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Feds study steering on Pierce fire trucks

U.S. safety regulators are investigating reports of steering problems that could affect up to 1,500 Pierce fire trucks nationwide.

Novak will be new president of ABC

By JOURNAL STAFF

Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington named Wendy Novak to succeed Kathleen Garrity as the group's next president. Garrity will leave ABC June 30.


Developer group appeals Seattle's decision on housing ‘linkage fees'

By JOURNAL STAFF

The appeal says the fees need a full review because they will affect housing, jobs, land use and transit.


State House bill would cut pot prices

By GENE JOHNSON

It would make state stores more competitive with the black market by replacing the three-tier tax structure with a single 30 percent tax at the point of sale.


Target to cut $2B in costs in effort to be more agile

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and MARLEY JAY

The chain plans to spend $2 billion on capital expenditures but half of that will be for technology — not stores and renovations.


Supreme Court allows ‘Amazon tax' challenge

By SAM HANANEL

Justice Anthony Kennedy noted the “startling revenue shortfall” from untaxed Internet sales and the unfairness to local retailers and customers who pay taxes at stores.


CEOs say new trade deals would increase jobs in U.S.

Top business executives are pressing Congress to give President Barack Obama greater authority to negotiate international trade deals, citing the potential for increased hiring in the United States and greater competitiveness for their companies overseas.


Firm may offer Paine Field service

A Snohomish County Council vote could be an initial step toward commercial air service at the Paine Field airport.


U.S. is running out of places to store oil

By JONATHAN FAHEY

Many analysts say crude is poised to fall sharply — maybe all the way to $20 a barrel — because it continues to flood into storage.



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March 3, 2015
Dot-com deja vu: Nasdaq tops 5,000
First Look: Samsung gets a lot right with new S6
Costco strikes card deals with Citi, Visa
Google and Facebook taking different approaches to connecting the world
State House, Senate eye contrasting labor bills

March 2, 2015
Waterfront property? Time to plan now
Puyallup official gets labor law fine
Taco Bell, McDonald's lose the logos, try out some stealthy, hipster moves
5 tips for handling high health care deductibles
Huh? Decoding the jargon of mutual funds
DPD seeks input on industrial land
Colorado pot businesses grow less than they could
Idaho courthouse roof almost fixed
Jim Olson will give a talk at UW
Port of Lewiston dredging finished

February 27, 2015
5 things to know about ‘net neutrality'
Pine + Minor goes for $355k per unit
Health exchange billing glitch fixed
People weigh options if health subsidy goes
Report raises questions about EB-5 visa fraud
Car sensors OK'd for Boise parking
Krispy Kreme won't expand into Alaska
‘H-1B spouses' can soon work in the United States
How restaurants get you to spend more
Spanish firm buying U.S. utility for $3B
Farmworkers get more safety training
Stocks end day mixed

February 26, 2015
Demolition of writer's former home has Los Angeles re-examining its history
Epic snow puts big chill on Northeast real estate
Bellevue office rents may hit $51 by 2017
Mayor names new Seattle fire chief
DSA says 65,000 people now live in downtown Seattle, more coming
Energy software may save county money
LA rolls out new online database of historic sites
Google releases work tools for Android phones
TJ Maxx, Marshalls will raise wages, too
Lowe's has strong quarter as consumers tackle home projects
Dow ekes out another record

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