for the Aspira apartment project in the Denny Triangle. The 37-story building is under construction at the corner of Stewart Street and Terry Avenue. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PST Journal staff http://www.djc.com/news/co/11200547.html http://www.djc.com/news/le/11200537.html As vacationers tighten belts, Missouri resort town plays up family-fun attractions, seeks visitors closer to home. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PST MARCUS KABEL http://www.djc.com/news/le/11200537.html http://www.djc.com/news/en/11200562.html The city has purchased a Ballard site for a new park. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PST Journal staff http://www.djc.com/news/en/11200562.html http://www.djc.com/news/re/11200563.html The 400,000-square-foot expansion is located to the south of the existing Southcenter mall. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PST Journal staff http://www.djc.com/news/re/11200563.html http://www.djc.com/news/co/11200564.html The Puyallup Indian Tribe is donating $685,000 to the Point Defiance Zoo to help pay for a new red wolf exhibit. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PST Journal staff http://www.djc.com/news/co/11200564.html http://www.djc.com/news/co/11200565.html The state is showing off a new $25 million bioscience lab in Richland at the Tri-Cities branch of Washington State University. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.djc.com/news/co/11200565.html http://www.djc.com/news/en/11200566.html Utah's first geothermal plant in 23 years is under construction. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.djc.com/news/en/11200566.html http://www.djc.com/news/en/11200567.html Nearly six years after it was first introduced, a bill to create a Wild Sky Wilderness northeast of Seattle has become law. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.djc.com/news/en/11200567.html http://www.djc.com/news/re/11200568.html A $1 billion deal to build skyscrapers, apartments and parks over rail yards on Manhattan's far West Side appears to have collapsed. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.djc.com/news/re/11200568.html http://www.djc.com/news/bu/11200569.html Facing a prison sentence of 3 1/2 years, a former Alaska lawmaker said he's broke and has lost respect for the U.S. government, but that his conscience is clear. Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.djc.com/news/bu/11200569.html